COVID-19

Cass COVID-19 case load slows

June 17, 2020

For three consecutive weeks, the status of the COVID-19 situation in Cass County has remained relatively stable. While the overall number of cases continues to… Login to continue reading Login…

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, pictured in a file photo last year at the Illinois State Capitol, announced Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Lindsey Salvatelli)

AG Raoul tests positive; hospital bed use continues to decline

June 17, 2020

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a news release Tuesday,… Login to continue reading Login…

Gov. JB Pritzker announces the expansion of two programs that provide financial relief to low-income families and individuals, including those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, during a public appearance Monday in Belleville. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)

State announces expansion of emergency assistance programs

June 15, 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – As Illinois prepares to enter the next phase of Gov. JB Pritzker’s reopening plan, his administration… Login to continue reading Login…

New daily COVID-19 cases fall below 600 for the first time since March

June 12, 2020

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The number of new novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, cases reported in the last 24 hours… Login to continue reading Login…

COVID-19 update: Hospital bed, ventilator usage remains on decline

June 12, 2020

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 766 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease Thursday, along… Login to continue reading Login…

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions in Rockford Wednesday at one of his two public events to tout spending on child care grant programs in the fiscal year 2021 budget. (Credit: Illinois.gov)

Pritzker: Illinois ‘shouldn’t have a second spike’ of COVID-19 if safety rules are followed

June 10, 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday that Illinois is on pace to enter the next phase of… Login to continue reading Login…

Cass County Board meets ‘in person,’ receives update on COVID-19

June 10, 2020

Holding an in-person meeting for the first time in months, members of the Cass County Board met in regular session at the courthouse Monday… Login to continue reading Login…

Bits & Pieces: Time to think about lessons learned

June 10, 2020

By Sally Lael So how has the pandemic affected you? While it has affected all of us, it has affected most of us… Login to continue reading Login…

Cass COVID-19 cases now at 75

June 9, 2020

Virginia- The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Cass County. The patient is a male in… Login to continue reading Login…

File Photo: Gov. JB Pritzker answers reporters’ questions during a COVID-19 briefing May 22 in his office at the Capitol in Springfield. (Pool photo by Justin L. Fowler/State Journal-Register)

Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 tests

June 6, 2020

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that more than a million people in Illinois have now been… Login to continue reading Login…