Illinois records highest COVID-19 death count since May
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that 145 people in the state had died of… Login to continue reading Login…
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State releases contact tracing data as one-day COVID-19 caseload tops 10,000
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration unveiled a new central location for COVID-19 contact tracing data on the Illinois… Login to continue reading Login…
State’s one-day COVID-19 positivity rate is highest since May 22
By SARAH Mansur Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged residents on Wednesday to stay focused on slowing the spread of COVID-19 as… Login to continue reading Login…
East-central Illinois makes 10 of 11 regions mitigated as restaurants push back
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is down to one region that is not facing increased COVID-19 mitigations after east-central Illinois’ Region… Login to continue reading Login…
Mitigations triggered in Region 3 as COVID-19 rages
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A ninth of the state’s 11 COVID-19 reopening regions triggered increased mitigations Thursday as the governor touted… Login to continue reading Login…
North suburban counties join mitigation list as Pritzker, State Police talk enforcement
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – North suburban Lake and McHenry counties will be the eighth region of the state’s COVID-19 plan… Login to continue reading Login…
State COVID-19 positivity rates remain on the rise; southern Illinois hits 8%
By JERRY NOWICKI, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 test positivity rates and hospitalizations continue to increase in Illinois as virus-related deaths in the… Login to continue reading Login…
Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization averages tick upward
By JERRY NOWICKI, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Illinois surpassed 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,800 virus-related deaths over the weekend as it approached… Login to continue reading Login…
Pritzker issues Halloween guidance, says no to exempting counties from regional mitigations
By JERRY NOWICKI, Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – The state announced Halloween COVID-19 guidance encouraging social distancing while trick-or-treating, and the governor took questions… Login to continue reading Login…
Pritzker staffer tests positive; Region 1 sees another positivity rate increase
By JERRY NOWICKI , Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A staffer who recently traveled with Gov. JB Pritzker has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting… Login to continue reading Login…