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Illinois' Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected

The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what officials had originally been told to expect.
COVID-19 Update: ‘Cautious optimism,’ pleas to stay home ahead of holiday weekend

The state’s rolling seven-day average COVID-19 test positivity rate decreased by a half point Tuesday to 10.4 percent as hospitalizations continued to show signs of leveling, but officials urged...
CAPITOL RECAP: Second wave appears to be leveling, but holidays get-togethers could change that

UPDATED 11/25: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government. (This will be updated again starting Monday, Nov. 30.)
Pritzker warns of looming crisis if jobless programs aren’t extended

Gov. JB Pritzker warned Monday of another looming economic crisis for the state and nation if Congress does not act soon to reauthorize extended unemployment benefits for people displaced from their...

Positivity rate decreases as hospitalization growth slows

The statewide COVID-19 case positivity rate dipped to 10.9 percent Monday on a seven-day rolling average, marking three straight days of decreases which put it at 2.3 percentage points below a Nov. 13...
UPDATED: State reports another 126 COVID-19 deaths as Tier 3 mitigations take effect

The state reported another 126 COVID-19-related deaths Friday as Tier 3 mitigations took effect statewide and virus-related hospitalizations continued to increase.
Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential elector

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Democratic Party confirmed, and the...
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down city of Sparta’s policy on police citations

The state’s highest court has struck down a southern Illinois city’s policy that partly evaluates police officers on the number of citations officers issue, finding it violates an Illinois...
Pritzker calls on Madigan to answer questions or step aside

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday put his own pressure on House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Democratic leader needs to answer questions from the press and the public or else resign.
COVID-19 hospitalizations top 6,000 statewide

The state reported its second-highest one-day COVID-19 count Thursday with 14,612, but it also reported its second-highest daily testing output with 113,447 results reported over the previous 24...

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Wednesday, Nov. 25

STORY: COVID-19 WEDNESDAY NUMBERS
Coverage of the day's COVID-19 numbers as well as the latest unemployment report.
Reporter: Peter Hancock
Word Count: 500-800
Photo: Graphics
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STORY: COVID-19 BRIEFING
Coverage of the governor's daily COVID-19 briefing.
Reporter: Sarah Mansur
Word count: 600-900 words
Photo: Screenshot
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Capitol News Illinois · Pandemic Surge - Veto Session - Elections

The CNI news team breaks down the new surge in COVID-19 cases, how that's affecting the General Assembly and the results of the Nov. 3 general election that produced changes in the state Supreme Court and the Legislature.

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