Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining ban Monday, December 21, 2020 Lawyers for a Kane County restaurant are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the governor’s indoor dining ban was lawfully imposed.
Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating Monday, December 21, 2020 Four weeks after the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the so-called “surge upon a surge” in COVID-19 cases has not materialized and, in fact, infection rates and hospitalizations from the disease have continued to decline.
First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi... Read more
What to know as Illinois receives first COVID-19 vaccines What to know as Illinois receives first COVID-19 vaccines Monday, December 14, 2020 The first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration arrived in Illinois Monday, but officials said there’s still a need for social distancing, face... Read more
UPDATED: Officials urge COVID-19 caution amid backdrop of modest progress UPDATED: Officials urge COVID-19 caution amid backdrop of modest progress Thursday, December 10, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker said the state continues to make gradual progress in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 and the state’s public health director said she plans to receive a virus vaccine when... Read more
Pritzker touts importance of national testing strategy Pritzker touts importance of national testing strategy Wednesday, December 9, 2020 While COVID-19 infection rates continued to decrease Wednesday, the number of people hospitalized for the disease increased to its highest mark since last Friday. Read more
UPDATED: With potential vaccine approval looming, Pritzker warns of long distribution process UPDATED: With potential vaccine approval looming, Pritzker warns of long distribution process Friday, December 4, 2020 Health officials gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan Friday with potential federal approval anticipated as early as next week. Read more
As COVID-19 claims another 192 lives, officials call for blood donations As COVID-19 claims another 192 lives, officials call for blood donations Thursday, December 3, 2020 As the COVID-19 death toll continues to mount, Gov. JB Pritzker and an official from the American Red Cross urged Illinoisans to donate blood to support the state’s health care... Read more