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Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak

Monday, November 30, 2020

Republican lawmakers on Monday renewed calls for a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing into the cause of a coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans home in LaSalle where about 20 percent of the residents have died of COVID-19 related illnesses.

UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge

Monday, November 30, 2020

Despite some slight improvement in key public health metrics over the past week, Gov. JB Pritzker said he has no immediate

UPDATED: State reports another 126 COVID-19 deaths as Tier 3 mitigations take effect

Friday, November 20, 2020

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

COVID-19 hospitalizations top 6,000 statewide

Thursday, November 19, 2020

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...

Midwest governors urge residents to limit contact over holidays

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

A bipartisan group of governors from seven Midwestern states, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, issued a joint plea Tuesday for residents of their states to take precautions against the spread...

Illinois records highest COVID-19 death count since May

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that 145 people in the state had died of COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, the highest single-day death toll since the peak of the...

Pritzker announces Tier 2 mitigations in three more regions

Monday, November 9, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that three more regions of the state will be placed under even stricter COVID-19 restrictions starting Wednesday as the state’s rates of infections and...

UPDATED: Kane County restaurant loses appeal over COVID-19 restrictions

Monday, November 9, 2020

An appeals court has handed down a favorable ruling to Gov. JB Pritzker in a legal challenge to his administration’s restrictions on bars and restaurants to curb the spread of COVID-19.

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Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak

UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge