Vaccine doses administered top 2 million amid pandemic progress
SPRINGFIELD – The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Illinois topped 2 million Friday as the state’s case positivity rate continues to hover near...
Restaurants, hotels call for reopening plan
SPRINGFIELD – Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how...
Illinois eclipses 20k deaths in pandemic, 2 million doses of vaccine delivered
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) surpassed a grim milestone Monday, reporting over 20,000 deaths now in the pandemic.
IDPH announced 41...
Vaccine operations increase with federal aid
SPRINGFIELD – Vaccine operations and eligibility are expanding across the state as Illinois’ seven-day rolling positivity rate remained at 3.3 percent for the fourth...
State to expand vaccine eligibility to individuals with underlying conditions
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that the state plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals of all ages who have comorbidities...
First member of Congress, Texas Republican Ron Wright, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
WASHINGTON - Texas Republican Ron Wright, who tested positive for COVID-19 shortly after the Capitol riots, has died.
Wright is the first member of Congress...
