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Illinois receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state of Illinois Monday received approximately 43,000 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the Illinois Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). It’s the first sh...
Dec 14, 2020
Illinois SNAP recipients have new online option with ALDI
CHICAGO — Over 2 million Illinois families have a new place to shop online for groceries using SNAP. Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a partnership with ALDI, where SNAP recipients will be ...
Dec 14, 2020
More of these were made in the mid-1960’s than any other time. What are they?
December 14, 2020 Q: More of these were made in the mid 1960's than any other time. What are they? A: Nickels
Dec 14, 2020 Luke Jones / CC
State COVID roundup 12/13: Over 7,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,216 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 848,904. Sunday’s report includ...
Dec 14, 2020
Morton District 709 weekly COVID-19 update
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District’s COVID-19 numbers from the week of Dec. 11 to the week of Dec. 18 remained relatively consistent, but student quarantines decreased dramatically beca...
Dec 13, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/12: 127 more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Saturday 8,737 new and probable COVID-19 cases to go along with 127 additional deaths. Testing labs across the state collect...
Dec 12, 2020
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in states Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to en...
Dec 12, 2020
President Trump supporters to rally in Washington D.C. Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington on Saturday for a pair of rallies to back his efforts to subvert the election results. The rallies come a month...
Dec 12, 2020
Illinois State Fair announces 2021 show lineup
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After being forced to cancel performances at the Illinois State Fair in 2020, the fair announced Friday the lineup of performers confirmed so far for 2021. This is the first ...
Dec 12, 2020
U.S. government approves COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans...
Dec 11, 2020
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