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COVID-19 cases in Illinois continue to rise
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois is continuing to rise. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a 1,222 person increase in virus cases yesterday. Pritzker also revealed 74 more death...
Apr 15, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Essential workers that contract coronavirus automatically eligible for worker's comp
Illinois essential workers who think they contracted coronavirus on the job are now automatically covered by worker's compensation. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the new policy Monday as new cases ...
Apr 15, 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York / CC
Macon County coronavirus update 4/14
Macon County now has 43 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been a total of 3 deaths related to the virus. 32 of the cases are associated with Fair Havens senior living facility. Breaking down the...
Apr 14, 2020 GotCredit / CC
Illinois coronavirus update 4/14
The State of Illinois has released their COVID-19 numbers as of 2:30 today. So far, there have been 23, 247 positive tests confirmed. A total of 110,616 tests have been performed across the state. The...
Apr 14, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Illinois trying to expand unemployment insurance
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state of Illinois is working to expand access and eligibility to unemployment insurance. The state received over 500,000 initial claims between March 1st and April 4th ...
Apr 14, 2020
Peerless Cleaning & Restoration Services announce free disinfecting services for first responder vehicles during pandemic
Peerless would like to make sure all first responders are able to stay safe while protecting our communities. Peerless is offering free disinfecting services for first responders. All they have to do ...
Apr 14, 2020
Illinois COVID-19 cases continue climbing
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois continues to rise. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced yesterday that the total number of cases topped 22,000. The number includes 794 total deaths, wit...
Apr 14, 2020 Dan McCarthy / CC
Truck driving regulations being changed for essential items
The COVID-19 pandemic has led President Trump to lift some truck driving regulations. Steve Gold of Illinois' 160 Driving Academy says the hours of service law has been temporarily repealed, allowing ...
Apr 14, 2020 KOMUnews / CC
Macon County coronavirus update 4/13
There are now 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Macon County. There has been one death related to the virus. 31 of the 42 cases are associated with the local long-term care facility Fair Havens Senior...
Apr 13, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
Illinois coronavirus update 4/13
As of 2:30 p.m. today, there have been: 22,025 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 794 deaths, and 105,768 total tests completed in Illinois. We will continue to update you as information is made available.
Apr 13, 2020 muffinn / CC
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