Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has ruled out opening up businesses on May 1, strongly hinting that the Illinois stay-at-home order will be extended as he said the state is “weeks away from its peak.” The comment came during Pritzker’s daily press conference Tuesday afternoon after he was asked if he would follow states like […]
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Gov. Pritzker says Illinois won’t see COVID-19 peak until mid-May
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said during an interview on Tuesday that COVID-19 cases in Illinois likely won’t peak until mid-May. Pritzker made the comment on Washington Post Live during an interview with reporter Robert Costa Tuesday morning after he said that Illinois has not peaked yet. Illinois was the second state to implement the stay-at-home rule […]
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Deerfield orders all residents to wear face masks at essential businesses
The mayor of Deerfield has ordered all customers and employees of essential businesses to wear a face covering starting on Wednesday. Deerfield Mayor Harriet Rosenthal issued the supplemental emergency order with support of the village board during their Monday teleconference meeting. The order will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. “The Centers for Disease […]
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40% of ICU beds in Illinois occupied by coronavirus patients; 59 additional deaths reported
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized has increased but the number of them in the ICU has decreased. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Monday 1,151 new coronavirus cases and 59 related deaths. The state’s COVID-19 total has reached 31,508 cases and 1,349 deaths. The number of […]
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Emergency medical field unit deployed at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan
The International Medical Corps has built an emergency medical field unit at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, which will be used to triage and test coronavirus patients. Personal protective equipment and volunteer clinicians were also deployed to the hospital by the International Medical Corps. The field unit is allowing the hospital to expand triage […]
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Illinois sees just 33 COVID-19 related deaths in past day
Illinois health officials reported just 33 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest in nearly two weeks. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Sunday 1,197 new coronavirus cases and 33 related deaths. The state’s COVID-19 total has reached 30,357 cases and 1,290 deaths. The number of people tested so […]
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ACLU files lawsuit for release of 2 ICE detainees at McHenry County Jail
The ACLU of Illinois has filed a lawsuit for the release of two ICE detainees who are in the McHenry County Jail and say the jail is not doing enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal district court in Chicago on behalf of Souleymane Dembele and Muhammad Taufiq […]
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Illinois sees deadly day as 125 additional COVID-19 deaths reported
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the state has not reached its peak yet as 125 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the state in the past 24 hours. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total has reached 29,160 cases, 1,585 more than Friday, and 1,259 deaths. The number of people […]
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Former Lake County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19 shortly after release
Ten Lake County Jail inmates are being monitored after an inmate tested positive for coronavirus shortly after being released from the jail. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified Thursday evening that a 28-year-old Des Plaines man, who was discharged from the Lake County Jail on April 13 following a plea agreement, had […]