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3 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at the McHenry County jail

Three inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at the McHenry County jail on Thursday and several housing units are on quarantine, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “The Corrections Division is currently working with the McHenry County Department of Health, and are following all CDC recommendations,” the statement said. The sheriff’s office said their […]

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours drive-thru vaccination site at Lake County Fairgrounds

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited the Lake County Fairgrounds Wednesday morning to tour the newly launched drive-thru vaccination site. The fairgrounds, which is located at 1060 East Peterson Road in Grayslake, is one of several vaccination sites in Lake County. It operates three days a week and staff are vaccinating healthcare workers who are part […]

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No fines for 4 Gurnee-area restaurants that reopened indoor dining early in defiance of state restrictions

The health department said that all four Gurnee-area restaurants that reopened together in mid-January in defiance of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions will not be fined or taken to court. The coalition of restaurants includes Timothy O’Toole’s Pub in Gurnee, Stevens’ in Gurnee, Kaiser’s Pizza and Pub in Gurnee, and The Shanty in Wadsworth. Lake County […]

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Lake and McHenry counties moved to Tier 2 mitigations after state officials bolster hospital capacity

Region 9, which includes Lake and McHenry counties, have been moved to less restrictive Tier 2 mitigation after state health officials bolstered capacity at hospitals in the two counties. “With the state of Illinois launching multiple health care staffing contracts to increase hospital staffing, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adjusting its mitigation […]

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Gov. Pritzker says widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccine, treatments needed before state can lift restrictions

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen Illinois with no restrictions, or Phase 5, is having a vaccine or therapeutic for COVID-19 “widely available,” the governor said Monday. He did not give a timeline for when that would be. A 12-member state legislative panel Tuesday could take up a new emergency […]

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Health department rolls out COVID-19 vaccination enrollment portal for McHenry County residents

As COVID-19 vaccination moves into its next phases in Illinois, the McHenry County health department has launched an enrollment portal for McHenry County residents who want to sign up for the vaccine. Illinois is currently in Phase 1A of its coronavirus vaccination rollout, which includes frontline healthcare workers and long-term care residents. Phases 1B includes […]

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Over 175,000 Lake County residents register with health department’s COVID-19 vaccination portal

Over 175,000 people — about 25% of Lake County’s population — have signed up online to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the health department. “There has been incredible interest expressed in receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from those who live and work in Lake County,” the Lake County Health Department said in a statement Thursday. […]

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Gov. Pritzker says Illinois regions, including Lake and McHenry counties, may soon lift Tier 3 restrictions

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all 11 Illinois regions, including Lake and McHenry counties, could have their Tier 3 restrictions lifted by next week if they meet the required metrics. In mid-November, Pritzker moved all the regions to Tier 3 level, which is the strictest mitigation before a stay-at-home order, in an effort to “suppress […]