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McHenry County leaders ask Gov. Pritzker to move the county out of the Northeast health region

All of McHenry County’s 25 mayors and village presidents have formally asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker to move the county out of the Northeast health region in order to reopen sooner. The mayors and village presidents of all 25 of McHenry County’s municipalities along with County Board Chairman Jack Franks sent an eight-page proposal letter to […]

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker, staff members to self-isolate after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his staff members will be working from home after a senior staffer tested positive for COVID-19. The senior staff member was asymptomatic and tested positive late last week. They were in close contact with Pritzker and other employees, the governor’s office said Monday morning. Pritzker and all other staff reporting to […]

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Illinois sees large drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations, reports 57 new virus deaths

State health officials reported 57 new COVID-19 related deaths on Sunday as Illinois saw the lowest number of hospital beds occupied by coronavirus patients since early April. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total is now at 77,741 positive cases and 3,406 deaths. Laboratories have processed 13,653 tests in the […]