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5 children from Lake, McHenry counties win $150K scholarship each through Illinois’ vaccine lottery

State officials on Friday announced five youth from Lake and McHenry counties, all between the age of 12 and 17, who each won $150,000 scholarships through Illinois’ final vaccine lottery drawing. The final drawing of the state’s “All In for the Win” vaccine lottery took place and 19 winners were chosen in total. The Illinois […]

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Gov. Pritzker warns of “significant mitigations” if COVID-19 cases in Illinois do not decline

Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Tuesday that “significantly greater mitigations” could be imposed if COVID metrics don’t improve in the state after health officials flagged Lake and McHenry counties for rising hospitalizations. “If we are not able to bring these numbers down, if hospitals continue to fill, if the hospital beds and ICUs get full like […]

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Illinois officials announce 2 winners in latest vaccine lottery drawing are from Lake County

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 22 people that won $100,000 each in the state’s latest vaccine lottery drawing. Two of the winners are from Lake County. The state’s “All In for the Win” vaccine lottery is entering its final stretch, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said, adding that 22 lucky winners […]

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McHenry County now under CDC, state’s indoor mask recommendation

McHenry County is now under the state’s recommendation for all people to wear masks indoors after health officials on Wednesday categorized the county as having “substantial” transmission of COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday afternoon that it was “fully adopting” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) latest masking recommendations. […]

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Illinois to follow CDC’s new guidelines for certain residents, even those vaccinated, to wear masks indoors

Illinois health officials say they are adopting the CDC’s latest recommendations, which say that all people — even those who are fully vaccinated — should wear a mask indoors in counties with high COVID-19 cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday afternoon that it is “fully adopting” the Centers for Disease Control […]

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Salmonella cases linked to Sunny Crunch salad reported in McHenry County

Health officials are warning the public after a salmonella outbreak was reported in Illinois linked to BrightFarms Sunny Crunch salad. Some cases have been reported in McHenry County. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said they are working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and […]

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Illinois taking ‘aggressive action’ to address possible resurgence in COVID-19 cases, officials say

Illinois health officials said that they are taking “aggressive action” as COVID-19 cases increase in the state, and several counties seeing low vaccine demand are now authorized to vaccinate residents 16 and older. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said on Friday they are concerned about a trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations and case rates. […]

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Lake and McHenry counties on track to move to Phase 4 mitigations Wednesday, state says

Region 9, which includes Lake and McHenry counties, is on track to move to Phase 4 mitigation, allowing for bars to reopen and a loosening of other restrictions starting Wednesday, state health officials announced. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) made the announcement Tuesday morning and said that Region 8, which includes Kane and […]