Illinois
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Latest nursing home stats: 2,747 coronavirus deathsMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - At least 2,747 residents and employees of Illinois long-term care facilities have died after contracting the coronavirus, according to new state figures. The deaths now ...
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May 29 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 60,350 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Dep...
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State enters Phase 3 as COVID-19 claims 86 more livesMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - As restrictions on business operations and gatherings loosened Friday throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state health officials congratulated residents on thei...
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SIU president makes choice of chancellor known to trustees
May 28, 2020 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - The head of Southern Illinois University says he wants former Texas Southern University president Austin Lane as the school's next chancellor des...
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Five Lake County churches withdraw suit against PritzkerMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Five Lake County churches that alleged Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated their religious freedom by imposing restrictions on the size of their gatherings in response to the CO...
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Pritzker says Illinois is a go for Phase 3 Friday, starts thinking about Phase 4 in late JuneMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois meets all requirements to ease COVID-19 restrictions Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while dangling the possibility of a return to near-normalcy in fou...
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Philippine court convicts American of online child abuse
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Illinois comptroller says legislators won't get pay raise
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Positive COVID-19 test for worker at House meeting place
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160 new deaths bring state's COVID-19 toll past 5,000; contact tracing ramping upMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the state announced 160 more deaths Wednesday. The state's death toll from COVID-19 infections surpassed ...