Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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First health care workers in Illinois get COVID-19 vaccinesDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Applause erupted as doctors and nurses received COVID-19 shots in Chicago and Peoria Tuesday, a positive step after months of a seemingly uncontainable pandemic that has...
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Buffalo Grove pleads with Pritzker to license marijuana dispensaryDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials have sent a letter pleading with Gov. J.B. Pritzker to help secure a state license allowing a medical marijuana dispensary in the village to offe...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 11Dec 12, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 358,658 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illinoi...
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Illinois reports 190 more deaths, pushing death toll over 14,000Dec 11, 2020 12:00 am - The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 14,000 Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. The state reported 190 more deaths Fr...
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Lake County rolls out website to help residents get registered for COVID-19 vaccineDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Lake County residents can start registering for COVID-19 vaccines, officials said Wednesday, as deaths from the virus statewide grew by about 28% in a week. Meanwhile, o...
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Local hospitals ready 'to do whatever we can' as vaccine hubsDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Workers at several suburban hospitals are rolling up their sleeves in anticipation of the arrival of Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 vaccines - possibly this week - which will then...
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Which suburban hospitals are getting COVID-19 vaccines firstDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, assuming approvals are granted by federal regulators i...
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COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations more than doubled in NovemberDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations more than doubled from October to November, state data showed Tuesday, as officials reported Illinois health care workers could star...
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McHenry County state's attorney's office won't enforce governor's indoor dining banNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - The McHenry County state's attorney's office will not enforce the governor's ban on indoor dining, State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced Wednesday. The office wil...
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155 more COVID-19 deaths, 11,378 new casesNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 11,378 Wednesday, the highest since Saturday, and 155 more people died from the respiratory disease, as Illinois moved to borrow $2 billion to...