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Region 7 saw new restrictions this week, and Region 4, already under restrictions, could be headed for even stricter ones on Sept. 2.
Based on the latest CDC predictions, 187,000 to 205,000 Americans could be dead from the disease by Sept. 12.
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The annual list, released this week, includes 386 colleges from across the country. See which Illinois schools made the list.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said this week that the state has seen "troubling trends" in most of the state's 11 emergency management regions.
Health officials say not to travel when you're sick, and remember to wear a mask, keep 6 feet away from others and wash your hands often.
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Health officials announced Tuesday 1,740 new cases of the coronavirus and 27 additional deaths, bringing total statewide cases to 209,594.
Fourteen Illinois counties are at a "warning level" for a surge of coronavirus cases, officials said, announcing 2,264 new cases Friday.
Police said the attacker fled in a blue Mercury Grand Marquis but did not provide a description of the individual.
This is a "make-or-break moment" for Illinois and Chicago, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.
A spokesman for ComEd said the legislation prosecutors allege his company bribed the House Speaker to pass was actually good for customers.
Thirteen counties are now at a "warning level," state health officials said last week, as the statewide positivity rate rose to 4.1 percent.
Should a school district be allowed to tell your kid what to wear when they're at home? Some parents don't think so.
Thirteen counties are now at a "warning level," state health officials said, as the statewide positivity rate rose to 4.1 percent.
While Illinois ranks high when compared to other states, the economic situation is still bad, and signs point to a slowing recovery.
If elected in November, Bush will be the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress.
Starting Friday, visitors from the U.S. territory will join those from Missouri, Wisconsin and 20 other states under travel restrictions.
As of Tuesday night, 1,552 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state, with 368 in intensive care and 129 on ventilators.
Illinois on Friday announced its most new coronavirus cases since May 24. Eleven counties are at a "warning level" the state says.
