Category Archives: News
McLean County COVID-19 for 4-13-20: 79 Cases, 46 Recovered
McLean County now has 2 more confirmed cases of COVID 19 making a total of 79 with 46 patients recovered,25 in home isolation, 6 hopsitalized and 2 deaths.
Apr 13, 2020
Public Health Officials Announce 1,173 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,173 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 74 additional deaths. - Cook County: 2 males 30s, 1 female 40s,...
Apr 13, 2020
Pritzker Outlines Efforts to Expand Access and Eligibility to Unemployment Insurance
Building on measures designed to address the unprecedented economic challenges facing Illinois families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker provided an update on the state's efforts to ...
Apr 13, 2020
IL Credit Rating Flirts with Junk Status Again
Two major credit ratings agencies, Standard and Poor's Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service, have dropped Illinois' credit outlook to "negative" from "stable" on expectations that economic fal...
Apr 13, 2020
Connect Transit Extends Suspension of Fare Collection
Connect Transit is extending the suspension of fare collection on all transportation services through May 1st. This includes Connect Transit fixed-route bus service and Connect Mobility paratransit se...
Apr 13, 2020
Pritzker Activates More IL National Guardsmen
To boost COVID-19 response operations, Gov. JB Pritzker has activated about 80 members of the Illinois National Guard and Illinois Air National Guard statewide. The activations include soldiers from K...
Apr 13, 2020
Illinois Sees First Downward Trend In COVID-19 Death Tolls
State health officials say Illinois is seeing the first downward trend in the death toll since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced yesterday that there were 43 more deaths fr...
Apr 13, 2020
IL Hemp Production Totals
Illinois farmers produced 2.3 million pounds of industrial hemp in the first year of legal cultivation in decades, state officials said. The Illinois Department of Agriculture began issuing hemp-produ...
Apr 12, 2020
20,852 COVID-19 Cases in Illinois, 720 Deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Sunday, 1,672 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 43 additional deaths. - Cook County: 1 male 40s, 3 females 50...
Apr 12, 2020
COVID-19 Numbers 4-12-20: 77 Confirmed Cases, 44 Recovered
Apr 12, 2020
