CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 26,462 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois. That is a 4,300 decrease from the 30,762 new cases reported Friday, August 5, 2022. That is a 7.2 percent decline. According to the CDC, 42 counties are now rated at High […]
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to get up-to date with free COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots while visiting the Illinois State Fair August 12-21. IDPH is partnering with health care stakeholders to provide various health services during the 2022 Illinois State Fair, including COVID-19 vaccines and tests;
SPRINGFIELD – With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep students in classrooms while protecting residents from COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are adopting new operational guidance for schools and early education from the CDC that eases some restrictions while maintaining
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) Thursday convened the third meeting of the Commission on Implementing the Firearms Restraining Order Act (Commission). The Commission was created to advise on strategies for implementing the use of Firearm Restraining Orders (FRO). “The Firearms Restraining Order is another mechanism to keep firearms out of the hands of those
PORTLAND, Ore. – When divorce courts began to reopen in the summer of 2021, a divorce lawyer reported working 16-hour days just to cope with inquiries from Americans who wanted out from their marriages. And business didn’t let up throughout the year, even over the Christmas period, which is usually a more sedate time when it
SPRINGFIELD – Over a period of six months, the Illinois State Police (ISP), at the request of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), is deploying officers to the country of Georgia to provide basic interviewing and interrogation, traffic crash investigation, crime scene management, and criminal investigation training
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EAST ALTON – For over a decade, volunteers with the Illinois RiverWatch program, part of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm), has been monitoring mussel populations in the Upper Sangamon River. Last year, in collaboration with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy, the Missouri Botanical Gardens and the St. Louis Zoo, the Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) will launch “Manufacturing Matters,” a statewide tour that will visit factories, educational institutions and economic development centers across Illinois to detail the results of a new economic impact study about the vital contributions the manufacturing industry provides to communities large and small. The study found that the total
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CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 35,371 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 48 deaths since July 22, 2022. That’s 9.6 percent increase over the number of new cases the week ending July 22. According to the CDC, 66 counties are now rated
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) was recognized as the best manufacturing advocacy group in the nation, winning the inaugural 2022 Leadership Award from the Conference of State Manufacturers Associations (COSMA) during its annual meeting this week in San Diego. The IMA was recognized for efforts to build a future generation workforce through investments
