ROCKFORD The Iroquois County GOP in central Illinois has joined nearby LaSalle County s Republican Central Committee in voting to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
While dozens of counties across Illinois voted to support LaSalle County Republicans in their censure of the Republican congressman on Feb. 3, none took a vote of their own until late last week when Iroquois County Republicans met and approved its own censure.
A censure is a public, formal statement expressing disapproval of a public official. Censure often serves as a powerful message from voting bases to elected officials and is often a sign of conflict.
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State officials announced Wednesday that more than 100 vaccination sites opened in the past week, adding 22 local health department, medical center and hospital locations as well as two new mass vaccination sites and 110 retail pharmacy stores.
For a complete look at where and how you can make an appointment in Illinois or where you can receive vaccine information for your area, click here.
Here s a look at all of the locations in Illinois:
Local Health Departments, Hospitals, Medical Centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – O’Fallon
Here s a look at the newly-added locations:
Local Health Departments, Hospitals, Medical Centers
• Carle Foundation Hospital – Champaign
• Crawford County Health Department – Robinson
• Elmhurst Hospital – Downers Grove
• Gibson Area Hospital – Gibson City
• HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – O’Fallon
• Iroquois Memorial Hospital – Watseka
• Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital and Center for Health Services – (3 locations Polo, Oregon, Dixon)
• Lee County Health Department – Dixon
• Madison County Health Department – Wood River
• Massac Memorial Hospital – Metropolis
• Riverside Medical Center – Kankakee (2 locations)
• Schuyler County Health Department – Rushville
• Swedish Hospital – Chicago
Mass Vaccination Sites
• Thornton Fractional High School – 18500 Burnham Ave., Lansing
These are in addition to the previously announced mass vaccination sites:
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The staff of the Iroquois County Public Health Department and Iroquois Memorial Hospital have been working diligently to schedule and distribute COVID-19 vaccine allotted from the State of Illinois to eligible Iroquois County residents. ICPHD is provided a limited number of vaccines in each allocation received. When vaccine is received our staff works quickly to arrange a clinic and notify the public of availability.
Unfortunately, with a limited supply, we cannot vaccinate every resident qualifying in Phase 1b immediately.
An estimated 3.2 million Illinois residents are in Phase 1b of the Illinois Mass Vaccination Plan. In Iroquois County alone, there are an estimated 7,000 people over the age of 65 and numerous additional individuals who are eligible for vaccine in Phase 1b. With an average of only 250 300 doses available per clinic, many people will be disappointed that they have to wait for vaccine. Until the vaccine supply increases, vaccination appo