Illinois lawmakers recently approved a resolution calling for a task force to study alternate uses for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in the northwest suburbs.
In the second Memorial Day weekend of the pandemic, this year’s holiday comes with considerably more optimism compared to a year ago. State health officials report that 67% of Illinois adults have now received at least one vaccine dose and more than 50% of adults in Illinois are fully vaccinated. Illinois public health officials on Monday reported 521 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 33 .
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 22,255 vaccine doses administered, 521 new cases and 33 deaths reported Monday Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune
In the second Memorial Day weekend of the pandemic, this year’s holiday comes with considerably more optimism compared to a year ago.
State health officials report that 67% of Illinois adults have now received at least one vaccine dose and more than 50% of adults in Illinois are fully vaccinated.
Illinois public health officials on Monday reported 521 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 33 additional deaths. That brings the state’s totals to 1,382,186 cases and 22,827 deaths.
There were 25,692 tests reported in the previous 24 hours and the seven-day statewide positivity rate as a percent of total test is 1.6%.
For the latest updates, click here to read the holiday weekend blog. Almost all of Chicago’s lakefront beaches were scheduled to reopen Friday for the first time since September 2019, but high winds ushered in by a cold front led to a Beach Hazards statement from the National Weather Service, with wave heights of 8 to 11 feet forecast. “Swimming conditions will be life threatening, especially .