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McLean County health officials reported 34 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases on Thursday, as the county’s rolling testing positivity rate dipped to

Illinois health officials reported 2598 new COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths Friday. Walgreens will begin vaccinating those eligible against the disease Friday.

Illinois COVID Update: Gov. Pritzker announces expansion in Phase 1B vaccine eligibility IL reports 2,825 new coronavirus cases, 53 deaths

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) - Lives are at risk for McLean Countys homeless as they face dangerously cold temperatures and fewer places to go because of COVID-19. McLean County government leaders are extending a helping hand. The county boards executive committee on Monday voted unanimously to recommend shifting tens of thousand of dollars initially intended to aid struggling small businesses and instead use those dollars for the PATH Crisis Center to house the homeless in local hotels and motels. P...

‘Irish Traveller’ rural construction fraudsters plead guilty to North Dakota cases Two men accused in a series of construction scam cases have been sentenced to prison time and to pay restitution. 6:04 pm, Feb. 8, 2021 × Ladd Erickson, McLean County states attorney at Washburn, N.D., pressed racketeering charges that ended with guilty pleas from “Irish Traveller” construction fraudsters, Bartley Gorman Jr., 56, and his son, Sean Patrick Gorman, 27. They will serve...

Illinois health officials reported 2,838 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths Thursday. Gov. Pritzker announced an expansion of Phase 1B vaccine eligibility to include those with high-risk medical conditions. IDPH confirmed the South African variant is here.

Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,660 new coronavirus cases, 83 deaths; some testing sites close due to cold ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team Some IL COVID testing sites closed due to bitter cold Replay Video Illinois health officials reported 3,660 new COVID-19 cases and 83 deaths Friday. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,141,219, with a total of 19,526 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 105,085...

UPDATED 5:05 P.M. | McLean County surpassed 14,000 coronavirus cases Friday, though the rate of new infections continues to drop.

The McLean County Health Department has been working alongside county IT workers to replace SignUp Genius, a mass notification system that, while successful in a rollout under Phase 1A, reached

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 29-Feb. 4 is 4.3%. A total of 1,635,925 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 496,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,132,025. IDPH reports that a total of 1,231,418 vaccine doses have been administered, including 188,351 at long-term facilities. The seven-day rolling averag...