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Illinois to move into vaccination Phase 1B in coming days Governor Pritzker laid out new information Friday on the rollout of the next phase of the states COVID-19 vaccination plan. Ten days from now, the state will be moving to vaccination phase 1B, which includes essential workers and people 65 and older. First responders, like police and firefighters, corrections officers; food and agricultural workers, like those at food processing plants; grocery store workers, public transit employees, li...

Illinois health officials announced 5,343 new coronavirus cases and 130 deaths Saturday.

Breanna Grow / WGLT As a senior case worker at Labyrinth, YWCA McLean County’s transitional housing program for formerly incarcerated women, Vera Traver has witnessed the devastating effects of cash bail. But she’s also lived them as a formerly incarcerated woman herself. Traver said she spent six months in jail, held on a $100 bond. While that may not seem like much, she didn’t have a job back then, making $100 hard to come by. The experience still has an impact on her self-esteem. ...

Illinois COVID-19 Update LIVE: UK virus variant found as state reports 6,642 new cases, 123 deaths

Illinois COVID-19 Update LIVE: UK virus variant found as state reports 6,642 new cases, 123 deaths

Illinois health officials announced 6,642 new coronavirus cases and 123 deaths Friday. The UK virus variant has been found in the state.

Illinois to move into vaccination Phase 1B in coming days Governor Pritzker laid out new information Friday on the rollout of the next phase of the states COVID-19 vaccination plan. Ten days from now, the state will be moving to vaccination phase 1B, which includes essential workers and people 65 and older. First responders, like police and firefighters, corrections officers; food and agricultural workers, like those at food processing plants; grocery store workers, public transit employees, li...

Illinois COVID-19 Update: Renewed calls to lift indoor dining restrictions as IL reports 6,652 new cases, 88 deaths ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team Will, Kankakee counties could move down to Tier 3 Friday Replay Video Illinois health officials reported 6,652 new COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths Thursday. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,052,682, with a total of 17,928 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. WATCH: Gov. Pritzker gives COVID-19 update on Jan....

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 76,107 specimens for a total 14,339,584. As of Tuesday night, 3,642 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 749 patients were in the ICU and 386 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 6 - 12 is 8.3%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive te...

91 New Coronavirus Cases Announced In Buffalo Grove In Last Week - Buffalo Grove, IL - There have been 2,628 coronavirus cases in Buffalo Grove since the pandemic began, according to the Lake County Health Department.