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"I believe that weve talked about - we meaning myself and [Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady] - that we hope to get to fully open by Fourth of July. We will see what happens by June 11," Lightfoot said Wednesday. "Were definitely trending in the right direction, but the minute I say that I worry because weve been here before. But our cases are going down, our percent positivity is going down, hospitalizations, ICU - all the metrics that we follow on a daily bas...

May 14, 2021 I definitely want to get back to enjoying life like the next person, but at the same time I dont want to rush getting back to pre-pandemic days if were not ready. Today marks the first day of the Bridge Phase, the phase that prepares the state for a complete reopening which takes place in Phase 5 next month. With vaccinations declining and people still getting sick and even dying from COVID-19 are officials being too aggressive in getting things back to normal? Maybe we are rushing...

All Illinois enters virus Bridge Phase Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday confirmed the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan on Friday, May 14. The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5. The Bridge Phase, there are expanded capacity limits for businesses, dining, offices, events, conferences...

Kansans over the age of 16 are now eligible to get the Covid-19 vaccination as the state moved into Phase 5 Monday, becoming the eighth state that has opened eligibility to all people. However, appointments are still proving to be hard to find. Mary Stenger, a University of Kansas sophomore, said she has been looking for a vaccine in Douglas County and in her hometown of St. Charles, Mo., but has found no luck in weeks of searching. Stenger works in the university’s residence halls and sai...

Madison County lists 3 new COVID-19 deaths State ‘getting close’ to reopening plan Ron DeBrock Hearst Illinois FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — Three COVID-19 related deaths were reported late Monday by the Madison County Health Department. The deceased included a man in his 40s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s. To date, 469 people have died from COVID-19 in Madison County. They were the first COVID-19 related deaths reported in the county since Thursday. The Illinois Departmen...

County lists 3 new COVID-19 deaths State ‘getting close’ to reopening plan Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail WOOD RIVER — Three COVID-19 related deaths were reported late Monday by the Madison County Health Department. The deceased included a man in his 40s, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 90s. To date, 469 people have died from COVID-19 in Madison County. The were the first COVID-19 related deaths reported in the county since Thursday. The Illinois ...

Phase 5 of Illinois’ reopening plan was set to begin once a vaccine or highly effective treatment became widely available.