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Peoria, IL, USA 104.9 The Wolf Midwest Communications SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health have announced the state of Illinois on Friday will officially enter the Bridge Phase of Restore Illinois. Capacity limits under the Bridge Phase are expanded for businesses, dining, offices, events, conferences and gatherings. The exact metrics are 30% capacity for indoor dining, and 50% capacity outdoors. Spectator events may have 60% capacity. Offices, p...

Illinois remains on track to enter the “bridge phase” of reopening on Friday. That will mean increased capacity limits, generally up to 60-percent at most venues. The start of the bridge phase also starts the clock on a final countdown to Phase Five – a full statewide reopening with no capacity limits. State officials say people should continue to follow CDC guidelines on mask wearing and social distancing, both during the bridge phase and Phase Five. If metrics like infection and hospita...

Published 2 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago NBCUniversal Media, LLC Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that he will revise executive orders to sync up with new CDC guidelines on mask wearing by vaccinated individuals in indoor and outdoor spaces. The new guidelines, released Thursday, say that masks are no longer recommended for individuals who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus, paving the way for a return to normalcy as summer nears. Dont miss local breaking news and weather! Downl...

Send to Kindle Persons deprived of their liberty, people accommodated at refugee centres and other vulnerable population groups that are exposed to a high risk of infection due to their living conditions and lifestyle, who fall under Phase Five ofthe National Vaccination Plan, are next in line for inoculation against COVID-19, Bulgarias Chief State Health Inspector Angel Kunchev told journalists here on Monday after a meeting of the National Vaccination Task Force. Vaccination is available at g...

May 9, 2021 Every morning, I check the news in India to monitor the Covid-19 crisis abroad, which currently makes up over half of the cases worldwide. I talk to my mom to see how our loved ones are doing, and I reach out to my friends and family that live there to make sure they are safe. For the past few weeks, I’ve started my mornings this way to account for the over 10-hour time difference between Chicago and Mumbai. While many of my loved ones abroad are fortunate enough to stay safe, ...

By WMAY Newsroom Photo Credit: Kevin Hart/WMAY News Springfield’s mask mandate remains in place for now… but that could change in the weeks ahead as Illinois moves toward a full reopening. Mayor Jim Langfelder says the mask requirement will stay in place at least through the end of this month, but could be relaxed as the state heads to Phase Five, now scheduled for June 11 th. But Langfelder says a mask rule could return next fall and winter, not only because of COVID but also as a ...

Published May 6, 2021 • Updated on May 6, 2021 at 2:07 pm Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an expansion of the state’s vaccine rollout plan, saying that residents will soon be able to set up vaccination appointments with their primary care physicians. “The days of vaccine scarcity are over,” Pritzker said during a press conference Thursday. “Today, we are in a new phase of our Vaccine Administration Plan: of meeting people where they are and making...

As coronavirus metrics continue to improve in the state of Illinois, officials are providing a roadmap back to normality, with the potential full reopening of the state on the horizon. If all goes according to plan in coming weeks, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state could enter Phase Five of its reopening plan as soon as June 11….

Published May 6, 2021 • Updated on May 6, 2021 at 3:21 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Even as Illinois potentially moves to completely reopen the state in coming months, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state will continue to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on mask-wearing, saying that it is the best way to protect those not yet vaccinated against coronavirus. On Thursday, Pritzker announced that the state plans to move into a new “Bridge Phase” of COVI...

Published May 6, 2021 • Updated on May 7, 2021 at 6:00 am As coronavirus metrics continue to improve in the state of Illinois, officials are providing a roadmap back to normality, with the potential full reopening of the state on the horizon. If all goes according to plan in coming weeks, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the state could enter Phase Five of its reopening plan as soon as June 11. That would mean that most COVID-19 mitigation rules would be eliminated, and businesses wo...