Springfield, Ill. (AP) Illinois public health officials reported 3,385 new cases of coronavirus illness Monday. Also, 50 more deaths were reported as Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration eased social interaction restrictions in most parts of the state. Daily diagnoses of new cases of COVID-19 remain well below totals counted in November. Nonetheless, the entire state had been under so-called Tier 3 mitigation rules until late last week. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday announced statewide health care contracting to supplement existing hospital staff.
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced that Region 2, which includes Bureau, Grundy, LaSalle, Livingston and Marshall
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Newly-elected House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, passes a seated Rep. Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, as he returns to his seat on the floor of the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday, Jan. 13, after being nominated to replace Madigan as speaker.
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Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch made history Wednesday, Jan. 13, by becoming the first Black person elected speaker of the Illinois House, succeeding Rep. Michael Madigan, who leaves the job after serving for 36 of the past 38 years.
The House came into session Wednesday afternoon to begin the 102nd General Assembly just moments after it adjourned a rare lame duck session that ended the 101st biennial session.