Olney, IL, USA / WSEI Freedom 92.9 FM | The Best Country in America
Mar 6, 2021 7:13 AM
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,442 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday with 33 additional deaths. The state’s new death toll due to coronavirus-related issues is now at 20,700. The statewide positivity rate for the past seven days had dropped to 2.2 percent. There were a record number of vaccinations given statewide on Thursday, at 131,882 doses. This brings the total number of vaccinations in Illinois to just over 3.1 million. For updates on all the COVID-19 numbers, on all the vaccination stats, and more, go to dph.illinois.gov, or if questions call toll-free at 1-800-889-3931.
Pritzker s latest COVID-19 executive order expires Sunday
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 executive order expires Sunday. The governor has issued 13 orders over the past year, limiting the state’s economy with months of a stay-home order, then months of limiting capacity for businesses and activities.
It’s unclear if the governor will file a new 30-day order.
State Sen. Sue Rezin said a year into the pandemic, the governor needs to be more transparent and involve the legislature.
Mendoza calls for plan to reopen
Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pushing for more clarity on when the state will be able to open more for conventions.
MOUNT PLEASANT â Real Racine, Racine Countyâs visitorâs bureau, is accusing the Village of Mount Pleasant of illegally spending the hotel room taxes it has collected this year.
Under state law, municipalities are allowed to collect a tax of up to 8% on hotel room rentals. Of that revenue, at least 70% must be spent on âtourism promotion and tourism development,â with the rest being able to be added to a cityâs/townâs/villageâs general fund.
At the end of 2020, the Village of Mount Pleasant ended its contract with Real Racine â in which it paid 75% of its room taxes to the visitorâs bureau â but has continued collecting room taxes.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary Report on 2020 Efforts to Expand Outreach and Diversify the Museum
January 13, 2021
Bentonville, Ark. – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary report on 2020 efforts to expand outreach and diversify the museum through new initiatives, acquisitions, exhibitions, programs, as well as staff and board updates.
“In 2020, as our country navigated COVID-related challenges and grappled with racial inequities that threaten our democracy, Crystal Bridges embraced our role as a community-centered institution and committed to the ongoing work of being an anti-racist museum,” said Rod Bigelow, executive director and chief diversity & inclusion officer. “With the support of local partner organizations, we mobilized staff to meet the needs of those most vulnerable in our community, expanded access to art with the opening of the Momentary, our new satellite contemporary art space, developed more online programs