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Published May 10, 2021 • Updated on May 10, 2021 at 6:56 am Note: The news conference can be watched live in the video player above beginning at around 9 a.m. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot are expected to deliver an update on Monday about opportunities for more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Don't miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android — and sign up for alerts. The two will deliver a joint news conference beginning at around 9 a.m. from the Harris Bank Building in downtown Chicago, according to the...

Parents React to FDA Decision to Authorize Pfizer COVID Vaccine for 12-to-15 Year Olds After the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination for children 12 years of age and older, parents are hoping that the move will help to keep more children safe and move the nation past the coronavirus pandemic. According to data reviewed by the FDA from clinical trials involving more than 2,200 children, the two-shot Pfizer treatment was found to be highly-effective in preventing COVID-19 infections. The move could pave the way for the...

4 Major Illinois Retailers Now Offering Same Day Vaccinations "the days of vaccine scarcity are over" here in Illinois. The governor made his comment about vaccine scarcity while filling us in on where we stand in our goal to "Reopen Illinois." The governor has targeted next Friday, May 14th, as the day our state moves into what Pritzker has called the "Bridge Phase." The Bridge Phase is slated to be started on the 14th of this month, with a planned full reopening of the state, or Phase 5, starting on Friday, June 11th. The Bridge Phase further loosens restrictions and expands capacities to...

By Benjamin Cox on May 10, 2021 at 1:28pm The sixth annual National Economic Development week is this week. The Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation is taking the week to reflect on the difficult year of 2020 and the year ahead. JREDC Executive Director Kristin Jamison says that she really was proud that the organization acted as a liaison for relief for the small business community over the last year: “The JREDC really showed its worth in terms of partnering with other community organizations to work on things like small business loans and grants. We real...

The state is on track to fully reopen next month, according to officials Published May 10, 2021 • Updated on May 10, 2021 at 12:58 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Currently in Phase 4 of its reopening plan, Illinois is preparing to enter the Bridge Phase at the end of this week, marking the start of a transitional period before the final Phase 5. The Bridge Phase will begin Friday, allowing for higher capacity limits at places like museums, zoos and spectator events as well as increased business operations during a transitional period between the current guidelines and a full reopening...