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"The number of people going into the hospital each day with COVID-19 has dropped, the total number of patients fighting COVID-19 in the hospital is beginning to level off, and our statewide ICU bed availability is above 20 percent," he continued. "As a result, on Friday, May 14th, the State of Illinois will move into the Bridge Phase of our mitigation plan – one step closer to removing nearly all of the remaining mitigations," Pritzker said. "For restaurants and bars and retail and weddings and public gatherings, this means higher capacity limits and a very hopeful move toward fully reopen...

Pritzker says COVID-19 restrictions will loosen May 14; Illinois could fully reopen as soon as June 11 By Roseanne Tellez and FOX 32 Digital Staff Published  Gov. Pritzker says he believes Illinois could fully reopen as soon as June 11. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan starting Friday, May 14. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the announcement Thursday and says the Bridge Phase will allow for expanded capacity limits for businesses and gatherings before the state moves to a full reopening in Phase 5. Officials believe as long as...

"This good news comes with a caveat. We have all seen throughout this pandemic that this virus and its variants have proven to be unpredictable," Pritzker said. "Metrics that look strong today are far from a guarantee of how things will look a week, two weeks, a month from now. We saw that last August and again in March." Pritzker detailed the move while giving a COVID-19 update alongside Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike and other health care providers. Illinois is currently in Phase 4 of its reopening plan and must first enter the Bridge Phase, a transitional p...

Last Coronavirus: Pennsylvania and Illinois are preparing to delay further reductions Pennsylvania — the fifth most populous state in the U.S. — will eliminate almost all coronavirus reductions by the end of May, and Illinois, with its sixth-largest population, is on track to raise capacity and business capacity limits in July. Restrictions on the capacity of Pennsylvania’s bars, restaurants, and indoor and outdoor gatherings will be removed on May 31, Memorial Day. However, the current executive order requiring residents to wear face masks will be suspended when 70 percent of Pennsylva...

New Vaccination Site at Illinois Shooting Complex to Offer 100 Free Target Rounds to Vaccine Recipients A new vaccination site at a southern Illinois shooting complex will offer COVID-19 vaccine recipients 100 free target rounds, officials announced Tuesday. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, anyone who receives the COVID vaccine at the Worldwide Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta will also receive 100 free targets of trap, skeet or sporting clays. “If you come and get vaccinated at the World Shooting Recreational Complex vax site – which is already completely f...