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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 1-2 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune © Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune . Illinois’ seven-day average for COVID-19 vaccinations fell again to 83,239 Sunday, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state is continuing to try to reach those who haven’t yet gotten a shot. “As we’ve reached somewhere in the 50-60% range of vaccinations among our 16-plus population, there are just fewer people who are seeking it out,” Pritzker said during an appearance in St. Clair County on Friday. ...

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 103,717 vaccine doses administered, 3,207 new cases and 33 deaths reported Friday Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are prepared at Illinois State University on April 15, 2021 in Normal. Chicago sports fans are set to return to the United Center next month for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic started, officials announced Thursday, among other loosened restrictions touted as the latest step toward a normal summer with more bustle and less isolation. The ci...

By Benjamin Cox on April 29, 2021 at 9:30am A Southern Illinois resident judge has ruled that the State of Illinois’ FOID Card system is unconstitutional. White County resident judge T. Scott Webb ruled that the system is a violation of a citizen’s Second Amendment rights to the U.S. Constitution in the case of People of Illinois vs. Vivian Claudine Brown. In March of 2017, Brown was accused of possessing a firearm without a FOID card. She argued she is a law-abiding citizen keeping the firearm in her home, and that the FOID card infringes on her right to self defense. I...

The Spin: Mayor Lightfoot, Gov. Pritzker, Obamas and more weigh in on Chauvin guilty verdict | Another round of Preckwinkle vs. Lightfoot | Calls for Justice Department to probe Adam Toledo’s death Lisa Donovan, Chicago Tribune © Brian Cassella/Brian Cassella Chantel Webb, of Bloomington, receives her COVID-19 vaccine April 15, 2021, from Illinois National Guard Spc. From Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Democratic leaders across Illinois quickly hailed the conviction today of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd but offe...

Former U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood on Monday resigned as chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, just days after federal prosecutors said he “willfully” failed to disclose a $50,000 loan from a foreign national while a member President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who appointed LaHood to the Springfield museum’s post in September 2019, accepted the former Peoria congressman’s resignation, said spokeswoman Emily Bittner. “Gov. Pritzker is grateful for Mr. LaHood’s service, and especially his vision in attracting an outstanding and historic new exe...