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Hannah Meisel/NPR Illinois/The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported zero deaths from COVID-19 were recorded on Monday — the first time the state has seen no COVID deaths in nearly 16 months. However, Illinois' three EMS regions that border Missouri are seeing an uptick in COVID test positivity driven by the more contagious Delta variant, which is running rampant in Illinois' neighbor to the west. -
Pan American Health Organization/via flickr.com/pahowho (CC BY-NC 2.0)The U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs is deploying a fix so the more than 89,000 veterans, veteran spouses and others who received their COVID vaccines at federal VA facilities have a chance at winning Illinois’ vaccine lottery.
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Businesses and social gatherings in Illinois are no longer subject to any COVID-related capacity limits as the state enters the long-awaited “Phase Five” of Gov. JB Pritzker’s “Restore Illinois” economic reopening plan on Friday. Fifteen months after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, here's the virus' impact on Illinois by the numbers. -
On this week's Statewide, as the country marks a century since the Tulsa Race Massacre, we'll hear about what's known as "The Red Summer" of 1919. Racial violence and death occurred in many cities, including Chicago. An author will tells what happened. And this past year has seen a strong push for racial justice. We'll look back on the impact it's had on some in northern Illinois.
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Throughout the midwest, pandemic restrictions are being eased. That's good news for smaller communities who rely on the economic boost of annual festivals…
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The pandemic has meant students were taught online and away from a normal classroom environment. Many have succeeded, even thrived. Others are failing.…
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New guidance relaxes the rules for mask wearing as more of the population becomes vaccinated. But as they've become a habit over the past year, some…
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On this episode, we sit down with the top Democrat and Republican in the Illinois House to hear their thoughts on the state's budget picture and what they…
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On this episode, we take a look at a new law that caps interest rates and fees on payday loans. While some say the lenders use predatory practices, others…
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Illinois state government was rocked last year when the utility Commonwealth Edison admitted to a bribery scheme. It even led to the downfall of long-time…
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The pandemic forced government to take action to prevent foreclosures and evictions. But that intervention won't last forever. We talk with researchers…
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Experts say the rate of food insecurity in Illinois has nearly doubled during the pandemic. And the picture is worse in Black and Hispanic households with…
