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By Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head the police force in the nation's third largest city, touting his humility and calling him "a…

Staff Report CHICAGO -The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), on Friday, announced 1,209 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 53 additional deaths. There are now 8,904 cases of coronavirus…

Staff Report SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), onThursday, announced 715 new cases coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, including 16 additional deaths. The announcement brings the total deaths to…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), on Wednesday, announced 986 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, including 42 additional deaths. Patients who succumbed to…

By John O'Connor and Kathleen Foody Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday extended his statewide stay-at-home order for three weeks as the nation struggles to contain the spread of the…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - An incarcerated man at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill was among the seven coronavirus-related deaths reported by Illinois officials Monday. "Additionally, 12 men who were incarcerated…

By Greg Bishop CHIAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois could see a peak of COVID-19 cases sometime in mid-April, but he said there is not enough capacity and continues to demand more ventilators from the federal government. He also is…

Staff Report SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday announced 1,105 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state, including 18 additional deaths. Following are the latest patients who've…

By Brett Rowland The Center Square CHICAGO - With cases mounting, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinois should grieve Saturday after the COVID-19-related deaths of a state employee and an infant. "I know how difficult this news can be,…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 488 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the statewide total to 3,026 with 34 deaths. The disease is now in 40 of Illinois' 102 counties…

By Ben Orner Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Meat has been among the most in-demand items at supermarkets as people stock up on essentials amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That has people up and down Illinois’ livestock supply chain –…

Staff Report BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois families doing their part to social distance during school and restaurant closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic can add additional agriculture educational activities to the digital resources at…

Staff Report SPRINGFIELD - The State of Illinois, on Tuesday, received a grant for $8.8 million from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide meals for older adults. The funds are part of the Administration for…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Four more people have died in Illinois from COVID-19, state officials reported Tuesday, March 24. The latest casualties include a Chicago man in his 50s, two Cook County residents in their 60s and a…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Friday, issued a “shelter-in-place” order for the entire state of Illinois amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The order will begin a 5 p.m., Saturday, March 21, and keep…