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Illinois SNAP recipients have new online option with ALDI
CHICAGO — Over 2 million Illinois families have a new place to shop online for groceries using SNAP. Gov. J-B Pritzker on Monday announced a partnership with ALDI, where SNAP recipients will be ...
Julia Bradley Dec 14, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/13: Over 7,000 new cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,216 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 848,904. Sunday’s report includ...
Julia Bradley Dec 14, 2020
Morton District 709 weekly COVID-19 update
MORTON, Ill. — Morton School District’s COVID-19 numbers from the week of Dec. 11 to the week of Dec. 18 remained relatively consistent, but student quarantines decreased dramatically beca...
Ben Pollard Dec 13, 2020
State COVID roundup 12/12: 127 more deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Saturday 8,737 new and probable COVID-19 cases to go along with 127 additional deaths. Testing labs across the state collect...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in states Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to en...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020
President Trump supporters to rally in Washington D.C. Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supporters of President Donald Trump are returning to Washington on Saturday for a pair of rallies to back his efforts to subvert the election results. The rallies come a month...
Ben Pollard Dec 12, 2020
Illinois State Fair announces 2021 show lineup
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — After being forced to cancel performances at the Illinois State Fair in 2020, the fair announced Friday the lineup of performers confirmed so far for 2021. This is the first ...
Dalton Kemper Dec 12, 2020
U.S. government approves COVID vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans...
Jeremy Scott Dec 11, 2020
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending an attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and ...
Jeremy Scott Dec 11, 2020
VIDEO: nurses cheer on 102-year-old East Peoria COVID patient released from hospital
PEORIA, Ill. — A 102-year-old East Peoria woman is back at home after being discharged Thursday night from OSF HealthCare, where she was being treated for COVID-19. The woman, who lives in her o...
Jeremy Scott Dec 11, 2020

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