SPRINGFIELD — More evidence emerged Tuesday that the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois appears to be leveling off, although Gov. JB Pritzker urged people to continue taking precautions to prevent a resurgence of new cases.
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Peter Hancock | Capitol News Illinois
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4/14/20
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SPRINGFIELD – Certain essential workers in Illinois who believe they contracted COVID-19 on the job will now be automatically covered by workers’ compensation.
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By Capitol News Illinois
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4/14/20
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that his administration is stepping up efforts to keep up with the flood of unemployment applications coming into the Illinois Department of Employment Security as the state is seeing a record number of claims being filed by people left jobless due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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4/13/20
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS - Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has activated approximately 80 additional Illinois National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from throughout the state in support of COVID-19 response operations bringing the total number of activated Illinois National Guard members to about 650.
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4/13/20
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Firearm owners in Crawford County and the rest of the state will get extensions on their permits under temporary emergency rules approved by the Illinois State Police.State Sen. Dale Righter …
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By Randy Harrison
rharrison@robdailynews.com | 4/10/20 |
LAWRENCEVILLE — A large portion of Lawrenceville was without power for approximately 18 hours due to an April 8 storm that ripped through the county.
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By Bill Richardson | Daily Record
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4/9/20
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LAWRENCEVILLE — The shutdown at Lawrenceville’s Mach-1 convenience store lasted only about 24 hours.
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By Bill Richardson | Daily Record
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4/8/20
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SUMNER — Anyone who’s hunting mushrooms in Red Hills State Park this spring is sneaking their way in to do it.
To further prevent the spread of COVID-19, Red Hills and all Illinois state …
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4/8/20
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LAWRENCEVILLE — The Lawrence County Health Department on Monday confirmed the first two coronavirus cases within the county borders.
About 1:30 p.m., the health department announced in a press …
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4/8/20
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LAWRENCEVILLE — A 54-year-old Lawrenceville man received a reprieve recently, when he arrived at an Illinois Department of Corrections facility in Hillsboro, but was then turned away due to the …
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4/8/20
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