Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Monday, January 18, 2021 While there have been no confirmed threats made against the Illinois Capitol, heightened security measures remain in place “out of an abundance of caution” after a quiet weekend in the capital city.
COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions Monday, January 18, 2021 Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions.
Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop Statewide COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop Thursday, January 14, 2021 The statewide seven-day rolling COVID-19 case positivity rate decreased slightly on Thursday to 6.8 percent, remaining below 8 percent for a sixth consecutive day. Read more
State’s positivity rate decreases again, remains below 8 percent State’s positivity rate decreases again, remains below 8 percent Tuesday, January 12, 2021 The statewide seven-day rolling COVID-19 case positivity rate remained below 8 percent for a third consecutive day Tuesday after decreasing for a fourth straight day. Read more
Some counties entering next phase of vaccine distribution Some counties entering next phase of vaccine distribution Monday, January 11, 2021 Some regions of the state could see loosened COVID-19 restrictions as early as Friday as some counties have already transitioned to the next phase of vaccine distribution, Gov. JB Pritzker... Read more
State COVID-19 rolling positivity rate falls below 8 percent State COVID-19 rolling positivity rate falls below 8 percent Sunday, January 10, 2021 Illinois reported another 4,711 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 81 additional virus-related deaths Sunday as the rolling seven-day average positivity rate fell below 8 percent. Read more
State positivity rate remains stable amid increase in cases, testing State positivity rate remains stable amid increase in cases, testing Friday, January 8, 2021 Illinois reported 9,277 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Friday, including 126 additional deaths. The state hasn’t reported a single-day case count this high since Dec. 11,... Read more
Statewide COVID-19 cases surpass 1 million Statewide COVID-19 cases surpass 1 million Thursday, January 7, 2021 Illinois has reported more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Read more