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State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per federal recommendations

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – On the advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. The federal agencies made that recommendation Tuesday morning after reporting rare and severe blood clots in six people who had taken the vaccine. The CDC and FDA are reviewing the data regarding those cases. In a news release Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health advised that […]

todayApril 13, 2021 8

Illinois House bills

Illinois

Illinois House committee moves animal cruelty, expungement bills

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) — The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee advanced several bills Tuesday, including measures pertaining to animal cruelty laws, record expungement, and the study of gun violence in Illinois. House Bill 168, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Daniel Didech of Buffalo Grove, would amend the Humane Care for Animals Act to remove domestic pets from the household of persons known to the courts as a danger to animals. Individuals who have been convicted at least twice of aggravated cruelty or […]

todayMarch 9, 2021 14

Illinois IHSA

Illinois

IHSA assigns abbreviated sports schedules for school year

BLOOMINGTON -- Athletic directors at regional schools are planning out their athletic contests through the end of the year. This is in response to a decision made by the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors. IHSA's board would convene on Wednesday, Jan. 27 to establish dates for abbreviated seasons for many winter, spring, and summer sports. "We understood the high level or anticipation surrounding the announcement, along with the scrutiny that will accompany it," states IHSA Executive Director […]

todayFebruary 5, 2021 42

Illinois basketball

Illinois

Illinois state officials announce the return of basketball

BLOOMINGTON (The Center Square) – State officials have given the green light for Illinois high school basketball to return. The Illinois High School Association reportedly met with representatives from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office Friday morning. Later in the day, the Illinois Department of Public health announced that all regions in the state that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can go forward with the basketball season. As of Friday, Region 3 in west-central Illinois, Region 5 in southern Illinois, and […]

todayJanuary 23, 2021 66

Capital Area Region

Pritzker says winter COVID-19 deaths could dwarf spring numbers

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave an ominous prognostication Wednesday regarding COVID-19 deaths in Illinois. With an additional 140 deaths being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health, 11,014 people have now died from COVID-19 and related illnesses. During his daily briefing, Pritzker said deaths from the virus could dwarf the death totals from the initial spring outbreak. “Models project that without additional mitigations, daily COVID-19 deaths would at least match the previous spring wave and could even rise […]

todayNovember 19, 2020 47

East Central Illinois Region

Sources: Illinois Region 3 shutdown coming Sunday

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Region 3 of Illinois under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan will be joining most of the state with increased restrictions on bars and restaurants. Several sources confirm the mitigation measures prohibiting bars and restaurants from having indoor service would start Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. Region 3 includes Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott counties. West-central Illinois lawmakers and mayors gave Ezike […]

todayOctober 29, 2020 22

East Central Illinois Region

Montgomery County reports recent COVID-19 death, first positive student case

HILLSBORO -- Montgomery County is reporting its eighth COVID-19 death in the same week the first school student tests positive, as cases and positive tests tick upward. An announcement by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday, Aug. 20 reveals a female in her 90s was among 27 deaths within the previous 24-hour period. Hillsboro Schools reports first student COVID-19 case On Sunday, Hillsboro CUSD #3 superintendent David Powell released a press release on Facebook that a student […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 34

East Central Illinois Region

Nokomis pool receives IDNR grant for renovations

NOKOMIS -- According to a report from the Nokomis Memorial Park District, they have some good news for their pool. However, there's a slight bit of extra work to do until then. On Aug. 13, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) granted approval of a $350,000 grant to the park district. Although the grant already had pre-approval in January, processing took longer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The process has been a long journey Nokomis Memorial Park District trustee […]

todayAugust 22, 2020 60

Illinois

Montgomery County judge refuses to block COVID-19 sports restrictions

HILLSBORO -- A Montgomery County circuit court judge is denying a recent challenge to the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) recent COVID-19 guidelines on sports. Thomas DeVore and Katya King, parents of students in Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3, sought a temporary injunction last month barring the IHSA and the school district from enforcing the guidelines. The suit (2020MR98) involves Hillsboro CUSD 3, IHSA and IHSA executive director Craig Anderson. Guidelines impose considerable restrictions The guidelines prohibit contact drills […]

todayAugust 8, 2020 91

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