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Illinois Governor's Office issued the following announcement on Dec. 30Illinois public safety agencies are encouraging those who plan to travel this weekend to Know Before You Go as winter weather takes aim on Illinois.

Illinois Department of Public Health Centralizing COVID-19 Contact Tracing

As we head into 2022, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working to centralize COVID-19 contact tracing efforts in order to get information about isolation and identifying close contacts to infected individuals as soon as possible during times when cases are surging, and to decrease the burden on local health departments across the state.

Illinois Department of Public Health Adopts CDC Recommendations for Isolation and Quarantine

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) recommendation to reduce the number of days for isolation and quarantine for the general public.

Illinois Vax Verify System Now Offers SMART™ Health Card Vaccination Verification

New updates to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Vax Verify immunization portal now includes use of the SMART™ Health Card.

Pritzker’s Failure to Contain COVID

Pritzker got it all wrong. After spending millions of dollars on TV ads praising himself for his response to COVID-19, Illinois is now reaching more cases a day than it has throughout this pandemic.

Multiple Ways to Get COVID Vaccine, Booster, and Testing Through Holiday Season

Positive cases of COVID-19 are surging in Illinois at a time when family and friends gather for the holidays

IDOA Announces Dicamba Rules

The Illinois Department of Agriculture's (IDOA) proposed administrative rules for the use of Dicamba on soybeans were published in the Secretary of State's Illinois Register today.

Rebuild Illinois' Delhi Bypass project in Jersey County opens Wednesday, several months ahead of schedule

The $18.6 million project, a cornerstone of Gov. JB Pritzker's historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program in the Metro East, built a new road by expanding U.S. 67 from two to four lanes, beginning in Godfrey and progressing north 2.4 miles around Delhi.

Statewide Unemployment Rate Down, Payroll Jobs Up in November

Illinois Department of Labor issued the following announcement on Dec. 16The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.3 percentage point to 5.7 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +19,500 in November, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S.

Public Health Officials Announce 59,312 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Over the Past Week

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 59,312 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 316 deaths since December 10, 2021.

The Stunning Moral Disconnect of Reps. Anna Moeller and Kelly Cassidy

Illinois Right to Life issued the following announcement on Dec.7As most of you know, on October 27 of this year, the Illinois House passed the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (PNA), Illinois’s last pro-life law.

Illinois Supreme Court Appoints De La Cruz, Donnelly as At-Large Circuit Judges of Cook County

The Illinois Supreme Court today announced the appointments of Araceli R. De La Cruz and Judge Thomas M. Donnelly as At-Large Circuit Judges in Cook County.

Illinois is launching the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced a new program available to assist low-income Illinois families experiencing economic hardship.

Illinois and Chicago Departments of Public Health Confirm State’s First Case of the Omicron COVID-19 Variant