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477 people die in Illinois from heart disease in week ending October 23

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

There were 477 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending October 23, a 11.2 percent increase over the previous week.

Kankakee nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 4.3% since November 2021

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December 2021 in the Kankakee metropolitan statistical area was 42,500, a 4.3 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Week ending November 6 could be deadliest for people age 85 and older in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 702 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending November 6.

Rental vacancies in Florida down 0.6% from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

Rental vacancies in Florida were 8.1 percent in the first quarter of 2020, a decrease of 0.6 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Rental vacancies in Florida down 1% from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

Rental vacancies in Florida were 7.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of 1 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on Dec. 6

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

The Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section on Dec. 6.

“Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)” published by Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 6

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

“Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on page S8928 on Dec. 6

Kankakee sees 44,400 nonfarm payroll employees in November

By Prairie State Wire | Dec 8, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for November in Illinois' Kankakee metropolitan statistical area was 44,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

City of Chester City Council met Sept. 20

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 8, 2021

City of Chester City Council met Monday, Sept. 20.

City of Chester City Council met Oct. 4

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 8, 2021

City of Chester City Council met Monday, Oct. 4.

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

By Press release submission | Dec 7, 2021

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

By Press release submission | Dec 7, 2021

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

By Press release submission | Dec 7, 2021

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

By Press release submission | Dec 7, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced Illinois’ first known COVID-19 case caused by the Omicron COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.529), identified in a Chicago resident and known contact of a confirmed Omicron case from another state who visited Chicago.