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News from January 2022

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Number of VA loans issued in Illinois decreases by 1.5 percent from 2018 to 2019

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 11,471 home loans totaling $2.6 billion in Illinois during the fiscal year 2019, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Illinois average $246,968 for Q4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Illinois for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 averaged $246,968, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Excess deaths during week ending Dec. 18, 2021 in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

Illinois's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 18, 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Rental vacancies in Tennessee up 1.7% from Q1 to Q2 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

Rental vacancies in Tennessee were 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 1.7 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Average VA purchase loan amount in Illinois increases from 2019 to 2020

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

The average VA purchase loan amount for Illinois in the fiscal year 2020 was $246,507, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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99 people die in Illinois from Alzheimer's disease in week ending December 4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

There were 99 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending December 4, a 33.8 percent increase over the previous week.

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748,407 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to Asian Illinoisans

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

6.8 percent of fully vaccinated Illinoisans are Asian as of May 29.

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66 people die in Illinois from diabetes mellitus in week ending December 4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 10, 2022

There were 66 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending December 4, a 19.5 percent decrease from the previous week.

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority - Northwest Region met Jan. 11

By Philip Gonzales | Jan 10, 2022

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority - Northwest Region met Tuesday, Jan. 11.

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Illinois pension holdings worth $216.3 million in 2021

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

In 2021, Illinois had $216.3 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Peoria sees 166,000 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in Illinois' Peoria metropolitan statistical area was 166,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Ask Amy: What will happen with PNA and other pro-life issues this legislative session?

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2022

The Illinois General Assembly is going back into session this week. Now that they’ve overturned Illinois’s last pro-life law (the Parental Notice of Abortion Act), what can we expect to happen with abortion and other life issues this session?”

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Illinois Supreme Court Announces New Policy on Portable Electronic Devices

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2022

The Illinois Supreme Court announced today the adoption of a policy which will require every state courthouse in Illinois to adopt individual orders or rules regarding the use of portable electronic devices in their courthouse buildings and in their courtrooms.

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Public Health Officials Announce 201,428 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease Over the Past Week

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 201,428 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 444 deaths since December 31, 2021.

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Illinois Department of Public Health Adopts CDC Recommendations for Booster Doses for Ages 12-15

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation for those aged 12-15 years to get a booster dose five months after receiving the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

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Illinois Department of Public Health Announces COVID-19 Antivirals Available in the Coming Weeks

By Press release submission | Jan 9, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is announcing two new COVID-19 oral antivirals, Paxlovid (Pfizer) and Molnupiravir (Merck), will be available in Illinois later this month.

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Rockford nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 2.1% since December 2021

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Rockford metropolitan statistical area was 140,900, a 2.1 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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1,470,115 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to Latino Illinoisans

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

12.8 percent of fully vaccinated Illinoisans are Latino as of May 29.

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Illinois: 196 Hispanic lives lost in week ending December 11

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

There were 196 Hispanic people who died in Illinois in the week ending December 11, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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38 people die in Illinois from kidney disease in week ending December 4

By Prairie State Wire | Jan 9, 2022

There were 38 deaths with nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending December 4, a 29.6 percent decrease from the previous week.