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|By Associated Press
Omicron, already dominant in many countries, can infect those who have been vaccinated or had previously been infected by the virus.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 9:40 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Up to $1,000 bonuses for workers who kept the government running during the pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 8:45 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
District 87's goal is to avoid moving back to remote learning, the superintendent says.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 4:17 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
COVID-19 tests are still being processed within 48 hours despite demand a spike in demand
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Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 1:02 PM CST
|By KWQC Staff
As of Thursday night, 7,320 people were reportedly hospitalized with the virus.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 at 12:25 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Updated data analysis shows almost 90% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are unvaccinated.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 10:15 PM CST
|By Harry Croton
Local experts say the Tri-Counties have hit a grim, new COVID-19 milestone, and a recent Supreme Court decision might play a factor.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 9:41 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Already-crowded hospitals report record number of hospitalizations.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 8:09 PM CST
|By Tyler Lopez and Howard Packowitz
Actual COVID numbers probably much higher because of unreported at-home tests.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 4:55 PM CST
|By Jason Howell
According to a release on their website, the pause begins Friday, January 14 and is slated to resume Saturday, January 22.
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Illinois DMV facilities to stay closed for another week because of high number of new COVID-19 cases
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
High numbers of COVID-19 cases statewide have caused Secretary of State Jesse White to keep departments, including DMV's, closed until Monday, January 24th.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2022 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Collin Schopp
A COVID-19 testing organization under investigation by multiple states and organizations has testing locations in Illinois and Iowa.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 8:53 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Local sheriff protests state's action not to take inmates from county jails.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 5:37 PM CST
|By Rebecca Duffy
All WIU faculty, staff and students, regardless of vaccination status, must get tested once a week at the campus recreation center from now through Jan. 31.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 4:31 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
The district anticipates all schools returning to their normal schedules on Monday, January 24, according to a release.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2022 at 11:09 PM CST
|By 25 News Staff
'additional layer of mitigation' for Peoria Public Schools
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 10:01 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
7-day test positivity rate climbs to 26.8%
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 9:46 PM CST
|By Montse Ricossa
"We really think that it’s going to help streamline isolations and quarantine, give people the information they need and want and probably get them back to their normal activities a little bit quicker in the process,” says RaeAnn Tucker.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 5:06 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Sharon Kherat is updating parents before students return to the classroom on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 1:54 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Those who test positive will receive a text message from IDPH and individuals must answer to the text to opt into the state contact tracing system to receive a return to work letter, according to the Peoria City/County Health Department.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 12:20 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
As of Thursday night, 7,096 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,123 patients were in the ICU and 639 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:58 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
U of I president cites evidence that boosters prevent severe illness.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 9:13 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz and Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
'Tsunami' of new cases this past week
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 4:34 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
During his time at the zoo, he produced seven living offspring that are now part of the Species Survival Plan.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 2:40 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
The district says on Facebook that this is due to the number of COVID-19 cases and quarantines across the community impacting the ability to staff buildings safely and appropriately.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:52 AM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
The walk-in clinic will have vaccines and boosters of choice.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 8:46 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
1,032 new McLean County COVID-19 cases in a single day.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 6:58 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff and Howard Packowitz
Staffing is the biggest challenge for local hospital systems
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 3:19 PM CST
|By Jayla Louis
Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced on Wednesday that the governor will be working remotely until Sunday.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 11:15 AM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
No animals have received COVID vaccinations at the Miller Park Zoo, according to the release.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 10:25 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Health department reports one more COVID-19 death in McLean County.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 8:26 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Students must receive parental consent for the school to test them for COVID
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 3:05 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation to shorten the interval from 6 months to 5 months for when people who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can get a booster dose.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 8:17 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
50 COVID patients hospitalized in McLean County, health department reports
Updated: Jan. 3, 2022 at 6:35 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Wednesday's ISU-Loyola game at Redbird Arena postponed
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 12:23 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
On Monday, December 27, the CDC updated its recommendation to decrease isolation for people who test positive from 10 days to 5 days if they do not have symptoms (may include fever, chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of taste and/or smell) but must continue to mask for 5 days after isolation ends.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 8:59 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Sharp gains in the county's test positivity rate and the number of people isolating at home.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 1:52 AM CST
|By 25 News Staff
Reditus works to identify Omicron variant
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 12:21 AM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
FDA warns of possible false negatives from antigen tests.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Highest number of new COVID-19 cases came on Christmas Eve.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 8:00 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz and Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Local health leaders try to ease the burden on overworked healthcare workers.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 4:15 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
OSF imposes pause in asymptomatic testing.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 3:11 PM CST
|By 25 News Staff
Bradley cancels Wednesday contest against Bellarmine.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2021 at 1:41 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
Pritzker pleads with the unvaccinated to get their shots.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2021 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Skylar Collins and Howard Packowitz
The leader of Carle BroMenn pleads with the public to protect themselves from COVID.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2021 at 2:48 PM CST
|By Associated Press
For the second day running, Italy on Friday registered a record in daily infections.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2021 at 11:19 AM CST
|By Associated Press
It was the third outbreak this week affecting cruise ships operated by Carnival and Royal Caribbean departing Miami and Fort Lauderdale ports.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 12:57 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
As of last night, 4,271 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 867 patients were in the ICU and 485 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 12:27 PM CST
|By Heart of Illinois ABC News Staff
Patients will be allowed two designated support persons, on a rotating basis -- only one person, over the age of 18, will be allowed in the medical center at a time.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 10:04 PM CST
|By Howard Packowitz
McLean County reports 915 new COVID cases since last Wednesday