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Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois today.

For the second day in a row the state of Illinois reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, but the state also passed a new testing milestone as more than three million tests have now been performed statewide during the pandemic. According to officials from the Illinois Department of Public Health, a total of 2,190 new coronavirus cases were reported…

NBC 5 Investigates has found thirteen neighborhoods within Chicago that have recently logged so many new cases of coronavirus, that they themselves are currently above the 15 new case limit that their own city has set. Phil Rogers has the story.

Governor Pritzker reacted to the rise of coronavirus cases in Illinois Friday with an emergency order to enforce the wearing of masks. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern.

An Illinois school district is responding after changes to its handbook indicated students would not be allowed to wear pajamas while remote learning. Under an updated handbook from Springfield Public Schools, students who choose remote learning will be subject to the school’s current dress code, which prohibits pajama pants. The dress code changes were among several adjustments for remote...

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois today.

With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the “Restore Illinois” plan, where do each of the state’s health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois...

As Illinois reported more than 2,000 coronavirus cases Friday – the highest daily case count in more than two months – Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stern warning to residents, pleading for compliance to the state’s face mask requirement. “This is a make or break moment for the state of Illinois for making sure that people are doing everything they…

Statewide, Illinois has reported more than 190,000 cases in all of the state’s 102 counties, with more than 7,600 fatalities as of Friday. The state was under stay-at-home order, which took effect on March 21 and continued through May 29. That day marks the first day the state entered phase three of its five-phased reopening plan. The third phase allows…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has extended jobless benefits another 20 weeks as the state’s unemployment numbers continue to soar because of the coronavirus pandemic

Assaulting a worker who’s enforcing a mask requirement or other public health guidance can now be prosecuted as aggravated battery under a new Illinois law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Friday.

Thirteen counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.

Health officials in Illinois reported more than 2,000 new cases of coronavirus Friday, the highest daily increase since late May and the first time the state has crossed the 2,000 mark in recent weeks.

The Illinois Department of Public Health will file emergency rules Friday to give local health departments and law enforcement agencies “more leeway” in enforcing the state’s mask mandate and social gathering restrictions.

Illinois businesses that do not enforce public health requirements can fined up to $2,500 under a new set of emergency rules that Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that the Illinois Department of Public Health will file emergency rules aimed at helping local health and police agencies enforce the state’s mask mandate and social gathering restrictions.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to make an announcement Friday morning on new coronavirus guidelines in the state, according to his public schedule. Watch live at 9:30 a.m.

A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association concluded colleges would need to test students for coronavirus every two days in order to reopen safely. NBC 5’s Katie Kim reports.

Loyola University Chicago will suspend on-campus housing for the upcoming fall semester due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an announcement from the university.   University officials distributed a letter on Thursday alerting students and staff of the decision to close on-campus housing for the fall semester, which begins Aug. 24. “It kind of sucks for people who really need…

Chicago Ald. Michael Scott Jr., who represents the city’s 24th Ward, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the alderman said in a statement released Thursday evening. Scott said he underwent coronavirus testing Friday at the “Bike the Boulevard” event, which was hosted by the 24th Ward and the city’s 10th and 11th police districts. Scott said he received his...