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IDPH Issues New Guidance for Youth, Recreational Sports
As Illinois regions continue loosening restrictions, the state has released new guidance for youth and recreational sports. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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High School Winter Sports Will Start on Time, MHSAA Says
Michigan high school winter sports will start on time in November. Face coverings are required for athletes practicing and competing in basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling, the Michigan High School Athletic Association said Friday. They are not required for athletes in bowling, gymnastics, skiing and swimming unless the players are on the sideline and not actively participating. Sport-specific…
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IHSA Director Clarifies Intent of Letter Sent to Pritzker About Sports
The executive director of the Illinois High School Association said Friday the content of a letter he sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Deputy Gov. Jesse Ruiz this week “has been greatly misconstrued on social media in a short amount of time.”
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20 Illinois Counties Now at ‘Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Dept. Says
Twenty counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.
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Gov. Pritzker Says 2 Illinois Regions Seeing ‘Troubling Trends'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers a coronavirus update from Chicago on Aug. 19.
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Will County Contact Tracers Met With ‘Disturbing Mixed Bag of Attitudes': Health Dept.
With Will County among 14 Illinois counties at a “warning level” for coronavirus, area contact tracers are reporting a “disturbing mixed bag of attitudes” when it comes to the virus.
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14 Illinois Counties Now at ‘Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Dept. Says
Fourteen counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.
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Pritzker Says Mask Mandate Applies Even While ‘Outside and Walking Around'
Illinois’ mask mandate applies “even outside,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, noting that residents should still be wearing masks even if they’re just walking down the street.
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13 Illinois Counties Now at ‘Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Dept. Says
Thirteen counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.
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Pritzker Announces Newly-Proposed Guidelines on Mask Enforcement
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.
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Watch Live: Pritzker to Discuss Coronavirus Response From County at ‘Warning Level'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to discuss the coronavirus response Tuesday from one of 11 counties state health officials say is at a “warning level” for the spread of COVID-19.
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Watch Live: Gov. Pritzker to Launch Campaign Aimed at Reducing Coronavirus Spread
NOTE: Pritzker’s 11 a.m. press conference will be streamed live in the player above Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will launch a new public awareness campaign Monday aimed at “reducing the spread of COVID-19.” The governor is set to speak publicly at 11 a.m. at the IEMA state Emergency Operations Center in Springfield. The campaigns launch comes as 11 counties...
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11 Illinois Counties Reach ‘Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Dept. Says
Eleven counties in Illinois are now at a “warning level” for coronavirus, the state’s health department said Friday.
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Pritzker: Illinois Is ‘Heading in the Wrong Direction' With Coronavirus Resurgence
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike on Thursday issued another warning that the state is “heading in the wrong direction” with its resurgence of coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus ‘Not a Once-In-A-Lifetime Kind of Thing,” Infectious Disease Expert Says
An infectious disease expert at University of Chicago Medicine said Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t “a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing” and preparations should be made for future pandemics. “I’m really worried that five years after this pandemic people are going to be like, ‘Well, that’s over and we’re probably not going to have one for another 100 years,’”...
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‘Danger Point': Coronavirus Metrics Rising in Most of Illinois' 11 Regions, Pritzker Says
Most of Illinois’ 11 healthcare regions are seeing increases in coronavirus metrics as the state reaches what Gov. J.B. Pritzker called “a danger point.” Speaking from a county now at a “warning level,” Pritzker said “things are not heading in the right direction.” “We do not want the state or any region in the state moving backward so I’m...
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Watch Live: Gov. Pritzker to Speak in 2 Illinois Counties at Coronavirus ‘Warning' Level
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to deliver two coronavirus updates Thursday, both in counties said to be at “warning levels” in the state. Watch them live here.
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IHSA Announces Decision on Sports After State Releases New Guidance
The Illinois High School Association announced its plan for the 2020-21 school year Wednesday, moving some fall sports to the spring and allowing others to continue as planned with restrictions.
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Athletes Respond After IHSA Makes Fall Sports Changes
Student-athletes are reacting tonight after fall sports seasons were upended by the coronavirus. NBC 5’s Chris Hush shares their stories.
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Gov. Pritzker Announces New State Guidelines for Recreational Sports
Illinois on Wednesday added new restrictions for recreational sports for both youths and adults beginning next month.