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Illinois officials have announced new incentives to encourage residents to sign up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Illinois will enter the ‘Bridge Phase” of the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan next week prior to fully reopening in June, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. The Bridge Phase will loosen restrictions further and increase capacity limits before the final Phase 5. Here’s Pritzker’s full statement: “Because of our state’s incredible workforce of healthcare professionals and our exemplary National Guard,...

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged Chicago residents to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Illinois mass vaccinations sites throughout the suburbs. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Gerald Reed, a man who claimed he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder, was released Friday after spending 29 years behind bars. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A man who claims he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder walked free Friday after spending 29 years behind bars.

A man who claims he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder walked free Friday after spending 29 years behind bars. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday commuted the sentence of a man who claimed he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder. Gerald Reed was granted a new trial in 2018 on claims he was tortured into a false murder confession by detectives working for notorious police commander Jon Burge. But last year, Cook County Judge Thomas Hennelly ruled...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his annual State of the State address on Feb. 17, 2021.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his annual State of the State address on Feb. 17, 2021.

Illinois’ top public health official said Tuesday there is no plan to change guidance surrounding school sports, despite rumors that such restrictions may be changing. “There is higher risk of infection transmission associated with high contact sports. That premise has not changed,” Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in a statement. “There are no…

With a push to bring fall sports back to Illinois high schools, some health experts said Thursday that playing is possible as long as precautions against the coronavirus are followed. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors believe...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office said that no changes will be made to the current plan for high school sports, saying the governor is following science, but some doctors said there should be more conversation on the matter. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With the fate of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax program in the voters’ hands, the governor is spending more than $56 million of his own money to drum up support in the form of a new ad campaign. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports

Golf courses will be allowed to reopen and operate under Illinois’ modified stay-at-home order taking effect Friday, but that comes with strict restrictions. Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will…

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Illinois residents will once again be able to tee it up when golf courses reopen on May, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. On Thursday, Pritzker announced the statewide stay-at-home order will now be in effect through May 30, though some changes will be put in place, including modified restrictions for non-essential businesses like golf courses. Courses will soon be able…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an extension of the state’s stay-at-home order Thursday, a new mask requirement starting May 1 and the reopening of several types of businesses.

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he and the state had joined an alliance with six other midwestern governors to compose a plan to gradually open each state’s economy. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A voter from a precinct on Chicago’s West Side recently tested positive for the coronavirus, and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Sunday it may change the way Illinoisans are used to voting this coming Election Day. As the state continues to approach it’s projected peak in coronavirus cases, the number of tests hit its highest number in the last...