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Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announced his candidacy for governor of Illinois Monday, joining a slew of Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in November.

A team of health care workers will be deployed to Rockford’s Javon Bae Hospital-Riverside, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday, saying the medical professionals will “help reduce the strain” on the hospital amid the current omicron surge.

Illinois health officials are taking a series of steps to help address a surge in COVID cases among hospitalized patients in the state, calling in workers from other states and receiving assistance from the federal government as hospitalizations hit record highs. Lexi Sutter has more details.

Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories will provide COVID-19 tests to Chicago Public Schools, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Saturday, as the CPS and Chicago Teachers Union standoff over coronavirus protocols and remote learning continued with no immediate end in sight.

Chicago Public Schools students won’t return to the classroom Monday unless a breakthrough occurs in negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union, according to a district spokesman. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Gov. JB Pritzker, along with Illinois health care officials, said in a COVID update to the state that they worry coronavirus numbers will get worse before improving again. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

As the rapidly-spreading omicron variant fuels a surge in COVID-19 cases, calls have grown throughout Illinois for school districts to reinstate remote learning. At least two Chicago-area district – Niles Township High School District 219 and West Chicago District 33 – have shifted to online instruction, particularly due to staffing issues brought on by COVID infections and employee absences. Despite…

Thousands of COVID tests for Chicago Public Schools students and staff members have been deemed “invalid” as the district prepares for a return to classrooms following the winter break.

As COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and hospital leaders are urging medical centers to postpone non-emergency surgeries to help keep beds clear for COVID patients. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

As COVID cases surge in Illinois, area children’s hospitals say they are seeing their biggest spike in cases and hospitalizations, with more kids testing positive than ever before during the coronavirus pandemic. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the story.

As COVID cases surge in Illinois, area children’s hospitals say they are seeing their biggest spike in cases and hospitalizations, with more kids testing positive than ever before during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pediatric hospitalizations are rising across several states in the U.S., but there are five states in particular that are making up a majority of the increases and Illinois is one of them, according to an NBC News analysis of Department of Health and Human Services data.

Across the U.S., some states are reporting an increase in pediatric hospitalizations as the new omicron variant continues to spread and Illinois’ top doctor said the state is watching such numbers very closely.

Illinois will soon increase access to both testing and booster shots in an effort to combat the increased spread of the omicron variant across the state, as well as providing staffing assistance to hospitals in need, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday.

In delivering his first COVID update since the omicron variant was first detected in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said the state is taking new measures to address surging cases and hospitalizations and a heightened demand for testing after the Christmas holiday and ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Dr. Ngozi Ezike delivers a COVID update for Illinois as omicron variant cases continue to spread across the state.

In delivering his first COVID update since the omicron variant first arrived in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday said the state is taking new measures to address surging cases and hospitalizations and a heightened demand for testing after the Christmas holiday and ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to give a COVID-19 update Monday, addressing the omicron variant that has been spreading across Illinois and the U.S. in recent weeks.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is scheduled to give a COVID-19 update Monday, addressing the omicron variant that has been spreading across Illinois and the U.S. in recent weeks.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker provided an update to reporters Saturday after a tornado hit the southern Illinois city of Edwardsville, killing six people at an Amazon facility.