Illinois

Nearly 400 people with COVID-19 are hospitalized in intensive care units across Illinois, more than 150 of them on ventilators, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That’s the highest number of people receiving critical care because of the coronavirus since late June, the department said. COVID-19 patients occupy about 10% of the state’s…

The ban on evictions in Illinois has been extended until late September as public health experts warn the state is among the areas of the country facing a “perfect storm” of risk factors for transmitting the highly contagious disease this fall. The ban had been set to expire Saturday, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an…

Illinois Public Health officials on Sunday reported 1,893 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths. That brings the state’s total to 220,178 cases and 7,880 fatalities. There were 54,351 tests reported, a day after the state set another testing record with 56,766 tests. If Illinois doesn’t bring its steadily rising coronavirus numbers down…

As Illinois reported more than 1,500 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday, the governor's office announced that new restrictions will be imposed on several counties near St. Louis because the percentage of people testing positive there has been rising. The restrictions are to go into effect Tuesday for Region 4, which includes Bond, Clinton, Madison,…

Illinois announced 1,772 new known cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the 8th straight day with more than 1,000 new cases. Health officials also reported 18 additional confirmed deaths. That brings the state’s total to 176,896 known infections and 7,478 fatalities. “We’re at a danger point,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at a news conference Thursday in…