Illinois requires educators, health workers to get vaccine
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois health care workers and educators from kindergarten through college will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday in announcing new safety protocols that
IDES announces in-person services to resume
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The Illinois Department of Employment Security will begin offering in person services again at some American Job Centers throughout the state. IDES offices have been closed to the public for over a
Hardin County School District temporarily closed after COVID-19 outbreak
HARDIN COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — The Hardin County School District is closed for the rest of this week due to an outbreak of COVID-19. School officials say about one quarter of the district’s students weren’t in
Governor Pritzker expected to announce mask mandate Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce Thursday a statewide mask mandate. Multiple media outlets are reporting the mandate will apply to anyone two or older, regardless of vaccination status. Masks would be