Jamie Munks

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Illinois redirects 97,000 vaccine doses from federal nursing home program Pritzker has criticized for moving too slowly

February 4, 2021 at 6:39 p.m.

Illinois is diverting 97,000 coronavirus vaccine doses away from a federal partnership with pharmacies that is overseeing vaccinations in nursing homes and making those shots available to people 65 and...

Ald. Roderick Sawyer, 6th, receives his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 25, 2021, at St. Bernard Hospital in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, joining Chicago city leaders and elected officials who were already allowed doses in current rollout plan

February 3, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

When Illinois opened up the coronavirus vaccine to people 65 and older last week, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot rolled up her sleeve for her first dose even as some state...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon greets colleagues during the inauguration of the new Senate for the 102nd General Assembly, Jan. 13, 2021, at the Capitol in Springfield.

Pritzker adds Illinois legislators to the list of those eligible for COVID-19 shots in phase 1b, but says he’s not getting in line

February 3, 2021 at 7:13 p.m.

Illinois state legislators have been added to the list of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in phase 1b of the effort, a spokeswoman for Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday....

State Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch talks to lawmakers at the Capitol in Springfield on May 25, 2016.

New Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch signals pandemic housing, ethics, restorative justice are among legislative priorities

March 11, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

Newly inaugurated Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has signaled some of his legislative priorities with the creation of special committees on ethics and elections, restorative justice, and housing and...

Pritzker says earlier federal notice on COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should make it easier for providers to schedule appointments

January 27, 2021 at 9:40 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that the Biden administration's promise of earlier notifications about the number of doses of the coronavirus vaccine coming to states should make it easier for...

State regulations on police body cameras took effect in 2016.

Every Illinois police officer would be required to wear a body camera by 2025 under bill awaiting Pritzker’s signature. But without penalties, will departments comply?

January 27, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

Every police officer in Illinois would be required to wear a body camera by 2025 as part of a massive criminal justice overhaul state lawmakers approved this month, but a...

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Illinois redirects 97,000 vaccine doses from federal nursing home program Pritzker has criticized for moving too slowly

Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, joining Chicago city leaders and elected officials who were already allowed doses in current rollout plan

Pritzker adds Illinois legislators to the list of those eligible for COVID-19 shots in phase 1b, but says he’s not getting in line

New Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch signals pandemic housing, ethics, restorative justice are among legislative priorities

Pritzker says earlier federal notice on COVID-19 vaccine deliveries should make it easier for providers to schedule appointments

Every Illinois police officer would be required to wear a body camera by 2025 under bill awaiting Pritzker’s signature. But without penalties, will departments comply?

Illinois told to expect a boost in vaccine shipments as limited indoor dining returns to many suburbs

Illinois tax revenue losses lower than expected during pandemic, U. of I. study finds

8 more cases of highly contagious coronavirus variant identified in Illinois

Illinois reports 2,944 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, lowest since beginning of fall surge in mid-October