Jamie Munks

Sen. Andy Manar on the Senate floor during the last day of the Illinois General Assembly at the State Capitol in Springfield in 2016.

Prominent Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar resigns to become senior adviser to Gov. J.B Pritzker

January 4, 2021 at 11:23 p.m.

Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar, a prominent downstate lawmaker who played a key role in revamping education funding in Illinois, is resigning his office to become a senior adviser to...

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 reports 126,211 COVID-19 vaccinations administered throughout the state

December 31, 2020 at 1:43 a.m.

By the end of the day Monday, 126,211 COVID-19 vaccinations had been given throughout Illinois, as the state began the third week of its mass immunization effort, according to Gov....

The Illinois Capitol in Springfield is seen in 2019.

Illinois House set to reconvene in January for the first time in months; state senators asked to reserve time

December 30, 2020 at 11:53 p.m.

The Illinois House will reconvene in Springfield starting Jan. 8, for the first time since May and as Speaker Michael Madigan's continued leadership over the chamber hangs in question. Madigan's...

New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, at the State Capitol on May 20, 2020, in Springfield.

New year brings new laws, including insulin price limit, while minimum wage goes up another dollar

December 30, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.

One of the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic was a drastically shortened spring session of the General Assembly, which means far fewer laws taking effect on New Year's Day...

Chicago Department of Public Health nurse Anna Esquivel gives the COVID-19 vaccination to Chicago Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady at Malcolm X College in Chicago on Dec. 29, 2020.

With ‘no hesitation,’ Chicago’s health commissioner, other non-hospital health care workers get COVID-19 vaccine at Malcolm X College’s mass vaccination site

January 4, 2021 at 11:15 p.m.

Non-hospital health care workers including Chicago's public health commissioner smiled and cheered Tuesday morning after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at the city's first mass vaccination site, capping off months of...

‘The light at the end of the tunnel’: COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Chicago’s hard-hit nursing homes as mayor asks for continued vigilance against virus

December 29, 2020 at 1:15 a.m.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Daniel Johnson has fretted about bringing the coronavirus home to his 11-year-old son — so much so that Johnson, a nursing home facilities manager...

Pritzker says more than 100,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccination in Illinois

December 23, 2020 at 10:30 p.m.

More than 100,000 people in Illinois received the COVID-19 vaccine in the first week of the mass vaccination effort, and officials expect thousands of additional doses to arrive and be...

Illinois says 63,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered from state’s supply

January 4, 2021 at 11:16 p.m.

A week after the first shipment of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrived in Illinois, about 63,000 health care workers across the state have received their first of two doses of the...

Illinois receives expected full complement of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. But questions remain about forthcoming shipments.

January 5, 2021 at 2:15 p.m.

Illinois ramped up its statewide vaccination effort with a focus on front-line health care workers Thursday, even as questions remain about just how many doses the federal government will send...

A family photo of Jerome Liesse, a World War II Air Force veteran, on Dec. 8, 2020. Liesse was one of 36 residents who died in an coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans home in LaSalle.

State VA official acknowledges employees with coronavirus allowed to work at LaSalle home where 33 vets died

December 17, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

Illinois Veterans' Affairs officials acknowledged Wednesday that a complaint has been filed with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration over employees who tested positive for COVID-19 but continued to...

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