Heading into budget season, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker faces several converging challenges, including a projected deficit over ...

With Gov. JB Pritzker still weighing whether to seek a third term, the firmer foundation he’s laid for Illinois’ historically shaky finances faces a major stress test from ballooning deficit ...

Shortly after the order was enacted, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker responded, saying, "working families will pay the price." ...

Gov. JB Pritzker is asking that participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol be blocked from employment by the state ...

SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. It is contagious in humans and is the cause of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Non-active site mutations such as L50F are crucial ...

Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2. McConchie, who would’ve been up for ...

Flu hospitalizations continue to be on the high side. According to UW Health data, 18 percent of the hospital network’s ...

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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, N95 masks have turned into a regular necessity. These masks are specifically designed to eliminate 95% of airborne particles, which include viruses and bacteria.

With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus persists and evolves, a new normal is taking shape around the world. Experts expect cases to rise again this winter.