Category Archives: Coronavirus
Gov. Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. JB Pritzker is fully vaccinated and double boosted. (Facebook/Gov. JB Pritzker)By WJBC StaffCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker received a positive test result during his routine COVID-19 testing re...
Jul 19, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 testing requirement dropping for most students, staff at ISU
Asymptomatic testing remains available through July 29. Testing options after July 29 will be communicated at a later date, the university said. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By HOI ABCNORMAL &#...
Jul 18, 2022
Governor lifts mask requirement for public transportation
On Tuesday, Gov. Pritzker said people should still do what they feel most comfortable with current COVID-19 conditions. (WJBC file photo)By IIS Radio and Blake HaasSPRINGFIELD – Masks are no lon...
Apr 20, 2022
ISU updates face covering requirements
There is no change to the university's COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements at this time. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Face coverings will be recommende...
Mar 03, 2022
Mask mandate lifted in Illinois
Gov. Pritzker spoke Monday during an event at Navy Pier in Chicago. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the end of the state’s mask mandate with a stop by Na...
Mar 01, 2022
Two year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case in Illinois
Since the pandemic began, more than 2.8 million Illinoisans have tested positive for COVID-19 and over 30,000 have died. (Twitter/Reditus Labs) By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Monday marks the two yea...
Jan 25, 2022
ISU reveals cost of supplying KN95 masks to all on campus
Administrators said recent data show KN95 masks provide a "heightened degree of protection. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCNORMAL – All students, faculty, and staff at Illinois State University are ...
Jan 21, 2022
IDPH director on the omicron variant
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. (Twitter/BlueRoomStream)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Like everyone else in the medical community, Dr. Ngozi Ezike is learning all she ...
Nov 30, 2021
Medical and public health professionals fighting “misinformation” about coronavirus
Another problem, said University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health epidemiologist Katrine Wallace, is that the news in the so-called mainstream media often lacks context and nuance. (Photo c...
Nov 22, 2021
Local health officials report another COVID-related death; the county’s rolling positivity fell to 1.5%
McLean County health officials reported the new cases on Monday. (Photo courtesy: Reditus/Facebook) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Another McLean County resident has died from COVID-19, as county he...
Nov 01, 2021
