The state’s moratorium on enforcement of residential evictions will expire on Oct. 3.
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Galesburg Register-Mail: 2020 census results: Who are the biggest population losers in west-central Illinois?
As Illinois at large is losing population and getting more diverse, so are local counties.
For the most part, seven rural counties in west-central Illinois — Knox, Warren, Fulton, McDonough, Mercer, Henderson and Henry — are seeing larger population declines than other areas of the state.
ABC 7 Chicago: Illinois unemployment notices from IDES cause confusion, worry in those told they owe thousands
People who received Illinois unemployment help during the pandemic are now being told they owe thousands of dollars back. Some are being told to cough up as much as $20,000.
State and federal programs are supposed to help most people who received unemployment overpayments by granting them forgiveness. However, the I-Team has heard from many people saying they’re either being denied those requests or they’re just not getting a clear answer.
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier: Illinois’ eviction moratorium set to expire Oct. 3
Gov. J.B. Pritzker had extended the order each month with minor to substantial revisions since March 2020. The extensions have come in 30-day windows, coinciding with his monthly reissuance of a disaster proclamation in response to the pandemic.
WGN: Illinois health care workers, teachers now required to have at least one dose of vaccine
It’s deadline day for Illinois health care workers and teachers to get at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
After a two-week delay, at the request of various educational associations and the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the deadline is here.
Block Club Chicago: 80 Percent Of Illinois Adults Have Gotten At Least 1 COVID-19 Vaccine Shot, CDC Says
Eighty percent of Illinoisans 18 and up have received at least one COVID-19 shot, and nearly two-thirds are fully vaccinated, data show.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures show more than 7.9 million Illinois adults, or about 80.4 percent in the state, have gotten a vaccine dose. Just over 63 percent adults in the state are fully vaccinated.