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Senate Bill 1446, which passed the General Assembly unanimously and was signed by the governor earlier this month, requires the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal to start tracking the manner of death for all firefighters no later than July 1, 2026. #firefighter

Thousands more New York state nursing home residents may have died of COVID-19 than Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has publicly acknowledged, according to a report issued Thursday by the state’s attorney general.

Caroline Chen reflects on the current COVID pandemic, the lives lost, and the vaccine chaos.

Covid-19 Statistics in Illinois (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,762 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 29 additional deaths.