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Chicago Tribune: Illinois pharmacies receiving Pfizer’s COVID drug, but supply remains scarce. Here’s what you need to know.
When Chuck Ingwersen took Pfizer’s newly authorized COVID-19 medication after he contracted the virus, he steadily improved each day.
“It was like a straight line of feeling better every day,” he said.
ABC 7 Chicago: Illinois gets over $1B from federal government to repair more than 2K bridges
The federal infrastructure plan will send more than $1 billion to Illinois over the next five years, which is earmarked for more than 2,000 aging and crumbling bridges in need of repair.
When it comes to the number of bridges rated structurally deficient, Illinois is ranked third worst in the nation according to the National Bridge Registry. Statewide, there are 2,374 in poor condition and more than half of them need to be replaced.
HOI ABC: Governor JB Pritzker drops $90 million into his own campaign
Current Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is bolstering his run for re-election in November.
The heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune made a $90 million contribution to his campaign fund on Friday.
Daily Herald: COVID-19 new-case averages dip slightly for second day in a row
For the second day, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in Illinois dipped Friday, an encouraging sign after a week of high infection and hospitalization counts, and deaths.
New cases of COVID-19 totaled 29,639 Friday, and the average daily rate was 29,600, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported.
The Center Squared: Illinois lawmakers may not return to Springfield until Groundhog Day
Illinois state lawmakers may not come back to the capitol until Groundhog Day after canceling session days next week.
The Senate President and House Speaker announced last week that this week’s session days are canceled because of increased COVID-19 cases statewide. That makes eight of the nine scheduled session days so far this year have been canceled.