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Associated Press: Illinois opening more centers to support small businesses
Seven new state-run centers will open this summer to support Illinois small businesses.
The Small Business Development Centers set to launch in July or already opened are in Chicago, Elgin and Joliet. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development said the $11.5 million effort brings the total of centers statewide to 42.
Chicago Tribune: Cook County courts start reopening Monday, with thousands of cases stalled by pandemic. ‘How do you wake the sleeping giant?’
For months, the “busiest courthouse in America” has been silent.
The rare visitor is greeted with a maze of metal barriers and a security guard wielding a thermometer. Inside, desks are surrounded with plexiglass, and the normally grimy hallways are sparkling clean.
Northwest Herald: McHenry County sees decrease in positivity rate, emergency department visits and hospital admissions related to COVID-19
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, McHenry County had a decrease in positivity rate, emergency department visits and hospital admissions related to COVID-19 for the week of June 21-27.
McHenry County had 26 new cases per 100,000 people, six deaths, a 3.2% positivity rate and 3,040 tests performed, more than 750 tests than the previous week reported. The county is experiencing overall stable COVID-19 conditions, according to the IDPH’s most recent data.