State public health officials on Friday announced 2,758 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 110 deaths.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday it will notify 32,483 claimants whose personal information might have been viewed because of a "glitch" in the newly-launched Pandemic Unemployment Assistance portal.

Springfield restaurant Fox Run opened to indoor seating Friday in violation of Gov. JB Pritzker's executive order designed to fight the spread of COVID-19.

The Springfield Muni, which brings the area "Broadway Under the Stars" outdoor shows each year, announced Friday it has canceled its 2020 season."It was a really difficult and painful decision for the entire board, but it's a decision that we know is the right one in the end," said Greg Donathan, 2020 Muni president, in a video on Facebook."However," he added, "I'm excited to also let you know that 2021 will see the same slates of shows,

Illinois Senate Republicans say it's time the General Assembly have a say in how the state moves forward "in a safe way" with its economy, urging lawmakers to stay in Springfield longer than the three-day abbreviated session.

WASHINGTON - Despite high-profile incidents of Americans refusing to wear face masks, an overwhelming majority of Americans say they have worn a face covering due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.

The spread of the novel coronavirus appears to be slowing in the United States.

Former Vice President Joe Biden said in a Thursday television interview he had not yet decided on a running mate, saying on CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "I honest to God don't know who" he would pick.

China is poised to pass a national security law for Hong Kong that the city's opposition lawmakers, analysts and U.S. officials say could plunge the semi-autonomous territory into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997 and exacerbate already coronavirus-strained tensions between Washington and Beijing.   The draft law bans "treason, secession, sedition and subversion.