Springfield and Sangamon County enacted full COVID-19 mitigation measures Friday, just days after local elected officials acknowledged that an earlier "phased" plan that allowed indoor dining and bar service to continue in defiance of Gov.

Hallmark Christmas movies are not the only thing starting early this year. Downtown Springfield's Old Capitol Holiday Walks will begin Saturday.

Driver Services facilities will be closed for the next three weeks because of the coronavirus Secretary of State Jesse White said Friday.

Illinois obliterated another coronavirus record Friday with 15,415 new cases of COVID-19 reported. That erases the previous one day totals by more than 2,700 cases.

Sangamon County Republican Chair Rosemarie Long said Friday that she and her husband, Jack, tested positive for coronavirus.

Sangamon County officials Friday reported two COVID-19 patient deaths - bringing the total to 75 -- and 296 new cases of the virus.

After months of clamoring from local businesses and members of the city council, the city of Springfield announced the roll out of a small-business grant program intended to give relief to businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHEN: Saturday at noon.