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Sheriffs who are charged with operating county jails around the state say IDOC’s decision puts more strain on county resources and personnel.

Gov. Pritzker said the state is bolstering its health care workforce by deploying more workers and allowing out-of-state health care providers to continue practicing in Illinois with expanded permissions to care for all patients.

The session was originally scheduled to start this week with three meeting days, but leaders announced last week they will meet only one day this week and likely will cancel all in-person meetings the following week, Jan. 11-13.

Nearly 85% of all coronavirus-related hospitalizations across the state are unvaccinated individuals.

About a month ago, Dr. Keith Woeltje’s initial projections plotting the curve of COVID-19 cases in the St. Louis region looked bleak.“For a couple of days…