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The International Labor Organization, or ILO, is a United Nations agency that works toward “decent work” for everyone. The process includes representatives bringing world leaders, CEOs and employees to the table to discuss labor reform.
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Amanda Riggenbach, the project manager of the Tumultuous 2020 project at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, spent a year documenting COVID-19 in Illinois.
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Dr. Sharjeel Ahmad, an associate professor of infectious diseases at the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria, discusses what people should know about monkeypox coronavirus mutations.
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If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline for the rest of the month, Gov. JB Pritzker plans to lift his executive order that mandates face coverings indoors by Feb. 28. The plan does not apply to schools.
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As hospitalizations continue to drop, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker intends Wednesday to announce a lifting of a universal indoor masking order for most public places except for schools, a source familiar with the plan confirmed Tuesday.
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Pritzker to fight Springfield judge's ruling voiding school mask mandate, K-12 staff vaccine-or-testGov. JB Pritzker’s mandate for masks in schools was thrown into legal limbo late Friday after a Sangamon County judge voided his rules on both masking and mandated COVID-19 vaccines or regular testing for school staff — flashpoints in a bitter ideological fight over the governor’s pandemic management. But Pritzker vowed to escalate the matter to a higher court, asking for an expedited appeal on the ruling.
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike is hopeful as the state's case rate continues declining after its Omicron peak.
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The Tazewell County Health Department has been unable to provide hospitalization and home isolation figures since last Thursday. The department is only offering limited COVID data “until further notice” due to high volume.
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Public health officials are rolling out more testing options and a new text notification tool for positive cases amid an alarming spike in COVID-19 in Greater Peoria.
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The COVID-19 vaccine is making it possible for families to gather once again this holiday season. And it’s also one of the reasons those get-togethers could get uncomfortable.