As we anticipate the State of Illinois moving into Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois Reopening Plan on Friday, June 11, Western Illinois University continues to review and evaluate how the University will be impacted.
Watch Live: Pritzker to Give COVID Update for Illinois
Pritzker will be joined by Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike and other health care providers to give the update at 1:30 p.m. from the Thompson Center in Chicago, according to his public schedule. The news conference can be watched live in the video player above.
Walk-In Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Appointments Coming to Kankakee, Other Illinois Counties
As the state of Illinois looks to continue to boost access to the coronavirus vaccine, state officials announced that rural vaccination teams will now provide walk-in appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the coming weeks.
The update comes days after Illinois officials announced that the state is on track to enter Phase 5 of its reopening plan - which would mark a full reopening - in July.
Illinois is currently in Phase 4 of its reopening plan and must first enter what s known as the Bridge Phase, a transitional period before the final Phase 5, which would see all sectors of the economy fully reopened and no capacity limits.
Pritzker said Monday that the state could move to the Bridge Phase potentially as early as next week.
“If you look at all the hospital admissions data, it looks like we’re in decent shape and moving toward the Bridge Phase,” he said. “I believe that it may be next week.”