SOUTH JACKSONVILLE â Even with Social Security, her late husband s pension as a former Jacksonville police chief and her own pension, Wanda Irlam says she would have a hard time paying rent for most two-bedroom apartments. I think it would be very hard to find a place, said Irlam, 84, a retired school food service worker who lives in the Jacksonville Affordable Housing development. This is just a good place to live, and it s very affordable and very safe.
Her $382-a-month rent, which covers water and sewer service in this Morgan County village adjacent to Jacksonville and 36 miles west of Springfield, compares with other rents for similar apartments in the area that can cost $800 or more per month.
Published May 9, 2021 •
Updated on May 9, 2021 at 1:22 pm
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As Illinois approaches the anticipated start date of its so-called “Bridge Phase” between Phases 4 and 5 of its coronavirus reopening plan, positivity rates continue to decrease, but ICU bed usage remains mostly steady in most locations.
According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, at least three of the state’s health care regions are currently below 20% ICU bed availability. That includes Region 1, located in the northwestern part of the state, and Region 2, located just to the south and encompassing a wide swath of western and central Illinois.
SOUTH JACKSONVILLE Even with Social Security, her late husband’s pension as a former Jacksonville police chief and her own pension, Wanda Irlam says she would have a hard time paying rent for most two-bedroom apartments.
“I think it would be very hard to find a place,” said Irlam, 84, a retired school food service worker who lives in the Jacksonville Affordable Housing development. “This is just a good place to live, and it’s very affordable and very safe.”
Her $382-a-month rent, which covers water and sewer service in this Morgan County village adjacent to Jacksonville and 36 miles west of Springfield, compares with other rents for similar apartments in the area that can cost $800 or more per month.
After an uptick in cases of coronavirus in late March and early April, numbers have steadied considerably across the state of Illinois. Some areas are still.
DuPage leads suburban counties in vaccination rates
Eugene Siuda laughs under his mask after getting his first COVID-19 vaccination at a walk-in site Monday in Des Plaines. I ll live, he said after being asked how he felt. He came from his home in Arlington Heights. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Updated 4/26/2021 6:04 PM
Almost 30% of suburban residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but the percentage varies across the counties.
DuPage County has the highest percentage of fully vaccinated residents at 33.1%, according to the most recent figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
McHenry County is the lowest at 25.9%, according to IDPH figures.