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2020 Stephenson County final multiplier announced
FREEPORT Stephenson County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.
The property assessment equalization factor, often called the multiplier, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. Assessments in Stephenson County are at 33.44% of market value, based on sales of properties in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The equalization factor currently being assigned is for 2020 taxes, payable in 2021. Last year s equalization factor for the county was 1.0000.
The final assessment equalization factor was issued after a public hearing on the tentative factor. The tentative factor issued in March 2021 was 1.0000.
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Cook County health officials announced Thursday that the county will be releasing 20,000 appointments for eligible recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday.
At noon Friday, Cook County residents included in Phase 1A and Phase 1B of the state vaccination program will be able to sign up for 20,000 first-dose appointments at:
Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park;
Triton College, 2000 5th Ave., River Grove;
South Suburban College, 15800 State St., South Holland; and
North Riverside Health Center, 1800 S Harlem Ave., North Riverside.; and
An undisclosed site in Des Plaines.
With the exception of the site at the Tinley Park Convention Center, which will offer the Moderna vaccine, residents signing up for appointments at the suburban sites will be given the Pfizer vaccine.
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One day after President Joe Biden pledged to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults by May 1, Gov. J.B. Pritzker went one step better on Friday, saying he is confident Illinois can open up eligibility a bit earlier.
“I feel very confident moving forward that supplies are increasing, that the president is doing everything that he can to get us there,” Pritzker said during a news conference at Loretto Hospital. “And I’m confident that not just by May 1, but maybe even a little bit earlier, we could open up to everyone in the state, everyone that’s eligible.”