Rockford-Area School Districts Sound Off On Face Masks for 2021/2022 School Year
To require face masks or not, is the big question that many Rockford-area school districts still don't have the answer to.
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Mask Mandate Is Back At Illinois Driver’s License Facilities
When the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) says that it is fully adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new masking guidelines, it's a pretty safe bet that others will follow suit.
FBI Warns Of Fake Vaccine Cards Being Sold In Illinois
When there's enough talk about disallowing people who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 access to airplanes, trains, buses, schools, universities, etc., it should come as no surprise that fake certificates are available for a price.
Will Rockford Have To Implement Another Mask Mandate?
Dr. Dennis Norem joins the show every Monday morning at 7:05 to give us the latest on the coronavirus, COVID-19, and vaccines.
Neighboring School District Reveals Back-To-School COVID Plans, What’s This Mean For Rockford?
The big topic of conversation is whether or not elementary, middle, or high school students will be required to wear masks during the upcoming school year.
U Of I Says Returning Students Must Be Vaccinated
While Governor Pritzker and his administration are saying "Hey! Get yourself vaccinated against COVID-19 and you could win a pile of money in a vax lottery," The University of Illinois is saying "You want to be a student here? Get vaccinated."
Illinois Has A New Vaccine Lottery–Here’s How It Works
Governor Pritzker figures that you might need an incentive to go out and get vaccinated against COVID-19, even after 70 percent of the state's adults have received at lease one vaccine dose.
RPS 205 Won’t Require COVID Vaccinations for Upcoming School Year
RPS 205 has provided an update for the 2021/2022 school year that will hopefully answer many of the questions you are asking about COVID-19 protocols going forward.
United Airlines Offers Vax Incentive–Free 1st Class Travel For A Year
It's been estimated that 25 percent of Americans are experiencing something called "Vaccine Hesitancy." In other words, one out of every four of us haven't, and aren't planning on, rushing out to get the COVID-19 vaccination.
Illinois Young Adults More Likely to Live at Home Than Any Other Midwest State
COVID-19 had a lot of families back home together again for the first time in a long time.
People who thought they'd never be living at home again found themselves posted up in their parent's basement. College kids who dreamed of going off to school found themselves doing online school from their bedroom...