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Final preparations are underway for the United Center COVID-19 vaccination site March 8, 2021, in Chicago.

Illinois set to open two more mass vaccination sites Thursday as workers put finishing touches on United Center site

March 4, 2021 at 12:13 p.m.

The state readied two more mass vaccination sites to open Thursday as workers completed preparations at the United Center site, where plans call for up to 6,000 people to be...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Illinois set to receive more than 100,000 doses of new Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine by midweek

March 2, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

Illinois is expected to receive more than 100,000 doses of the recently approved Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine this week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State...

Illinois administers another 50,897 COVID-19 vaccinations; 1,143 new and probable cases the lowest daily count since July

March 1, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

The state administered 50,897 coronavirus vaccine doses Sunday, public health officials announced, well below the seven-day average and a steep drop from Wednesday's record of 130,021 vaccinations. The statewide total...

United Center parking lot could distribute up to 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per day; will be open March 10 to eligible Illinois residents

February 26, 2021 at 7:03 p.m.

A mass vaccination site capable of inoculating 6,000 people per day against the coronavirus is set to open next month in a parking lot at the United Center, part of...

Illinois administers record 130K-plus vaccines, as expansion of eligibility opens outside Chicago and Cook County

February 25, 2021 at 6:43 p.m.

A record 130,021 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois on Wednesday, public health officials reported, reaching a statewide total of 2,440,950. The previous daily record was 95,375 doses, administered...

Gov J.B. Pritzker gives a news briefing at the drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination location set up inside of the Lake County Fairgrounds on Jan. 27, 2021, in Grayslake.

As Illinois surpasses 2.3M COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois expects 100,000 daily doses by mid-March

February 24, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.

Illinois administered 55,947 coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, reaching a statewide total of 2,310,929, public health officials reported Wednesday. The number of Illinois residents who have been fully vaccinated — receiving...

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Illinois set to open two more mass vaccination sites Thursday as workers put finishing touches on United Center site

Illinois set to receive more than 100,000 doses of new Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine by midweek

Illinois administers another 50,897 COVID-19 vaccinations; 1,143 new and probable cases the lowest daily count since July

United Center parking lot could distribute up to 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine per day; will be open March 10 to eligible Illinois residents

Illinois administers record 130K-plus vaccines, as expansion of eligibility opens outside Chicago and Cook County

As Illinois surpasses 2.3M COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois expects 100,000 daily doses by mid-March

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