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Pritzker back to daily briefings as pandemic picture worsens

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and the rolling seven-day test positivity rate for the virus increased again in Illinois Monday, mirroring national trends.
Lawmakers hear testimony on improving health care access, outcomes

Health care experts appeared before Illinois lawmakers Monday to discuss disparities in access to hospitals and outcomes based on ZIP code.
Judge: Municipalities exempt from Election Day ‘holiday’

A Sangamon County judge has ruled local units of government are exempt from a law the General Assembly passed this year declaring the Nov. 3 general election as a state holiday and requiring all...
CAPITOL RECAP: COVID-19 positivity rates, hospitalizations on steady rise

UPDATED 10/21: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government.

State announces 2nd round of broadband expansion grants

State officials on Monday announced the opening of a second round of grant opportunities for businesses and organizations to expand access to broadband internet service in underserved communities.
Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industries

In Illinois and around the country, an increasing number of universities, investigators and researchers are turning up evidence of systemic racism in the financial sector that has plagued Black...
Pritzker to extend moratorium on evictions

Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order Friday extending the statewide moratorium on residential evictions for another 30 days.
COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June

More than 2,000 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Illinois as of Thursday night, a high not seen since June 12.
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: Illinois poorly prepared for flood of unemployment claims

A neglected Department of Employment Security was suffering severe staffing shortages even before more than 2 million jobless claims swamped the agency during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
UPDATED: Downstate judges face off for 5th District Supreme Court seat

The race for the seat on the Illinois Supreme Court that represents 37 counties in southern Illinois is pitting a centrist Democratic candidate against a self-described “constitutional...

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Wednesday, Oct. 21

STORY: COVID-19 WEDNESDAY UPDATE
COVID-19 metrics are on the rise in Illinois and the governor is once again hosting daily news conferences.
Reporter: Jerry Nowicki
Word Count: 600-900
Photo: Graphics, screenshot
ETA: 4:30 p.m.

STORY: CARES ACT SPENDING
The state of Illinois has spent a little more than half of the $3.5 billion it received through the federal CARES Act. Gov. JB Pritzker today called on Congress to pass another aid package that would include aid for state and local governments as well as small businesses but negotiations in Washington may be stalled until after the election.
Reporter: Peter Hancock
Word count: 600-800 words
Photo: Screenshot
ETA: 5 p.m.

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Capitol News Illinois · COVID Cases Spike as Election Nears

The Capitol News Illinois team discusses a new surge in COVID-19 cases, record level advance voting ahead of the 2020 elections, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda and other major news of the week.

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