Time to ‘take action,’ Pritzker says as Metro East region rolls back Time to ‘take action,’ Pritzker says as Metro East region rolls back Monday, August 17, 2020 State and local officials in the Metro East area near St. Louis cautioned residents on both sides of the Illinois-Missouri line Monday to be diligent about protecting themselves and others from COVID-19.
Perspectives on Progress: Jordan Powell talks health disparities Perspectives on Progress: Jordan Powell talks health disparities Friday, August 14, 2020 To Jordan Powell, president of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association, the disparity in COVID-19 cases among Blacks and Latinos is a natural extension of the inequities that already exist in health care. Powell joined Capitol News Illinois in a podcast conversation as part of its “Perspectives on Progress” series, which is a collection of podcasts on race in Illinois.
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois Friday, August 14, 2020 Illinois reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months Friday as the state continued to experience a resurgence of the novel coronavirus disease. Read more
Illinois Democrats outline ethics proposals Illinois Democrats outline ethics proposals Thursday, August 13, 2020 Several Democratic state lawmakers called a virtual news conference Thursday morning in support of ethics reforms, hours before news broke that another Democratic state senator was charged with a... Read more
Link charged with felony tax evasion Link charged with felony tax evasion Thursday, August 13, 2020 State Sen. Terry Link was charged in federal court this week with a felony count of tax evasion. Read more
Illinois Senate conducts first-ever virtual committee hearing Illinois Senate conducts first-ever virtual committee hearing Thursday, August 13, 2020 An Illinois Senate committee met for the state’s first-ever virtual hearing Thursday in a Zoom teleconference focusing on diversity in state contracts granted through the Illinois Tollway. Read more
Illinois surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases Illinois surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases Thursday, August 13, 2020 Illinois has now recorded more than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic first arrived in the state. Read more
Tiebreaker process for marijuana licenses finalized Tiebreaker process for marijuana licenses finalized Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, or IDFPR, adopted permanent rules this week to break ties in the application process for 75 conditional adult-use marijuana... Read more