New law expands access to family leave New law expands access to family leave Tuesday, August 10, 2021 A new law in Illinois will make it easier for part-time school and college employees to receive paid family and medical leave.
State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate Friday, August 6, 2021 After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 12, with some new attractions and new safety requirements.
Pritzker urges lawmakers to act on energy bill Pritzker urges lawmakers to act on energy bill Thursday, August 5, 2021 With talks between labor and environmental groups at an impasse, and with the clock ticking on the impending closure of two nuclear plants in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker this week urged lawmakers... Read more
Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’ Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’ Thursday, August 5, 2021 Two of the laws make menstrual products available at state colleges and universities and require homeless shelters to stock the products, budget permitting. Another would require the state to... Read more
Masks mandated at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities Masks mandated at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Masks will be required at all Illinois long-term care facilities, day cares and Pre-K-12 schools, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19. Read more
Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent as the delta variant of the virus continued to cause a... Read more
Miles from 2019 Aurora shooting, Pritzker signs gun law overhaul into law Miles from 2019 Aurora shooting, Pritzker signs gun law overhaul into law Monday, August 2, 2021 Within five miles of the scene of a 2019 workplace mass shooting that left six people dead and five law enforcement officers injured, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill reforming the... Read more
Pritzker signs immigrant protection bills Pritzker signs immigrant protection bills Monday, August 2, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state’s immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois “the most welcoming state in... Read more