COVID-19 Update: ‘Cautious optimism,’ pleas to stay home ahead of holiday weekend COVID-19 Update: ‘Cautious optimism,’ pleas to stay home ahead of holiday weekend Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The state’s rolling seven-day average COVID-19 test positivity rate decreased by a half point Tuesday to 10.4 percent as hospitalizations continued to show signs of leveling, but officials urged caution ahead of the holiday weekend.
Pritzker warns of looming crisis if jobless programs aren’t extended Pritzker warns of looming crisis if jobless programs aren’t extended Monday, November 23, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker warned Monday of another looming economic crisis for the state and nation if Congress does not act soon to reauthorize extended unemployment benefits for people displaced from their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine IDPH preps for expected initial 400,000 doses of vaccine Monday, November 23, 2020 After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have continued preparing locations to store and... Read more
Positivity rate decreases as hospitalization growth slows Positivity rate decreases as hospitalization growth slows Monday, November 23, 2020 The statewide COVID-19 case positivity rate dipped to 10.9 percent Monday on a seven-day rolling average, marking three straight days of decreases which put it at 2.3 percentage points below a... Read more
UPDATED: State reports another 126 COVID-19 deaths as Tier 3 mitigations take effect UPDATED: State reports another 126 COVID-19 deaths as Tier 3 mitigations take effect Friday, November 20, 2020 The state reported another 126 COVID-19-related deaths Friday as Tier 3 mitigations took effect statewide and virus-related hospitalizations continued to increase. Read more
Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential elector Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential elector Friday, November 20, 2020 U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Democratic Party confirmed, and... Read more
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down city of Sparta’s policy on police citations Illinois Supreme Court strikes down city of Sparta’s policy on police citations Friday, November 20, 2020 The state’s highest court has struck down a southern Illinois city’s policy that partly evaluates police officers on the number of citations officers issue, finding it violates an... Read more
Pritzker calls on Madigan to answer questions or step aside Pritzker calls on Madigan to answer questions or step aside Thursday, November 19, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday put his own pressure on House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying the Democratic leader needs to answer questions from the press and the public or else resign. Read more