Pritzker adds outdoor restaurant seating to next reopening phase Pritzker adds outdoor restaurant seating to next reopening phase Wednesday, May 20, 2020 As the entire state remains on pace to enter the next phase of reopening in just nine days, Gov. JB Pritzker announced a major addition to the allowed activities under the phase: outdoor dining at restaurants.
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Pritzker announces new employment resources for job seekers Pritzker announces new employment resources for job seekers Thursday, May 14, 2020 Unemployed Illinoisans will soon have access to free, online skills-based training programs. Read more
Peoria County proposes sub-regional reopening plan to state leaders Peoria County proposes sub-regional reopening plan to state leaders Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Officials from Peoria County on Wednesday unveiled their own COVID-19 reopening plan that breaks up north-central Illinois into a sub-region of 11 counties, which officials say will allow the area... Read more
Illinois tops single-day COVID-19 test record with 20K Illinois tops single-day COVID-19 test record with 20K Friday, May 8, 2020 The state reported another 130 COVID-19-realted deaths in the past 24 hours Friday to go along with 2,887 new confirmed cases out of 20,671 tests completed. Read more
Take the weekly CNI news quiz! Take the weekly CNI news quiz! Friday, May 8, 2020 Here's this week's Capitol News Illinois news quiz. Test your knowledge of the past week in Illinois news, plus some trivia. Be prepared, the degree of difficulty is high! Read more
House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s multi-phase plan to reopen Illinois by region, saying it does not act quickly enough to... Read more
Illinois completes record 19,000 coronavirus tests in past 24 hours Illinois completes record 19,000 coronavirus tests in past 24 hours Sunday, May 3, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported the state’s highest one-day total of COVID-19 tests with 19,417 completed in the past 24 hours. Read more