AG to appeal judge’s ruling halting stay-at-home order against lawmaker AG to appeal judge’s ruling halting stay-at-home order against lawmaker Tuesday, April 28, 2020 The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed a notice to appeal a downstate judge’s ruling releasing one Republican representative from the governor’s executive orders, according to court documents.
Pritzker blasts lawmaker exempted from stay-at-home order by court Pritzker blasts lawmaker exempted from stay-at-home order by court Tuesday, April 28, 2020 As the state saw its largest single-day death total yet from COVID-19 Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said his stay-at-home order stands despite a judge’s Monday ruling which granted a limited temporary restraining order against it.
Pritzker blasts GOP rep’s lawsuit, says 2 downstate counties have highest death rates Pritzker blasts GOP rep’s lawsuit, says 2 downstate counties have highest death rates Monday, April 27, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker urged southern Illinoisans to continue to comply with a stay-at-home order and named a pair of counties where the rate of those killed by the virus is higher than in Cook County. Read more
House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases Monday, April 27, 2020 Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed or granted early releases from state prisons... Read more
Workers’ Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 rule Workers’ Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 rule Monday, April 27, 2020 A state commission voted to repeal a new rule that would have made workers’ compensation benefits available to essential employees who contracted COVID-19 without having to prove the illness... Read more
State reaches COVID-19 testing goal for third straight day as cases rise State reaches COVID-19 testing goal for third straight day as cases rise Sunday, April 26, 2020 The state of Illinois reported 2,126 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and another 59 deaths. Read more
Pritzker highlights mental health needs as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Pritzker highlights mental health needs as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Saturday, April 25, 2020 As residents of Illinois head into their sixth week under a stay-at-home order recently extended through May, Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday highlighted the availability of mental health services... Read more
Take the CNI weekly quiz and put your state news knowledge to the test Take the CNI weekly quiz and put your state news knowledge to the test Friday, April 24, 2020 Test your knowledge of Illinois government news with the Capitol News Illinois news quiz! (10 questions: 5 state gov't/politics, 1 Chicago, 1 downstate, 1 sports, 1 geography, 1 trivia) Read more