Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony Bill would make injuring, killing a police dog while driving under influence a felony Thursday, April 15, 2021 Lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Elected Chicago school board bill passes House Elected Chicago school board bill passes House Thursday, April 15, 2021 A bill which would implement an elected Chicago school board passed the Illinois House Thursday, while opponents of the legislation continued to push for compromise amendments.
State unemployment falls to 7.1% in March State unemployment falls to 7.1% in March Thursday, April 15, 2021 The statewide unemployment rate in Illinois fell three-tenths of a percentage point in March, to 7.1 percent, as the daily count of new COVID-19 cases and the case positivity rate appeared to be... Read more
State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per federal recommendations State pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine per federal recommendations Tuesday, April 13, 2021 On advice of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illinois will pause distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson. Read more
Vaccination pace increases; state prisons reopening for visits Vaccination pace increases; state prisons reopening for visits Monday, April 12, 2021 Over the past seven days, 132,188 doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered daily on average in Illinois as of Monday, an increase of more than 27,000 from the daily average one week ago. Read more
What does the Illinois Treasurer do? What does the Illinois Treasurer do? Friday, April 9, 2021 The treasurer serves as the chief investment and banking officer in Illinois. According to the Illinois Constitution, “The Treasurer, in accordance with law, shall be responsible for the... Read more
3,526 new COVID-19 cases are one-day high since Feb. 5 3,526 new COVID-19 cases are one-day high since Feb. 5 Thursday, April 1, 2021 The state reported 3,526 new confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the highest one-day total since Feb. 5. Read more
Positivity rate, hospitalizations continue to trend upward Positivity rate, hospitalizations continue to trend upward Monday, March 29, 2021 COVID-19 hospitalizations and case positivity rates continued to trend upward Monday, leaving entry into a recently-announced “bridge” phase of reopening uncertain even as the... Read more