Republicans call for balanced budget ahead of governor’s address Republicans call for balanced budget ahead of governor’s address Monday, February 15, 2021 Republican leaders in the Illinois House are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to propose a truly balanced budget when he delivers his budget address Wednesday, noting he should avoid relying on money that may never materialize.
New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen New jobless claims continue to fall; ACA enrollment to reopen Thursday, February 11, 2021 New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels.
Illinois House adopts new rules on partisan lines Illinois House adopts new rules on partisan lines Wednesday, February 10, 2021 The Illinois House adopted new rules on Wednesday that Democrats say are intended to make the legislative process more transparent, but Republicans argue they don’t go far enough in... Read more
Illinois Republicans name Don Tracy as new chairman Illinois Republicans name Don Tracy as new chairman Monday, February 8, 2021 The Illinois Republican Party Central Committee on Saturday named Springfield attorney Don Tracy as its new chairman, replacing Tim Schneider, who had held the post for more than six years. Read more
First-time jobless claims drop sharply First-time jobless claims drop sharply Thursday, February 4, 2021 First-time unemployment claims in Illinois dropped sharply in the last week of January as most regions in the state slowly began reopening following the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Illinois to ramp up vaccine distribution Illinois to ramp up vaccine distribution Wednesday, February 3, 2021 The state will soon start ramping up the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as part of its effort to further limit the spread of the disease. Read more
DCFS reports 17% decline in child death cases DCFS reports 17% decline in child death cases Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Child welfare officials in Illinois reported a 17 percent decline in the number of child death cases they investigated during the previous fiscal year, an indicator, they say, of progress in... Read more
GOP members hope to block new teacher standards GOP members hope to block new teacher standards Monday, February 1, 2021 Supporters of the proposed “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” say they’re merely an attempt to make sure that all educators are trained in ways to reach... Read more