State Senate GOP outlines ethics package State Senate GOP outlines ethics package Thursday, September 24, 2020 Illinois Senate Republicans unveiled a package of ethics proposals Thursday which they say is targeted to stop the type of corruption that has led to the indictment of four legislative Democrats in recent months.
COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since June COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since June Thursday, September 24, 2020 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have jumped sharply, according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, while the number of continued unemployment claims in the state increased from the week prior.
Secretary of state extends driver’s license, ID expiration dates Secretary of state extends driver’s license, ID expiration dates Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Expiration dates on Illinois driver’s licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday. Read more
Pritzker: Positivity rate still too high in Illinois Pritzker: Positivity rate still too high in Illinois Wednesday, September 23, 2020 While Illinois’ rolling average COVID-19 positivity rates remain lower than surrounding states, Gov. JB Pritzker said once again Wednesday they are still too high to resume a level of... Read more
Statewide positivity rate remains level Statewide positivity rate remains level Tuesday, September 22, 2020 The seven-day average statewide COVID-19 test positivity rate stayed level at 3.5 percent Tuesday as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 1,531 confirmed cases of the virus. Read more
State passes 5 million COVID-19 tests State passes 5 million COVID-19 tests Monday, September 21, 2020 After the state surpassed 5 million COVID-19 tests over the weekend, Gov. JB Pritzker and health officials touted the expansion of testing efforts at a news conference Monday Read more
Will, Kankakee counties see mitigations lifted Will, Kankakee counties see mitigations lifted Friday, September 18, 2020 Will and Kankakee counties can open again for indoor dining and drinking at bars and restaurants as the region saw its COVID-19 test positivity rate decrease again Friday. Read more
State unemployment rate at 11%; small decrease from month prior State unemployment rate at 11%; small decrease from month prior Thursday, September 17, 2020 The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11 percent for the month of August, a decrease of a half of a percentage point from the previous month as the state added 66,000 nonfarm jobs, according... Read more