As marijuana sales boom, social equity applicants sweat licensing delays As marijuana sales boom, social equity applicants sweat licensing delays Thursday, July 9, 2020 Social equity applicants to the state's marijuana industry – those whose majority ownership stakes include persons disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs – have been especially left in the lurch as their expenses mount and clarity as to when licenses will be released is lacking.
Group says local governments’ hands tied in COVID-19 economic response Group says local governments’ hands tied in COVID-19 economic response Thursday, July 9, 2020 Local government officials in Illinois have their hands “tied behind their back” when responding to COVID-19-related economic struggles, three community and business advocacy groups argued Thursday.
Madigan: Remove images of Stephen Douglas from Statehouse Madigan: Remove images of Stephen Douglas from Statehouse Thursday, July 9, 2020 Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday called for removing statues and portraits of the 19th century U.S. Senator Stephen A Douglas from the Statehouse along with other known... Read more
Record testing pushes daily COVID-19 count past 1,000 for first time since June 2 Record testing pushes daily COVID-19 count past 1,000 for first time since June 2 Thursday, July 9, 2020 New Illinois COVID-19 cases topped 1,000 Thursday for the first time since June 2, but the high number coincided with the state’s highest recorded single-day testing output. Read more
Another 39K file jobless claims in Illinois Another 39K file jobless claims in Illinois Thursday, July 9, 2020 The state of Illinois saw slight decreases in the number of people filing first-time unemployment claims as well as the number of people receiving continuing benefits during the week that ended... Read more
Pritzker lays out federal COVID-19 wish list to congressional committee Pritzker lays out federal COVID-19 wish list to congressional committee Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Wednesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said he would like to see a coordinated national COVID-19 containment strategy that requires people to... Read more
AG asks Clay County judge to rule on last issue in Bailey’s lawsuit AG asks Clay County judge to rule on last issue in Bailey’s lawsuit Wednesday, July 8, 2020 The Illinois attorney general’s office on Tuesday night asked a downstate judge to address the one outstanding issue in Rep. Darren Bailey’s lawsuit challenging Gov. JB... Read more
Elections Board wants to continue challenge of third-party ballot access Elections Board wants to continue challenge of third-party ballot access Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Illinois’ chief election authority told a federal court Monday it wants to continue its appeal of looser election rules for third-party candidates. Read more