Illinois oil production slumps during pandemic Illinois oil production slumps during pandemic Friday, May 8, 2020 Oil production in Illinois has been on the decline for many years, but a steep drop in demand brought on by the economic slowdown spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a big bite out of the industry.
Illinois tops single-day COVID-19 test record with 20K Illinois tops single-day COVID-19 test record with 20K Friday, May 8, 2020 The state reported another 130 COVID-19-realted deaths in the past 24 hours Friday to go along with 2,887 new confirmed cases out of 20,671 tests completed.
Take the weekly CNI news quiz! Take the weekly CNI news quiz! Friday, May 8, 2020 Here's this week's Capitol News Illinois news quiz. Test your knowledge of the past week in Illinois news, plus some trivia. Be prepared, the degree of difficulty is high! Read more
Pritzker: Employment security department processing claims ‘in timely manner’ Pritzker: Employment security department processing claims ‘in timely manner’ Thursday, May 7, 2020 The state surpassed 3,000 deaths related to the novel coronavirus Thursday, the 60th straight day the governor has hosted a daily briefing on the pandemic. Read more
Judge to reject lawsuit over ballot obstacles for constitutional amendment Judge to reject lawsuit over ballot obstacles for constitutional amendment Thursday, May 7, 2020 An Illinois organization aiming to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot is suing the state, alleging that restrictions implemented to combat the novel coronavirus... Read more
Another 74,000 file first-time unemployment claims in Illinois Another 74,000 file first-time unemployment claims in Illinois Thursday, May 7, 2020 Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment during the week ending May 2, including more than 74,476 Illinoisans. Read more
Amid apparent virus plateau, Pritzker says stay the course Amid apparent virus plateau, Pritzker says stay the course Wednesday, May 6, 2020 As statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations remain stable, state leaders say not much has changed to warrant an altered response to the pandemic.“The virus hasn't gone away. It is still out... Read more
House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s multi-phase plan to reopen Illinois by region, saying it does not act quickly enough to... Read more