Pritzker reports modest hospitalization progress Pritzker reports modest hospitalization progress Monday, May 4, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker said the state is making modest progress in terms of COVID-19 hospitalizations and that his stay-at-home order will continue to be enforced at a local, not statewide, level.
Increased testing continues to push COVID-19 count higher Increased testing continues to push COVID-19 count higher Saturday, May 2, 2020 Illinois’ COVID-19 confirmed case count grew by nearly 2,500 again Saturday as a sustained increase in testing continues to drive the number upward.
Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims Thursday, April 30, 2020 Unemployment in Illinois and nationally continues to balloon amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Pritzker blasts GOP rep’s lawsuit, says 2 downstate counties have highest death rates Pritzker blasts GOP rep’s lawsuit, says 2 downstate counties have highest death rates Monday, April 27, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker urged southern Illinoisans to continue to comply with a stay-at-home order and named a pair of counties where the rate of those killed by the virus is higher than in Cook County. Read more
Workers’ Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 rule Workers’ Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 rule Monday, April 27, 2020 A state commission voted to repeal a new rule that would have made workers’ compensation benefits available to essential employees who contracted COVID-19 without having to prove the illness... Read more
Business groups challenge new workers’ compensation COVID-19 rules Business groups challenge new workers’ compensation COVID-19 rules Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Business groups are challenging a decision by a commission that makes workers’ compensation benefits available to essential workers who contract COVID-19 without having to prove the illness... Read more
Pritzker: Changes to stay-at-home order coming, but ‘normal’ a long way away Pritzker: Changes to stay-at-home order coming, but ‘normal’ a long way away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Changes are coming to the stay-at-home order, Gov. JB Pritzker said again at his daily COVID-19 briefing Tuesday in Chicago, but it is unclear what they are and when they will happen. Read more
Republican congressmen vow to 'work with' state on aid, but not on pensions Republican congressmen vow to 'work with' state on aid, but not on pensions Tuesday, April 21, 2020 The state’s five Republican congressmen responded Monday to a letter sent last week by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon requesting $40 billion in aid to the state, including $10 billion... Read more