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Pritzker predicts smaller mid-May COVID-19 peak

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday the state’s COVID-19 peak could come in mid-May and he is examining the current stay-at-home order for potential changes. The governor made the comments during a Washington Post Live interview with reporter Robert Costa.

Pritzker faces questioning on prison sentence commutations

Monday, April 20, 2020

Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for greater communication from the governor’s office when he commutes prison sentences, but Gov. JB Pritzker has not indicated he will make any voluntary changes to the process, which is spelled out in state law and also goes through the state Prisoner Review Board.

COVID-19 Sunday Update: 31 more fatalities reported; Pritzker salutes National Guard

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker praised the state’s National Guard as he welcomed one of its units home and gave an update on personal protective equipment Sunday at his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago.

Where to find a Wi-Fi hotspot in Illinois

Friday, April 17, 2020

As students across Illinois get accustomed to remote learning, state agencies have released a new tool aimed at connecting those who need internet to drive-up Wi-Fi hotspots.

Another 141,000 file initial unemployment claims, pushing 4-week total past 630,000 in Illinois

Thursday, April 16, 2020

In the week ending April 11, another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims, bringing the total number during the latest four weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic to more than...

Intensive care bed, ventilator use relatively stable from a week ago

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The percentage of intensive care beds and ventilators in use in Illinois remained relatively flat since last week as state officials on Tuesday announced another encouraging sign that Illinois is...

COVID-19 lays racial health disparities bare

Friday, April 10, 2020

While African-Americans make up just less than 15 percent of Illinois’ population, they account for approximately 43 percent of the state’s 596 COVID-19 fatalities and 28 percent of...

State again sees largest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths with 82

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Another 82 people have died from complications of novel coronavirus disease in Illinois and the state announced more than 1,529 new cases Wednesday as Gov. JB Pritzker said testing still lags...

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Pritzker predicts smaller mid-May COVID-19 peak

Pritzker faces questioning on prison sentence commutations