Northwest part of state might be headed for COVID-19 restrictions
The northwest region of Illinois could be two days away from triggering increased mitigations from the state to slow the...
Illinois reports 1,343 new COVID-19 cases and 60 additional deaths Sunday
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,805 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121 additional deaths related to the...
Illinois reports 2,508 new COVID-19 cases, but positivity rate stays below 10 percent
With the state now just five days away from the potential Phase 3 of reopening under Gov. JB Pritzker’s Restore...
Illinois reports 2,352 new COVID-19 cases, 75 additional deaths in past day
Testing for COVID-19 in Illinois continues to occur at an accelerated rate, and thus the number of new confirmed cases...
COMMENTARY: How will we heal Illinois’ agri-food system?
From the Illinois Agri-Food Alliance: COVID-19 is rapidly exposing our food system's susceptibilities and disconnects.
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: COVID-19 delivering latest twist in fight over controversial shipping hub
A project recently approved by the city of Joliet is raising issues not only of economics but also of open...
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: Home health care workers also on the COVID-19 front line
As many as 22 home care clients who are part of an Illinois program have tested positive for COVID-19, including...
FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS: When will the impact of coronavirus hit state budgets like Illinois’?
State officials nationwide fear that a substantial decline in tax collections as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will throw...
COMMENTARY: Illinois legislators should continue to make us proud by ending partisan gerrymandering
Illinois has demonstrated that we are not afraid to lead when it comes to disaster response. We should not be...
FROM BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION: Get ready, Illinois: Pritzker’s tax plan looks to become the biggest ballot measure in state history
The presidential election will be the marquee race on the ballot this November, but in Illinois the most expensive and...
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