Republicans push for revisions to ‘Restore Illinois’ plan
Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly said Thursday that when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week, they intend to...
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Pritzker announces new employment resources for job seekers
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced new resources to help the hundreds of thousands of people unemployed in Illinois, unveiling...
Pritzker warns of ‘consequences’ for businesses, counties opening early
The state saw its largest daily increase in COVID-19-related deaths with 192 Wednesday as Gov. JB Pritzker warned business owners...
Pritzker: Employment security department processing claims ‘in timely manner’
The state surpassed 3,000 deaths related to the novel coronavirus Thursday, the 60th straight day the governor has hosted a...
Another 74,000 file first-time unemployment claims in Illinois
Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment during the week ending May 2, including more than 74,476 Illinoisans.
House Republicans slam Pritzker’s reopening plan
Republican members of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday criticized Gov. JB Pritzker’s multi-phase plan to reopen Illinois by...
Pritzker announces regional, phased-in plan for reopening economy
Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled a plan Tuesday for the gradual reopening of the state’s economy on a region-by-region basis, but...
Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims
The state reported 81,596 first-time claims in the week ending April 25, during which time more than 3.8 million claims...
Illinois joins regional states to coordinate reopening economies
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that he and five other Midwestern governors have agreed to coordinate with one another as...
Another 141,000 file initial unemployment claims, pushing 4-week total past 630,000 in Illinois
In the week ending April 11, another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims, bringing the total number during the latest...
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