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Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Masks will be required at driver’s license facilities in Illinois starting Monday, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday, and Gov. JB Pritzker said he is “looking at all the possible mitigations” amid another surge of COVID-19 infections.

Pritzker signs law repealing criminal penalties for HIV transmission

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday that repeals criminal penalties for people who transmit HIV to others.

UPDATED: IDPH ‘fully aligns’ with new stricter CDC mask guidance

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Gov. JB Pritzker will reexamine the state’s guidance on face coverings after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Tuesday to reflect that even individuals...

Bills expanding access to mental health care are among several signed into law

Monday, July 26, 2021

Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday.

WITH PODCAST: Pritzker talks plans for Unemployment Trust Fund, pandemic response

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t considering using federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay down a multi-billion dollar Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund deficit, and he’s watching the...

Democratic leaders seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuits

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Lawyers for Illinois’ Democratic legislative leaders last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Republicans and a Mexican American advocacy group regarding newly drawn legislative...

State ‘strongly encourages’ public, private colleges to require students to get COVID-19 vaccine

Monday, July 19, 2021

The state’s higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinois to issue mandatory vaccine...

Pritzker, Stratton announce reelection bid

Monday, July 19, 2021

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday he will seek a second term, joined once again by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton as a running mate.

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Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities

Pritzker signs law repealing criminal penalties for HIV transmission