Report: State energy laws created ‘profit machine’ for ComEd Report: State energy laws created ‘profit machine’ for ComEd Wednesday, December 2, 2020 State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed Commonwealth Edison to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and benefits, according to a new report issued by an independent public interest group this week.
UPDATED: Governor: Those who traveled for Thanksgiving should quarantine, get tested for COVID-19 UPDATED: Governor: Those who traveled for Thanksgiving should quarantine, get tested for COVID-19 Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Another 125 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were reported to have died in the previous 24 hours Tuesday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, bringing the death toll to 12,403 since the pandemic began.
Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak Lawmakers seek additional hearings into LaSalle Veterans’ Home outbreak Monday, November 30, 2020 Republican lawmakers on Monday renewed calls for a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing into the cause of a coronavirus outbreak at the state-run veterans home in LaSalle where about 20... Read more
UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge Monday, November 30, 2020 Despite some slight improvement in key public health metrics over the past week, Gov. JB Pritzker said he has no immediate Read more
Pritzker announces intent to borrow $2 billion from federal program Pritzker announces intent to borrow $2 billion from federal program Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday the state would give notice to the federal government that it plans to borrow $2 billion from a federal program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in... Read more
COVID-19 Update: Second wave shows signs of leveling COVID-19 Update: Second wave shows signs of leveling Wednesday, November 25, 2020 The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Illinois has shown signs of leveling off in recent days, but there has also been a large spike in new unemployment claims amid tighter economic restrictions... Read more
Senate committee grills Veterans’ Affairs officials on LaSalle home outbreak Senate committee grills Veterans’ Affairs officials on LaSalle home outbreak Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Members of the state Senate Veterans Affairs Committee had pointed questions for officials with the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs about the agency’s response to an outbreak at the... Read more
Illinois' Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected Illinois' Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected Tuesday, November 24, 2020 The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what officials had originally been told to expect. Read more