Pritzker: State headed into COVID-19 peak ‘potentially beyond’ April highs Pritzker: State headed into COVID-19 peak ‘potentially beyond’ April highs Thursday, October 22, 2020 Region 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan will see a new tier of virus mitigations as Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday that “we are now headed into a peak that is beyond, potentially, where we were in March and April.”
Supreme Court candidate faces attack ads for decision in child abuse case Supreme Court candidate faces attack ads for decision in child abuse case Thursday, October 22, 2020 A court decision involving an appeal from a convicted sex offender who attempted suicide before trial has surfaced in the race for the state Supreme Court’s southern Illinois district between two sitting justices on that same court.
Pritzker renews call for more federal aid Pritzker renews call for more federal aid Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday renewed his call for more federal aid for struggling state and local governments as well as small businesses, but talks in Washington may be stalled until after... Read more
UPDATED: COVID-19 deaths, positivity rates, hospitalizations push new post-June highs UPDATED: COVID-19 deaths, positivity rates, hospitalizations push new post-June highs Wednesday, October 21, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 69 COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday, a new single-day high since June 17, when there were 84. Read more
Number of regions slated for added COVID-19 mitigations jumps to 4 Number of regions slated for added COVID-19 mitigations jumps to 4 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Two more of the 11 regions of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have reached a threshold necessitating increased restrictions, joining two other regions which remain above the key metric. Read more
Pritzker back to daily briefings as pandemic picture worsens Pritzker back to daily briefings as pandemic picture worsens Monday, October 19, 2020 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and the rolling seven-day test positivity rate for the virus increased again in Illinois Monday, mirroring national trends. Read more
Lawmakers hear testimony on improving health care access, outcomes Lawmakers hear testimony on improving health care access, outcomes Monday, October 19, 2020 Health care experts appeared before Illinois lawmakers Monday to discuss disparities in access to hospitals and outcomes based on ZIP code. Read more
Judge: Municipalities exempt from Election Day ‘holiday’ Judge: Municipalities exempt from Election Day ‘holiday’ Monday, October 19, 2020 A Sangamon County judge has ruled local units of government are exempt from a law the General Assembly passed this year declaring the Nov. 3 general election as a state holiday and requiring all... Read more