New state unemployment claims increase, continued claims decrease New state unemployment claims increase, continued claims decrease Thursday, October 1, 2020 The state announced another 2,126 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 virus-related deaths Thursday as new unemployment claims climbed from a week ago.
Fellow Democrat to challenge Madigan as speaker; House GOP pushes for subpoenas Fellow Democrat to challenge Madigan as speaker; House GOP pushes for subpoenas Thursday, October 1, 2020 The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January.
More than 2 million mail-in ballots requested in Illinois More than 2 million mail-in ballots requested in Illinois Wednesday, September 30, 2020 More than 2 million Illinois voters have requested vote-by-mail ballots and more than 26,000 such ballots have already been returned, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Read more
Pritzker issues Halloween guidance, says no to exempting counties from regional mitigations Pritzker issues Halloween guidance, says no to exempting counties from regional mitigations Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The state announced Halloween COVID-19 guidance encouraging social distancing while trick-or-treating, and the governor took questions in a virtual news conference Wednesday. Read more
UPDATED: Dem Chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’ UPDATED: Dem Chairman calls talk of Madigan subpoena ‘premature’ Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Illinois House Republicans on a special committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan’s role in a bribery scheme involving Commonwealth Edison sought to tie the longtime leader... Read more
Committee focuses on drug penalty reform, elderly parole Committee focuses on drug penalty reform, elderly parole Tuesday, September 29, 2020 The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held the latest in a series of hearings related to the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus’ legislative agenda... Read more
UPDATED: COVID-19 Update: Northwest Illinois headed for more mitigations UPDATED: COVID-19 Update: Northwest Illinois headed for more mitigations Tuesday, September 29, 2020 A staffer who recently traveled with Gov. JB Pritzker has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the governor and others to self-isolate for a period of two weeks, his office announced Tuesday. Read more
Northwest part of state might be headed for COVID-19 restrictions Northwest part of state might be headed for COVID-19 restrictions Monday, September 28, 2020 The northwest region of Illinois could be two days away from triggering increased mitigations from the state to slow the spread of COVID-19. Read more