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New $5M state ad campaign to promote masks as virus positivity rate hits 4 percent

Monday, August 3, 2020

COVID-19 cases are on the rise throughout the state and Gov. JB Pritzker is hoping a new $5 million state advertising campaign will help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus by encouraging use of face coverings.

Pritzker warns of deep cuts without federal economic aid

Monday, August 3, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that Illinois faces the prospect of having to make deep spending cuts over the rest of the fiscal year if Congress does not pass an economic relief package that helps states make up for the massive loss in revenue they’ve seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Illinois Attorney General files brief against restrictive voting law in Florida

Monday, August 3, 2020

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was co-lead on a court brief filed Monday by a coalition of 20 attorneys general in opposition to a Florida law that makes it more difficult for previously...

Pritzker administration unveils overhaul of juvenile justice system

Friday, July 31, 2020

The state of Illinois plans to begin placing minors in the justice system in smaller, community-based detention centers that focus more on providing intervention services and education.

More counties now in COVID-19 ‘warning’ zone

Friday, July 31, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday afternoon that 11 counties in the state are now in danger of having to reimpose social and economic restrictions as the number of COVID-19...

Census can ‘empower’ Asian-Americans, officials and organizations stress

Friday, July 31, 2020

Elected officials in Illinois who make up the Asian-American Caucus, along with local community organizations, held Asian-American Census Day on Friday to promote participation in the census among...

Pritzker warns of return to restrictions in counties with growing infections

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday traveled to two of the four counties in Illinois that are now in danger of having to reimpose economic restrictions because of rising COVID-19 numbers, warning that...