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Illinois surpasses testing goal, unveiling new daily high of COVID-19 cases Illinois surpasses testing goal, unveiling new daily high of COVID-19 cases Friday, April 24, 2020 Illinois surpassed a long-stated benchmark of 10,000 daily completed tests for COVID-19, state officials announced Friday. Gov. JB Pritzker called the testing of more than 16,000 people in the past day, “a very important milestone” in the state’s response to the pandemic.
Lawmaker sues Pritzker, alleges improper use of emergency powers Lawmaker sues Pritzker, alleges improper use of emergency powers Friday, April 24, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker’s state of emergency should have expired April 8, an Illinois lawmaker says in a lawsuit, rendering improper his subsequent actions related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Third-party candidates’ ballot access rules officially loosened Third-party candidates’ ballot access rules officially loosened Friday, April 24, 2020 A federal judge’s ruling Thursday made official what Capitol News Illinois reported earlier this week: Requirements for third-party candidates to be included on November ballots in the state... Read more
Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, April 23, 2020 The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that 4.4 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims during the week that ended April 18, including 102,936 workers in... Read more
Pritzker to extend stay-at-home order with modifications starting May 1 Pritzker to extend stay-at-home order with modifications starting May 1 Thursday, April 23, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday he is extending Illinois’ stay-at-home order through May 30 with certain modifications taking effect May 1, including opening up state parks, expanding... Read more
Illinois rents fleet of refrigerated trailers as COVID-19 morgue contingency Illinois rents fleet of refrigerated trailers as COVID-19 morgue contingency Thursday, April 23, 2020 Illinois has rented a fleet of refrigerated semi-truck trailers to store the bodies of deceased COVID-19 patients in case morgues become filled to capacity. Read more
Illinois Supreme Court to conduct May cases via videoconference Illinois Supreme Court to conduct May cases via videoconference Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Illinois’ highest court will hear the May session’s oral arguments through videoconference. Read more