Pritzker says feds sent wrong health equipment in latest PPE order Pritzker says feds sent wrong health equipment in latest PPE order Monday, March 30, 2020 As state leaders try to gather as much personal protective equipment (PPE) as possible to distribute to health care workers treating COVID-19 patients, Gov. JB Pritzker says the federal government sent Illinois 300,000 of the wrong type of mask.
COVID-19 IMPACTS: State gives guidance on mortgage payments, student loan debt, banking COVID-19 IMPACTS: State gives guidance on mortgage payments, student loan debt, banking Monday, March 30, 2020 The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued guidance for lenders and borrowers Monday regarding debt collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Illinois reports surge in new COVID-19 cases, deaths Illinois reports surge in new COVID-19 cases, deaths Sunday, March 29, 2020 Illinois officials on Sunday announced the largest one-day jump in confirmed novel coronavirus cases and deaths in the state yet. But public and private labs’ per-day testing ability is also... Read more
Illinois records first infant death as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Illinois records first infant death as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Saturday, March 28, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday it has confirmed 13 new deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, including an infant in Cook County who had tested positive. Read more
Pritzker keeps pressure on feds, asks all medical professionals to join COVID-19 fight Pritzker keeps pressure on feds, asks all medical professionals to join COVID-19 fight Friday, March 27, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced new measures benefitting the homeless and people on supplemental nutrition programs Friday and continued to pressure the federal government for further, centralized... Read more
New money announced for COVID-19 fight as number of confirmed cases soars New money announced for COVID-19 fight as number of confirmed cases soars Thursday, March 26, 2020 New federal and charitable funding will soon be available to Illinoisans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as the state on Thursday saw its largest one-day spike of new cases and deaths during the... Read more
State, national unemployment spikes amid COVID-19 outbreak State, national unemployment spikes amid COVID-19 outbreak Thursday, March 26, 2020 More than 114,000 Illinoisans filed first-time unemployment claims last week. Nationally, more than 3 million people reported losing their jobs, the biggest one-week surge on record. Read more
Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams Thursday, March 26, 2020 The Illinois Attorney General’s office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-related price gouging, scams and... Read more