County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdowns County fairs hurt financially by COVID-19 shutdowns Friday, March 27, 2020 The social distancing guidelines that led Illinois county fairs to cancel off-season events on their grounds through the end of April is one part of a financial impact double-whammy, a trade official said.
Time to take the week-end Capitol News Illinois quiz! Time to take the week-end Capitol News Illinois quiz! Friday, March 27, 2020 Test your knowledge of Illinois government news with the Capitol News Illinois news quiz! (10 questions: 5 state gov't/politics, 1 Chicago, 1 downstate, 1 sports, 1 geography, 1 trivia)
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
State officials warn of possible looming recession State officials warn of possible looming recession Wednesday, March 25, 2020 A commission that advises the General Assembly on revenue and economic issues is warning that a slowdown of business activity caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is likely to bring about a recession... Read more
Pritzker delays Illinois’ tax deadline to July 15 Pritzker delays Illinois’ tax deadline to July 15 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced a number of financial initiatives Wednesday to assist owners of bars, restaurants, hotels and other small businesses during the economic slowdown caused by the novel... Read more
Senate, House cancel next week’s session once again Senate, House cancel next week’s session once again Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Lawmaking remains on hold in Illinois amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s Senate and House each canceled next week’s scheduled session Wednesday. Read more