State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate Friday, August 6, 2021 After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday, Aug. 12, with some new attractions and new safety requirements.
Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’ Pritzker signs bills aiming to address ‘period poverty’ Thursday, August 5, 2021 Two of the laws make menstrual products available at state colleges and universities and require homeless shelters to stock the products, budget permitting. Another would require the state to apply for a waiver to allow certain federal assistance funds to be used on the products, provided the federal government makes such a waiver available.
Masks mandated at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities Masks mandated at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Masks will be required at all Illinois long-term care facilities, day cares and Pre-K-12 schools, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday amid a nationwide surge of COVID-19. Read more
Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent as the delta variant of the virus continued to cause a... Read more
Miles from 2019 Aurora shooting, Pritzker signs gun law overhaul into law Miles from 2019 Aurora shooting, Pritzker signs gun law overhaul into law Monday, August 2, 2021 Within five miles of the scene of a 2019 workplace mass shooting that left six people dead and five law enforcement officers injured, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill reforming the... Read more
New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits Thursday, July 29, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding the state’s low-income energy assistance program. Read more
Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities Pritzker ‘looking at all possible mitigations;’ masks mandated at driver facilities Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Masks will be required at driver’s license facilities in Illinois starting Monday, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday, and Gov. JB Pritzker said he is “looking at all... Read more
UPDATED: IDPH ‘fully aligns’ with new stricter CDC mask guidance UPDATED: IDPH ‘fully aligns’ with new stricter CDC mask guidance Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker will reexamine the state’s guidance on face coverings after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance Tuesday to reflect that even individuals... Read more