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State still working on uniform outbreak protocol for veterans homes

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

At a committee hearing Tuesday, Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs officials reported that all four state-run veterans homes have no staff or residents currently positive for COVID-19, but the agency is still working to produce uniform infection control procedures for the facilities.

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

An Illinois Senate committee will hold its first hearing Wednesday to begin the process of redrawing congressional and state legislative districts in line with the 2020 census, despite the fact that detailed census data will likely be unavailable until September.

Commission to call for overhaul of early childhood education funding

Monday, March 15, 2021

A commission that Gov. JB Pritzker appointed in 2019 will soon issue a report calling for a complete overhaul in the way the state handles its budget for early childhood education along with a...

Capitol Cast: The Pandemic, One Year In

Friday, March 12, 2021

On the anniversary of Gov. JB Pritzker's statewide disaster declaration, the Capitol News Illinois team discusses how the pandemic has affected everyday life in Illinois, and how close the...

Lawmakers want role in spending federal stimulus money

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Lawmakers from both parties told officials from Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration on Thursday that the General Assembly should have some say in how the state spends the $7.5 billion in...

Democratic Illinois officials applaud passage of federal stimulus

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Democratic state officials in Illinois applauded the final passage Wednesday of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion federal relief package, which includes billions of dollars in aid to...

Lawyers to seek enforcement of decades-old DCFS consent decree

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Lawyers who represent children in the state’s foster care system plan to ask a federal judge this week to take enforcement action against the Department of Children and Family Services,...

CapitolCast: Week in Review March 5, 2021

Friday, March 5, 2021

The CNI news team discusses the election of a new Democratic Party state chairwoman, the state's staggering pension debt, pushes to reopen more activity in the state and other news of the week.

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State still working on uniform outbreak protocol for veterans homes

Senate to begin redistricting process