State releases contact tracing data as one-day COVID-19 caseload tops 10,000 State releases contact tracing data as one-day COVID-19 caseload tops 10,000 Friday, November 6, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration unveiled a new central location for COVID-19 contact tracing data on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s website Friday.
State smashes one-day COVID-19 case record with 9,935 as death toll surpasses 10K State smashes one-day COVID-19 case record with 9,935 as death toll surpasses 10K Thursday, November 5, 2020 The state’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 10,000 Thursday as the number of new confirmed cases smashed a one-day record by more than 2,000.
With graduated tax failure, ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful,’ governor says With graduated tax failure, ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful,’ governor says Wednesday, November 4, 2020 Backers of a graduated income tax constitutional amendment conceded defeat Wednesday for Gov. JB Pritzker’s marquee policy proposal which was projected to bring in more than $3 billion... Read more
State reports another 68 COVID-19 deaths, most since June 17 State reports another 68 COVID-19 deaths, most since June 17 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health announced another 68 COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, the highest one-day total since June 17 as hospitalizations once again pushed second-wave highs. Read more
Elections Board warns that races could be undecided for days Elections Board warns that races could be undecided for days Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Although nearly 3.6 million Illinoisans had already voted by Monday morning, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections, nearly 2.3 million ballots are still to be cast if the state is to... Read more
COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to reach new second-wave highs COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to reach new second-wave highs Monday, November 2, 2020 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to climb as the whole state is either subject to increased mitigation measures or will be by Wednesday. Read more
UPDATED: East-central Illinois makes 10 of 11 regions mitigated as restaurants push back UPDATED: East-central Illinois makes 10 of 11 regions mitigated as restaurants push back Friday, October 30, 2020 Illinois is down to one region that is not facing increased COVID-19 mitigations after east-central Illinois’ Region 6 reached an 8 percent positivity rate for the third straight day,... Read more
Mitigations triggered in 9th of 11 regions as COVID-19 rages Mitigations triggered in 9th of 11 regions as COVID-19 rages Thursday, October 29, 2020 A ninth of the state’s 11 COVID-19 reopening regions triggered increased mitigations Thursday as the governor touted the release of federal funding for businesses affected by... Read more