Metro East falls below 6.5% positivity rate Metro East falls below 6.5% positivity rate Wednesday, October 7, 2020 The Metro East area on the Missouri border could be two days away from seeing stricter mitigations lifted if its COVID-19 test positivity rate stays where it is or decreases.
Think tank’s lawsuit takes aim at graduated tax ballot language Think tank’s lawsuit takes aim at graduated tax ballot language Tuesday, October 6, 2020 A think tank once tied to Republican former Gov. Bruce Rauner is suing the Illinois State Board of Elections and secretary of state, charging that graduated tax constitutional amendment language is “misleading” as it appears on the General Election ballot and in a pamphlet sent to voters.
Analysis: Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization averages tick upward Analysis: Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization averages tick upward Monday, October 5, 2020 While hospitalization numbers can fluctuate by the hundreds daily, a Capitol News Illinois analysis of IDPH data shows the weekly average for hospitalizations has crept slightly upward in all... Read more
At 47, daily COVID-19 death count highest since June 24 At 47, daily COVID-19 death count highest since June 24 Friday, October 2, 2020 Twenty-eight Illinois counties are at a warning level for COVID-19 spread as of Friday, the same day the rolling seven-day average positivity rate in the state decreased to 3.4 percent. The... Read more
Committee looks at land use, gentrification, lingering effects of redlining Committee looks at land use, gentrification, lingering effects of redlining Friday, October 2, 2020 Redlining and gentrification were the latest topics discussed Thursday in a series of committee hearings spurred by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus as its members lay the groundwork for its... Read more
New state unemployment claims increase, continued claims decrease New state unemployment claims increase, continued claims decrease Thursday, October 1, 2020 The state announced another 2,126 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 virus-related deaths Thursday as new unemployment claims climbed from a week ago. Read more
Fellow Democrat to challenge Madigan as speaker; House GOP pushes for subpoenas Fellow Democrat to challenge Madigan as speaker; House GOP pushes for subpoenas Thursday, October 1, 2020 The longest-serving state legislative speaker in U.S. history will have a challenger from his own party in January. Read more
More than 2 million mail-in ballots requested in Illinois More than 2 million mail-in ballots requested in Illinois Wednesday, September 30, 2020 More than 2 million Illinois voters have requested vote-by-mail ballots and more than 26,000 such ballots have already been returned, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Read more