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.
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.
Pritzker issues Halloween guidance, says no to exempting counties from regional mitigations Pritzker issues Halloween guidance, says no to exempting counties from regional mitigations Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The state announced Halloween COVID-19 guidance encouraging social distancing while trick-or-treating, and the governor took questions in a virtual news conference Wednesday. Read more
UPDATED: COVID-19 Update: Northwest Illinois headed for more mitigations UPDATED: COVID-19 Update: Northwest Illinois headed for more mitigations Tuesday, September 29, 2020 A staffer who recently traveled with Gov. JB Pritzker has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the governor and others to self-isolate for a period of two weeks, his office announced Tuesday. Read more
State Senate GOP outlines ethics package State Senate GOP outlines ethics package Thursday, September 24, 2020 Illinois Senate Republicans unveiled a package of ethics proposals Thursday which they say is targeted to stop the type of corruption that has led to the indictment of four legislative Democrats... Read more
COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since June COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since June Thursday, September 24, 2020 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have jumped sharply, according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, while the number of continued unemployment claims in the state... Read more
Secretary of state extends driver’s license, ID expiration dates Secretary of state extends driver’s license, ID expiration dates Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Expiration dates on Illinois driver’s licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday. Read more
Pritzker: Positivity rate still too high in Illinois Pritzker: Positivity rate still too high in Illinois Wednesday, September 23, 2020 While Illinois’ rolling average COVID-19 positivity rates remain lower than surrounding states, Gov. JB Pritzker said once again Wednesday they are still too high to resume a level of... Read more