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More counties now in COVID-19 ‘warning’ zone

Friday, July 31, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday afternoon that 11 counties in the state are now in danger of having to reimpose social and economic restrictions as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Later in the day, however, the agency’s site showed two additional counties with that designation.

Pritzker warns of return to restrictions in counties with growing infections

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday traveled to two of the four counties in Illinois that are now in danger of having to reimpose economic restrictions because of rising COVID-19 numbers, warning that bars, restaurants and other businesses could be forced to close again if people don’t follow public health guidelines.

State regulators grill ComEd execs over fraud admission

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Top executives of utility giant Commonwealth Edison faced tough questions from state regulators Wednesday as they publicly apologized for the lobbying scandal that is forcing the company to pay a...

Suit charges ComEd with consumer fraud

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

A class action lawsuit filed this week against utility giant Commonwealth Edison seeks to recover potentially hundreds of millions of dollars for consumers who were charged rates under legislation...

GOP lawmakers’ call for ComEd hearings rebuffed

Thursday, July 23, 2020

The chairwoman of the Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee said this week she will not hold hearings to examine what impact Commonwealth Edison’s lobbying and bribery practices...

State employment agency hit in nationwide fraud scheme

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Wednesday it has been affected by a nationwide fraud scheme involving the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

House GOP seeks special session on ethics reform

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Republicans in the Illinois House on Tuesday called on Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker to convene a special session of the General Assembly to focus on ethics reform.

Teachers’ union urges most schools to not reopen for in-person learning

Monday, July 20, 2020

One of the state’s largest teachers’ unions said Monday that most schools in Illinois are not yet ready to reopen for in-person teaching in the fall and it urged schools to continue...

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More counties now in COVID-19 ‘warning’ zone

Pritzker warns of return to restrictions in counties with growing infections