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Republican congressmen vow to 'work with' state on aid, but not on pensions

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The state’s five Republican congressmen responded Monday to a letter sent last week by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon requesting $40 billion in aid to the state, including $10 billion for the state’s pension system, which has an unfunded liability of $138 billion.

Pritzker predicts smaller mid-May COVID-19 peak

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday the state’s COVID-19 peak could come in mid-May and he is examining the current stay-at-home order for potential changes. The governor made the comments during a Washington Post Live interview with reporter Robert Costa.

Pritzker faces questioning on prison sentence commutations

Monday, April 20, 2020

Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for greater communication from the governor’s office when he commutes prison sentences, but Gov. JB Pritzker has not indicated he will make any...

COVID-19 Sunday Update: 31 more fatalities reported; Pritzker salutes National Guard

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Gov. JB Pritzker praised the state’s National Guard as he welcomed one of its units home and gave an update on personal protective equipment Sunday at his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago.

Where to find a Wi-Fi hotspot in Illinois

Friday, April 17, 2020

As students across Illinois get accustomed to remote learning, state agencies have released a new tool aimed at connecting those who need internet to drive-up Wi-Fi hotspots.

Another 141,000 file initial unemployment claims, pushing 4-week total past 630,000 in Illinois

Thursday, April 16, 2020

In the week ending April 11, another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims, bringing the total number during the latest four weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic to more than...

Intensive care bed, ventilator use relatively stable from a week ago

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

The percentage of intensive care beds and ventilators in use in Illinois remained relatively flat since last week as state officials on Tuesday announced another encouraging sign that Illinois is...

COVID-19 lays racial health disparities bare

Friday, April 10, 2020

While African-Americans make up just less than 15 percent of Illinois’ population, they account for approximately 43 percent of the state’s 596 COVID-19 fatalities and 28 percent of...

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Republican congressmen vow to 'work with' state on aid, but not on pensions

Pritzker predicts smaller mid-May COVID-19 peak