Illinois ramps up testing, staffing at long-term care facilities Illinois ramps up testing, staffing at long-term care facilities Wednesday, April 29, 2020 The state of Illinois is sending out teams of nurses and ramping up testing for COVID-19 at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities as it continues efforts to control the spread of the virus.
Republicans call for reopening legislative session Republicans call for reopening legislative session Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Republicans in the General Assembly are urging House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President Don Harmon to call lawmakers back into session so they can vote on whether to extend the state’s stay-at-home order beyond May 1.
House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases House Republicans urge more transparency on inmate releases Monday, April 27, 2020 Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed or granted early releases from state prisons... Read more
Pritzker highlights mental health needs as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Pritzker highlights mental health needs as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Saturday, April 25, 2020 As residents of Illinois head into their sixth week under a stay-at-home order recently extended through May, Gov. JB Pritzker on Saturday highlighted the availability of mental health services... Read more
Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic Thursday, April 23, 2020 The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that 4.4 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims during the week that ended April 18, including 102,936 workers in... Read more
Lawmakers slowly preparing for session to reopen Lawmakers slowly preparing for session to reopen Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Top leaders of the Illinois House and Senate say there is still no timetable for calling lawmakers back into session, but they have launched a process for narrowing down the topics they’ll... Read more
Pritzker: Illinois’ ‘curve is bending the right way’ Pritzker: Illinois’ ‘curve is bending the right way’ Monday, April 20, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is showing signs of slowing down and that the social distancing measures put in place have saved thousands... Read more
Illinois joins regional states to coordinate reopening economies Illinois joins regional states to coordinate reopening economies Thursday, April 16, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that he and five other Midwestern governors have agreed to coordinate with one another as they make plans for reopening their economies after the COVID-19... Read more