So your school is practicing remote learning. What does it mean? So your school is practicing remote learning. What does it mean? Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Public K-12 schools statewide were instructed to begin remote learning days Tuesday until in-person instruction can resume, and standardized testing in the state is canceled for the year as well.
COVID-19 IMPACTS: State gives guidance on mortgage payments, student loan debt, banking COVID-19 IMPACTS: State gives guidance on mortgage payments, student loan debt, banking Monday, March 30, 2020 The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation issued guidance for lenders and borrowers Monday regarding debt collection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pritzker keeps pressure on feds, asks all medical professionals to join COVID-19 fight Pritzker keeps pressure on feds, asks all medical professionals to join COVID-19 fight Friday, March 27, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced new measures benefitting the homeless and people on supplemental nutrition programs Friday and continued to pressure the federal government for further, centralized... Read more
Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams Attorney General taking price gouging action, warns of COVID-19 scams Thursday, March 26, 2020 The Illinois Attorney General’s office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-related price gouging, scams and... Read more
Senate, House cancel next week’s session once again Senate, House cancel next week’s session once again Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Lawmaking remains on hold in Illinois amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s Senate and House each canceled next week’s scheduled session Wednesday. Read more
Pritzker details state efforts to stockpile COVID-19 supplies Pritzker details state efforts to stockpile COVID-19 supplies Monday, March 23, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker detailed the state’s efforts to stock up on personal protective equipment and said President Donald Trump was “responsive” to the state’s needs in a phone... Read more
Pritzker calls for volunteers as confirmed coronavirus cases see largest single-day spike Pritzker calls for volunteers as confirmed coronavirus cases see largest single-day spike Sunday, March 22, 2020 As the state saw the largest single-day jump in confirmed COVID-19 cases and an infant tested positive for the virus, Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday called for volunteerism from healthy Illinoisans... Read more
Pritzker’s cable call for greater federal COVID-19 help sparks presidential Twitter spat Pritzker’s cable call for greater federal COVID-19 help sparks presidential Twitter spat Sunday, March 22, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker was critical of the federal government’s COVID-19 response in a cable news appearance Sunday, prompting an angry Twitter reply from President Donald Trump as the number of... Read more