UPDATED: Appellate court declines to rule on mask mandates; Pritzker to appeal to high court UPDATED: Appellate court declines to rule on mask mandates; Pritzker to appeal to high court Friday, February 18, 2022 Schools in Illinois are free to enforce mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigations on their own, but the emergency rules that the Illinois Department of Public Health issued requiring schools to enforce those mandates are no longer in force.
Illinois Democrats vote to remove 9 maskless Republicans from House chamber Illinois Democrats vote to remove 9 maskless Republicans from House chamber Thursday, February 17, 2022 The Illinois House voted to remove nine Republican members from the House floor Thursday afternoon for their refusal to comply with face covering requirements, delaying the start of the legislative session for the third straight day.
General Assembly appoints new lawmaker watchdog as GOP decries search process General Assembly appoints new lawmaker watchdog as GOP decries search process Thursday, February 17, 2022 Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly this week fast-tracked the approval of their party’s appointee to the watchdog position tasked with investigating lawmaker misconduct. Read more
State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote State, opponents urge court ruling on school mandates despite JCAR vote Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The question of whether K-12 schools in Illinois can continue to enforce mask mandates and other COVID-19 mitigations remained unclear Wednesday as all three branches of state government tried to... Read more
IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons Wednesday, February 16, 2022 The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members. Read more
GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandate GOP members challenge Illinois House floor mask mandate Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Confusion and pushback regarding the enforcement of masks mandates spilled over onto the House Floor Wednesday afternoon during the chamber’s regular legislative session after Republicans... Read more
Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 mitigations in schools Tuesday, February 15, 2022 A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, saying in part that those rules are still being litigated in a state appellate court. Read more
Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforce Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforce Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Gov. JB Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, outlining his plan for rebuilding the state’s health care workforce during a stop at a Peoria... Read more