Capitol News Illinois launches ‘Perspectives on Progress’ discussion series with black leaders Capitol News Illinois launches ‘Perspectives on Progress’ discussion series with black leaders Monday, June 8, 2020 Capitol News Illinois launched its new “Perspectives on Progress” podcast series Monday to broadcast conversations about race in America and Illinois.
Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 tests Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 tests Friday, June 5, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that more than a million people in Illinois have now been tested for COVID-19, or nearly 8 percent of the state’s population.
FROM THE PAUL SIMON PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE: To renew Illinois, read about Illinois FROM THE PAUL SIMON PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE: To renew Illinois, read about Illinois Friday, June 5, 2020 The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute’s Renewing Illinois program encourages Illinois university students to discuss and debate creative solutions to revitalize the Prairie State. While... Read more
Raoul, 17 other AGs ask Congress for power to investigate police misconduct Raoul, 17 other AGs ask Congress for power to investigate police misconduct Thursday, June 4, 2020 SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ attorney general asked Congress in a letter Thursday to grant his office the power to investigate “practices of unconstitutional policing.” Read more
State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone State allows summer school openings, opens testing to everyone Thursday, June 4, 2020 Summer schools can open with safety guidelines in place and state-run COVID-19 testing sites are now open to everyone. Read more
New jobless claims slow in last week of May New jobless claims slow in last week of May Thursday, June 4, 2020 While new unemployment claims remained historically high in the final week of May, the surge of new claims since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be starting to slow as a number of... Read more
COVID-19 Hospitalization numbers continue decline as testing sites reopen COVID-19 Hospitalization numbers continue decline as testing sites reopen Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Ten of the state’s 11 community based COVID-19 testing sites reopened Wednesday after temporary closures amid statewide unrest and protests. Read more
Black Caucus: ‘Far too much to accomplish’ to let looting take away from message Black Caucus: ‘Far too much to accomplish’ to let looting take away from message Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus detailed their ongoing fight for racial equality and made calls for the end of looting at a news conference called at a recently-looted strip mall... Read more