Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating Second wave of COVID-19 shows signs of abating Monday, December 21, 2020 Four weeks after the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the so-called “surge upon a surge” in COVID-19 cases has not materialized and, in fact, infection rates and hospitalizations from the disease have continued to decline.
Pritzker orders more than $700 million in spending cuts Pritzker orders more than $700 million in spending cuts Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced more than $700 million in spending cuts on Tuesday, calling it a “first step” in closing a $3.9 billion revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year’s budget.
First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi... Read more
Illinois electors cast ballots for Biden, Harris Illinois electors cast ballots for Biden, Harris Monday, December 14, 2020 Illinois’ presidential electors officially cast their 20 ballots Monday for the Democratic ticket of Joseph R. Biden and Kamala Harris, marking the all-but-final step in a bitterly contested... Read more
Lawmakers propose cut in Medicaid rates Lawmakers propose cut in Medicaid rates Friday, December 11, 2020 Two Democratic lawmakers this week introduced legislation to reduce state payments to the insurance companies that manage Illinois’ Medicaid program, arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic is... Read more
New jobless claims surge in Illinois New jobless claims surge in Illinois Thursday, December 10, 2020 More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc on the state and... Read more
Pritzker touts promising vaccine data Pritzker touts promising vaccine data Tuesday, December 8, 2020 As COVID-19 infection rates continued to fall Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said the first delivery of a vaccine could arrive in Illinois as early as next week, although it could take several months... Read more
Illinois GOP gains 1 seat in House; Dems gain 1 in Senate Illinois GOP gains 1 seat in House; Dems gain 1 in Senate Friday, December 4, 2020 Republicans made a net gain of one seat in the Illinois House while losing one in the state Senate, according to certified official results from the Nov. 3 general election. Read more