Pritzker talks vaccine, contact tracing, university spread Pritzker talks vaccine, contact tracing, university spread Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The statewide COVID-19 test positivity rate hit its lowest point since July 26 Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,337 new cases of the virus among 48,029 test results reported.
Pritzkers highlight impact of pandemic relief fund Pritzkers highlight impact of pandemic relief fund Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker and his sister Penny Pritzker announced Tuesday that a private fund that was formed to provide relief to communities hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will wind down its operations after making its fifth and final round of grants.
State’s wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee State’s wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee Friday, September 4, 2020 Illinois’ wealthiest man and frequent Republican political donor Ken Griffin has pledged $20 million to a group dedicated to defeating a graduated tax constitutional amendment. Read more
Cleared data backlog leads to spike in Friday’s COVID-19 tests, cases Cleared data backlog leads to spike in Friday’s COVID-19 tests, cases Friday, September 4, 2020 New confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the number of tests results reported skyrocketed Friday, reflecting the clearing of a data backlog in the state’s public reporting of case counts. Read more
After Republican petition, special committee will investigate Madigan’s ComEd ties After Republican petition, special committee will investigate Madigan’s ComEd ties Wednesday, September 2, 2020 A special House committee will look into House Speaker Michael Madigan’s ties to Commonwealth Edison and determine whether discipline is needed after House Republican leadership filed a... Read more
UPDATED: Virus deaths, positivity rate spike amid low reported testing output UPDATED: Virus deaths, positivity rate spike amid low reported testing output Tuesday, September 1, 2020 The number of COVID-19-related deaths and the single-day test positivity rate spiked Tuesday as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced an abnormally small number of tests results over... Read more
Virus positivity rate remains high in areas with increased restrictions Virus positivity rate remains high in areas with increased restrictions Monday, August 31, 2020 COVID-19-related deaths surpassed 8,000 over the weekend as the virus positivity rate hovered around 4 percent. Read more
Exelon says planned closure of 2 nuke plants unrelated to Pritzker energy guidelines Exelon says planned closure of 2 nuke plants unrelated to Pritzker energy guidelines Thursday, August 27, 2020 Exelon Corporation on Thursday announced plans to close two Illinois nuclear power plants next year in a decision the company claims is independent of legislative energy policy negotiations. Read more