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Perspectives on Progress: Collins to focus on equity in banking Perspectives on Progress: Collins to focus on equity in banking Friday, June 19, 2020 State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, a Chicago Democrat who has been in the General Assembly since 2003, said echoes of a 1968 report’s findings can be heard amid protests of police violence and civil unrest reflected in the news headlines today.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Unemployment rate 15.2 percent in May; state on pace to enter Phase 4 on June 26 COVID-19 UPDATE: Unemployment rate 15.2 percent in May; state on pace to enter Phase 4 on June 26 Thursday, June 18, 2020 Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 15.2 percent in May, according to the state Department of Employment Security, representing a 2 percent drop from the previous month. The news comes as... Read more
Pritzker announces $900 million in rent support, business relief, other programs Pritzker announces $900 million in rent support, business relief, other programs Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday he will extend a moratorium on evictions in the state until July 31, and a new state grant program that will begin in August to give assistance to those who... Read more
Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote by mail after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a... Read more
Perspectives on Progress: Peters says path forward will take collective effort from Illinoisans Perspectives on Progress: Peters says path forward will take collective effort from Illinoisans Tuesday, June 16, 2020 For state Sen. Robert Peters, ongoing protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are bigger than a single event of violence by police, and it will take a collective effort to pave a path... Read more
COVID-19 UPDATE: AG Raoul tests positive; hospital bed use continues to decline COVID-19 UPDATE: AG Raoul tests positive; hospital bed use continues to decline Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Attorney General Kwame Raoul has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a news release Tuesday. Read more
New daily COVID-19 cases fall below 600 for the first time since March New daily COVID-19 cases fall below 600 for the first time since March Friday, June 12, 2020 The number of new novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, cases reported in the last 24 hours fell below 600 on Friday for the first time since March 30. Read more