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CAPITOL RECAP: Stay-at-home order, school closures through April; COVID-19 cases continue to surge

UPDATED 4/7: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government. This feature can be used as a once-a-week briefs package by weekly newspapers or dailies....
Libertarian, Green parties sue over Illinois election rules

Social distancing and stay-at-home orders, instituted to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, are in direct conflict with Illinois’ ballot eligibility requirements, the Libertarian and Green...
Pritzker: ‘I’ve given up’ on adequate federal COVID-19 response

Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday he is “given up” on an adequate coronavirus response from the federal government and announced an expansion of emergency child care during his daily COVID-19...
Illinois coronavirus cases top 10,000; state agencies outline responses

– Illinois on Saturday became the 10th U.S. state to top 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state Department of Public Health announced its largest one-day increase in cases.

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Pritzker asks residents to be ‘All In’ in helping state’s coronavirus fight

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced a public service initiative to mobilize the state’s “strongest weapon” against the spread of novel coronavirus — Illinoisans.
FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS: When will the impact of coronavirus hit state budgets like...

State officials nationwide fear that a substantial decline in tax collections as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will throw their budgets into turmoil. But they will have to wait for the first...
Unemployment continues to soar amid COVID-19 outbreak

First-time unemployment claims skyrocketed again in Illinois and throughout the nation in the last week of March as businesses closed their doors or scaled back operations in the face of the COVID-19...
COMMENTARY: Illinois legislators should continue to make us proud by ending partisan gerrymandering

Illinois has demonstrated that we are not afraid to lead when it comes to disaster response. We should not be afraid to lead when it comes to ending partisan gerrymandering.
Adult-use marijuana sales remain high at $35.9 million in March

More than $109 million of marijuana products were purchased in Illinois in the first three months of legalization, and the third month of sales was on par with the first two despite a stay-at-home...

What We're Working On Today

Tuesday, April 7

COVID-19 TUESDAY UPDATE
Gov. JB Pritzker updates Illinois on the state's coronavirus response. Covering newsworthy things from the briefing, including new cases and deaths.
Reporter: Rebecca Anzel
Words: 600-900
Photo: Yes
ETA: 6:30 p.m. (A breaking news brief will also be published and sent soon after the 2:30 p.m. news conference)

Capitol Cast

Listen to the latest Capitol News Illinois podcast. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the Illinois economy, forcing Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers to completely rethink the budget plan for the next fiscal year. Sens. Andy Manar (D) and Dan McConchie (R), the chair and minority spokesman of a Senate budget committee, share their views.

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