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CAPITOL RECAP: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge

UPDATED 12/1: Capitol Recap is a weekly roundup of Capitol News Illinois’ coverage of state government. (This will be updated again starting Monday, Nov. 30.)
Pritzker announces intent to borrow $2 billion from federal program

Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday the state would give notice to the federal government that it plans to borrow $2 billion from a federal program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an...
COVID-19 Update: Second wave shows signs of leveling

The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Illinois has shown signs of leveling off in recent days, but there has also been a large spike in new unemployment claims amid tighter economic restrictions now...
Senate committee grills Veterans’ Affairs officials on LaSalle home outbreak

Members of the state Senate Veterans Affairs Committee had pointed questions for officials with the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs about the agency’s response to an outbreak at the...

Illinois' Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected

The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what officials had originally been told to expect.
COVID-19 Update: ‘Cautious optimism,’ pleas to stay home ahead of holiday weekend

The state’s rolling seven-day average COVID-19 test positivity rate decreased by a half point Tuesday to 10.4 percent as hospitalizations continued to show signs of leveling, but officials urged...
Pritzker warns of looming crisis if jobless programs aren’t extended

Gov. JB Pritzker warned Monday of another looming economic crisis for the state and nation if Congress does not act soon to reauthorize extended unemployment benefits for people displaced from their...
Positivity rate decreases as hospitalization growth slows

The statewide COVID-19 case positivity rate dipped to 10.9 percent Monday on a seven-day rolling average, marking three straight days of decreases which put it at 2.3 percentage points below a Nov. 13...
UPDATED: State reports another 126 COVID-19 deaths as Tier 3 mitigations take effect

The state reported another 126 COVID-19-related deaths Friday as Tier 3 mitigations took effect statewide and virus-related hospitalizations continued to increase.
Aquino to replace Garcia as Illinois presidential elector

U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will not serve as a presidential elector in Illinois. Instead, he is being replaced by state Sen. Omar Aquino, the state Democratic Party confirmed, and the...

What We're Working On Today

Tuesday, Dec. 1

STORY: COVID-19 TUESDAY UPDATE
Report on the daily COVID-19 cases, including coverage of the governor's daily briefing
Reporter: Jerry Nowicki
Word Count: 600-900
Photo: Charts
ETA: 5 p.m. (shorter story sent earlier)

Capitol Cast

Capitol News Illinois · Pandemic Surge - Veto Session - Elections

The CNI news team breaks down the new surge in COVID-19 cases, how that's affecting the General Assembly and the results of the Nov. 3 general election that produced changes in the state Supreme Court and the Legislature.

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