Surgeon general: Illinois numbers ‘moving in the right direction’ Surgeon general: Illinois numbers ‘moving in the right direction’ Tuesday, December 22, 2020 The top public health official in the United States said Tuesday that the COVID-19 trends in Illinois are improving and he urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as the doses become available to them.
Bills would allow lawmakers to meet, vote remotely Bills would allow lawmakers to meet, vote remotely Monday, December 21, 2020 Two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow the General Assembly to meet and vote remotely during a pandemic or other emergency that makes in-person meetings dangerous.
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... Read more
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... Read more
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