Time to ‘take action,’ Pritzker says as Metro East region rolls back Time to ‘take action,’ Pritzker says as Metro East region rolls back Monday, August 17, 2020 State and local officials in the Metro East area near St. Louis cautioned residents on both sides of the Illinois-Missouri line Monday to be diligent about protecting themselves and others from COVID-19.
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois Friday, August 14, 2020 Illinois reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months Friday as the state continued to experience a resurgence of the novel coronavirus disease.
Link charged with felony tax evasion Link charged with felony tax evasion Thursday, August 13, 2020 State Sen. Terry Link was charged in federal court this week with a felony count of tax evasion. Read more
Illinois surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases Illinois surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases Thursday, August 13, 2020 Illinois has now recorded more than 200,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic first arrived in the state. Read more
Pandemic aid to start flowing to local governments in Illinois Pandemic aid to start flowing to local governments in Illinois Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The state of Illinois will soon begin distributing $250 million in federal funds to help cities, counties and other units of local government pay for pandemic-related expenses. Read more
Pritzker’s mask enforcement rule survives legislative panel Pritzker’s mask enforcement rule survives legislative panel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 A legislative panel that oversees the state’s administrative rulemaking process voted along partisan lines to allow Gov. JB Pritzker’s emergency rule to enforce mask-wearing and other... Read more
Pritzker announces launch of housing assistance programs Pritzker announces launch of housing assistance programs Monday, August 10, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced a pair of housing assistance programs aimed at helping lower-income households meet their rent and mortgage payments during the pandemic. Read more
Appeals court allows lawsuit challenging bond issues to move forward Appeals court allows lawsuit challenging bond issues to move forward Monday, August 10, 2020 A lawsuit seeking to force the state to default on billions of dollars in outstanding bonds should move forward, a state appellate court said last week. Read more