Lawmakers slowly preparing for session to reopen Lawmakers slowly preparing for session to reopen Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Top leaders of the Illinois House and Senate say there is still no timetable for calling lawmakers back into session, but they have launched a process for narrowing down the topics they’ll need to address whenever they do return.
Pritzker: Illinois’ ‘curve is bending the right way’ Pritzker: Illinois’ ‘curve is bending the right way’ Monday, April 20, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday that the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is showing signs of slowing down and that the social distancing measures put in place have saved thousands of lives.
Chicago tavern sues insurer over ‘business disruption’ claim Chicago tavern sues insurer over ‘business disruption’ claim Wednesday, April 15, 2020 A Chicago tavern that was closed since March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois filed a lawsuit this week against an insurance company for refusing to pay out a claim under the... Read more
House Republicans call for beefing up state’s unemployment system House Republicans call for beefing up state’s unemployment system Monday, April 13, 2020 Illinois House Republicans on Monday called on Gov. JB Pritzker to do more to handle the unprecedented volume of new claims for unemployment benefits coming into the Illinois Department of... Read more
Pritzker points to signs of pandemic ‘leveling’ Pritzker points to signs of pandemic ‘leveling’ Sunday, April 12, 2020 Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday there are signs the COVID-19 outbreak is starting to level off, but he urged people to continue practicing social distancing to control the virus’ spread. Read more
Another 200,000 Illinoisans file for unemployment claims Another 200,000 Illinoisans file for unemployment claims Thursday, April 9, 2020 More than half a million Illinois workers have filed first-time unemployment claims in the four weeks since the COVID-19 outbreak first hit the labor market. Read more
Illinois borrows to infuse hospitals with cash in March Illinois borrows to infuse hospitals with cash in March Monday, April 6, 2020 The Illinois comptroller’s office borrowed $105 million from various funds in March, in large part so it could make bigger-than-normal payments to hospitals as they brace for the peak of the... Read more
Unemployment continues to soar amid COVID-19 outbreak Unemployment continues to soar amid COVID-19 outbreak Thursday, April 2, 2020 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... Read more