Lame Duck Look Back: Education bill to revamp social studies classes Lame Duck Look Back: Education bill to revamp social studies classes Wednesday, January 20, 2021 This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up on the major bills that passed both chambers of the General Assembly in the Jan. 8-13 lame duck session.
State COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop State COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop Wednesday, January 20, 2021 The state continued to see progress with its rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate, which decreased for the 12th straight day Wednesday.
Steans to resign from Illinois Senate Steans to resign from Illinois Senate Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat, plans to resign at the end of the month after a 12-year tenure in the Illinois Senate. Read more
Lame Duck Look Back: Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages Lame Duck Look Back: Bill allows victims to collect pretrial interest on civil damages Tuesday, January 19, 2021 The Illinois General Assembly last week pushed through legislation to allow victims in all personal injury and wrongful death cases to collect interest on money they were awarded by a court... Read more
State seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate hits lowest point since Oct. 23 State seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate hits lowest point since Oct. 23 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. Read more
Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Heightened security measures remain in place at Illinois Capitol after quiet weekend Monday, January 18, 2021 While there have been no confirmed threats made against the Illinois Capitol, heightened security measures remain in place “out of an abundance of caution” after a quiet weekend in the... Read more
COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions COVID-19 mitigations rolled back in 9 regions Monday, January 18, 2021 Nine of 11 regions in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have seen mitigations lifted in the past week, with two moving all the way back to Phase 4 restrictions. Read more
Vote by mail, remote voting, ‘decoupling’ bills fail in lame duck session Vote by mail, remote voting, ‘decoupling’ bills fail in lame duck session Monday, January 18, 2021 The 101st Illinois General Assembly took historic action by passing legislation to end cash bail prior to electing a Black House Speaker for the first time in the 102nd General Assembly. But... Read more