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Pritzker tightens statewide mask requirements at restaurants and bars
ROCKFORD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Tuesday, announced that the state COVID-19 mask mandate will be tightened as infections continue to rise across the state.
Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 26, masks must be worn in indoor and outdoor bar and…
Illinois unemployment rate falls to 11.3%
SPRINGFIELD -- The unemployment rate in Illinois fell to 11.3% in July as the coronavirus pandemic’s grip on the state’s economy showed signs of easing.
The Illinois Department of Employment Security said the number of nonfarm jobs in…
Illinois COVID-19 tests exceed 50K in last 24 hours
SPRINGFIELD -- State laboratories processed more than 50,000 COVID-19 tests over the last 24 hours, resulting in 2,295 new cases of the disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Wednesday.
As of this report, there have…
Illinois AG joins lawsuit against United States Postal Service
SPRINGFIELD — Operational shifts undertaken by the United States Postal Service in recent weeks, including spending cuts and equipment removal, are illegal, Illinois’ top lawyer and 13 other attorneys general argued in a federal lawsuit…
Disease doctor says Illinois schools won’t last a week with COVID-19
CHICAGO -- An infectious disease professor says he gives Illinois schools one week before they close because of COVID-19.
Dr. Robert Murphy, an infectious disease professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the…
Chicago’s Navy Pier closing because of pandemic losses
CHICAGO -- Navy Pier announced Tuesday that after Labor Day, the sprawling attraction will shut down for the remainder of 2020 because of massive losses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Officials say the Pier hopes to reopen in…
Pritzker rolls back COVID-19 restrictions in Metro East
METRO EAST -- Beginning on Tuesday in the Metro East area there won’t be any dancing or standing inside bars and restaurants allowed, and any group meetings or social events must be kept to no more than 25 people.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
Former Illinois. Gov. Jim Thompson dies at 84
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson died Friday at the age of 84, his family said.
Thompson, known as "Big Jim" because of this 6-foot, 6-inch frame, was that state's longest-serving governor, holding the office from 1977 to…
JCAR upholds Pritzker’s latest mask mandate, fines for noncompliance
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), on Tuesday, upheld Gov. J.B Pritzker's latest mask mandate and fines for businesses that do not comply.
JCAR voted on a motion to suspend the governor's…
Governor announces housing assistance program
CHICAGO -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority on Monday announced that applications for rental assistance are now available for renters who have lost a job or income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through…