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Budget, leadership changes, Black Caucus agenda on tap in Springfield for 2021
SPRINGFIELD – It was a year like no other, and one most Americans would just as soon forget, but 2020 is sure to last in the history books as one of the most tumultuous in modern history.
It was a year when face masks and hand sanitizer…
Illinois legislature canceled nearly 70% of scheduled days in 2020
SPRINGFIELD -- It’s clear to see the impact COVID-19 has had on the Illinois General Assembly by reviewing what the priorities were at the beginning of the year versus what the legislature accomplished.
The year started with discussions…
Illinois receives nearly 270K more doses of coronavirus vaccine
CHICAGO -- Illinois has received a total of 108,225 doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine and 161,400 doses from Moderna, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office reported Tuesday.
The doses do not include those delivered directly the Chicago…
Illinois leads nation in coronavirus vaccines
CHICAGO -- More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this month, more than any other state in the nation, and state officials expect the pace of…
COVID-19 positivity, hospitalization rates continue downward trend
SPRINGFIELD – 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 disease have continued to decline.
The…
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins lawsuit against EPA
CHICAGO -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of five attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for illegally weakening protections for farm workers, their families,…
Rock Valley College cancels basketball, volleyball seasons
ROCKFORD -- Rock Valley College, a member of the North Central Community College Conference (NC4), has decided to cancel its basketball and volleyball seasons.
The news comes after the NC4's recent announcement that it was canceling the…
State announces free computers for low-income families
ROCKFORD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker, on Wednesday, announced a stateside initiative to provide computers to low-income families.
The Connect Illinois Computer Equity Network effort comes through a partnership with the Cook County Board and…
Pritzker outlines 2021 spending reduction plan
ROCKFORD -- Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced today more than $700 million in spending reductions for fiscal year 2021. The plan is the result of a months-long and ongoing review of agency spending under the Executive branch. The plan includes a…
Coronavirus vaccine arrives in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – The first COVID-19 vaccinations have arrived in Illinois as virus metrics continued to trend in a direction that indicates the spread of the virus is slowing.
Approximately 43,000 doses of the vaccine manufactured by the…