Illinois
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Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois child care centers might reopen as soon as May 29 when some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and many workers return to jobs, but they won't be at full capacity...
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Workers' comp measure headed to PritzkerMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A compromise bill between business and labor that deals with COVID-19 and workers' compensation passed the House on Friday with broad bipartisan support an...
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Senate Republicans: Stay in session until legislature reaches a bipartisan reopening planMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - On just the third day of legislative session since March 5, Senate Republicans called a socially distanced outdoor news conference Friday morning to argue ...
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Five ways to unplug from technology and be healthyMay 21, 2020 11:00 pm - More than 80 percent of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servic...
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Rural bankers survey index remains low in face of outbreak
May 21, 2020 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A new survey of bankers in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states inched upward in May from April's record low, but still remained profoundly low...
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Pritzker activates Guard to help prepare for flooding
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Senate OKs language for graduated tax referendum, voter pamphletMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday took the chamber's last step in putting language for a graduated income tax constitutional amendment on the November genera...
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Vote-by-mail expansion ready for House floor voteMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House will consider expanding voting by mail for the fall election using federal pandemic-relief funds, despite Republican criticism that it c...
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Supreme Court: Circuit courts can return to normal June 1