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'We seem to have come off the peak,' Pritzker says as weekly death tolls are dropping
May 26, 2020 6:56 PM - The state moves toward easing COVID-19 restrictions, but don't get too confident, officials say. "I can't give anyone a COVID-free pass," public health director says. -
Pritzker casts doubt on Arlington plan for spectators at track this summer
May 22, 2020 9:38 PM - The president of Arlington International Racecourse said Friday the plan to reopen this summer "is not possible" without spectators in the grandstand, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker cast doubt on whether that can happen. -
Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3
May 22, 2020 9:00 PM - Deaths from COVID-19 spiked by 110 Friday, with 2,758 additional cases, Illinois officials said. Child care centers can reopen with reduced capacity at the end of May and outdoor religious services will be allowed. -
State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more dead
May 22, 2020 7:49 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%. -
May 20 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
May 21, 2020 8:38 AM - Since the outbreak began, there have been 51,349 cases in the suburbs, a little more than half the state's total, according to Illinois Department of Public Health. -
Bars and restaurants can serve outdoors as soon as May 29; golf, other restrictions to ease
May 20, 2020 9:18 PM - Restaurants and bars, dealt a huge economic hit by COVID-19, can offer outdoor dining as soon as May 29 and the state is on track for loosening restrictions on golfing, camping, boating, salons and retail stores on the same date, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, even as COVID-19 cases in the state passed 100,000. -
Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefields
May 20, 2020 5:02 AM - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's reopening authority, and finalize an income tax referendum by midnight Friday. That's the task of the General Assembly as it convenes for a historic special session in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 4,379 Illinoisans so far. -
Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rate
May 19, 2020 6:33 PM - Illinois is leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. Widespread testing is seen as key to tamping down the outbreak. But meanwhile, the single-day death toll was 146. -
May 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
May 18, 2020 8:47 PM - Since the outbreak began, there have been 49,495 cases in the suburbs, a little more than half the state's total, according to Illinois Department of Public Health. -
Pritzker defends citing of businesses that open too soon; Lake County pilots contact tracing
May 18, 2020 7:25 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker defends move enabling police to cite stay-at-home scofflaws as the region stays on track for loosening of restrictions.
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