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Illinois has 1,471 new COVID-19 cases; Pritzker warns about campus parties after SIU outbreak
Aug 5, 2020 8:49 AM - New COVID-19 cases increased by 1,471 Tuesday, officials reported, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned college students to curtail parties after a surge in cases related to Southern Illinois University. -
Aug. 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Aug 4, 2020 6:24 PM - Since the outbreak began, there have been 90,567 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday, 49% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Here's how it breaks down county by county. -
Without federal relief, state faces big budget cuts, Pritzker warns
Aug 3, 2020 5:34 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that Illinois faces the prospect of having to make deep spending cuts over the rest of the fiscal year if Congress does not pass an economic relief package that helps states make up for the massive loss in revenue they've seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Pritzker administration unveils overhaul of juvenile justice systemJul 31, 2020 5:49 PM - The state plans to begin placing minors in the justice system in smaller, community-based detention centers that focus more on providing intervention services and education.
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Highest one-day infection count in Illinois since early June
Jul 22, 2020 3:21 PM - Illinois health officials announce 23 more COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, along with 1,598 more infections, the most in one day since early June. -
'Call a special session': Republicans want Pritkzer to act on corruption probe
Jul 21, 2020 5:16 PM - Republican lawmakers pressured Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reconvene the General Assembly to address the corruption scandal engulfing ComEd and implicating Speaker Michael Madigan Tuesday. -
Illinois reports 23 more deaths, 955 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 21, 2020 5:04 PM - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 955 and deaths from the respiratory disease increased by 23 Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. -
Trump to send federal agents to Chicago, maybe other cities
Jul 21, 2020 1:59 PM - President Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he continues to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented, politicized ways. -
Madigan's still in, leaving Democrats sending mixed messages about corruption probe
Jul 20, 2020 7:09 PM - Who wants to throw Speaker Mike Madigan under the bus amid a corruption probe and who's still on board? It's a mixed bag for local Democrats especially with speaker declaring he's innocent. -
1,257 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, but with record test count, positivity rate dips
Jul 16, 2020 8:09 PM - Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 1,257 Thursday in Illinois, and 25 more people died from the respiratory disease, but the latest daily case count above 1,000 comes as the state conducted a record 43,006 tests in 24 hours.
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