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Pritzker touts job training program for electric vehicle industry
Oct 21, 2021 7:11 PM - As part of his plan to boost the number of electric vehicles on the road, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced a training program for the manufacture and repair of those cars to "attract people to some of the best-paying jobs in our economy."
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Pritzker aims for holidays to drop indoor mask mandate
Oct 19, 2021 4:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he'd like Illinois to drop "certain mask mandates" in time for the holidays, but he won't say what markers would make that happen. -
Pritzker extends deadline again for state workers to get COVID-19 shots; fourth deal with unions struck
Oct 18, 2021 6:38 PM - State workers in congregate settings, such as prisons, now have until Oct. 26 to get their first COVID-19 vaccination after Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended the deadline. One more deal with unions struck. -
COVID-19 case counts in kids and teens surpass older Illinoisans'
Oct 8, 2021 7:17 PM - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, case counts of the virus in Illinoisans 19 and younger have surpassed those of other age groups. -
COVID hospitalizations down, but not enough for Pritzker to lift mask mandate
Oct 5, 2021 6:17 AM - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are down nearly 11% from just one week ago. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that figure needs to decline more before he considers lifting the indoor masking mandate. -
Pritzker: No plans for state to help keep Bears in Chicago
Sep 30, 2021 9:41 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that while he personally wishes the Bears would stay in Chicago, there are no plans for the state to provide any financial incentives to do so. -
Pritzker OKs legislative maps despite criticism from Republicans, minority voter groups
Sep 24, 2021 5:26 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed off on new electoral maps the legislature will use for the next decade, despite concerns from certain groups, including some Black and Latino voters, that they weren't able to weigh in and wouldn't be fairly represented. -
Illinois to invest more than $40 million in workforce training
Sep 23, 2021 4:13 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the state will award more than $40 million in workforce training grants, focusing on communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and youth who are particularly at risk of violence. -
Hearing delayed in school workers' court fight about COVID-19 vaccination mandateSep 23, 2021 1:00 AM - A hearing on a request to prohibit St. Charles and Geneva schools from enforcing a vaccination mandate on workers has been delayed.
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Cook measures lowest COVID-19 transmission rate in state, but it's not out of the woods
Sep 22, 2021 1:15 PM - Cook County has the lowest COVID-19 transmissions, but it's still high, data shows. Want to take a COVID-19 booster? Don't "mix and match" vaccines, expert warns.
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