Articles filed under Illinois
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Language explaining income tax issue to voters approvedMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois General Assembly has approved language that explains the pros and cons of adding a graduated rate to the income tax system. The Ho...
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More coronavirus testing planned at New Mexico meat plantMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (AP) - Several dozen workers at a meat processing plant in southern New Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus as state health officials plan ano...
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University of Illinois expecting $167M pandemic impactMay 22, 2020 7:00 am - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois System expects to sustain a financial hit of about $167 million this fiscal year because of the coronavirus pandemic that'...
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State to notify 32,000 unemployment claimants of data breach out of 'abundance of caution'May 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Friday it will notify 32,483 claimants whose personal information might have been viewed because o...
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State Senate approves vote-by-mail expansion along party linesMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A major expansion of voting access for the 2020 general election is headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker after the Illinois Senate overwhelmingly passe...
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Latest nursing home stats: State now identifies only those with current outbreaksMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures o...
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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...