Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Illinois in vaccine race against more infectious COVID-19 strainJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - A more infectious strain of COVID-19 likely is circulating in Illinois even as the state and nation struggle to expedite getting vaccines into arms, public health offici...
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Pritzker proposes federal tax decoupling to save $500MJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday proposed changes in Illinois tax law that would save the state $500 million during a budget crisis. The Democrat also froze th...
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What to know about 'Phase 1b' COVID-19 vaccinationsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - To clarify a title, physician Greg Huhn is Cook County Health's employee vaccination coordinator. Nearly 8% of Illinoisans have contracted COVID-19 since the pande...
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Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached over Wednesday's forcible occupation of the U.S. Capitol by angry Trump supporters. "Two weeks,"...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisisDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19? Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their cr...
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Pritzker: More than 100,000 health care workers have gotten vaccine so farDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois has given a COVID-19 vaccine to 100,991 health care workers so far, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, as the state prepares for a second inoculation rollout in...
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Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's executive ordersDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In early July, a judge in downstate Clay County voided Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions in a sweeping order that he applied to the entire stat...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...