Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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State records 1,529 more COVID-19 cases, 82 more deaths, but there's a 'glimmer of hope'Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - A total of 1,529 more Illinoisans tested positive for COVID-19 with a single-day record of 82 deaths, but within those grim statistics are some "glimmers of hope" the st...
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April 8 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some townsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - See statistics by ZIP code in the PDF linked at the bottom of this report. Cook County • As of Wednesday, suburban Cook County had 4,428 confirmed COVID-19 cas...
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April 6 breakdown of COVID-19 cases by county, including first Cook jail deathApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Statewide cases total 12,262 with 307 deaths. As of Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health's COVID-19 website, accessible at bit.ly/dhIDHcovid19s...
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Illinois deaths top 300; officials warn against nice weather luring people into dangerApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - With 33 additional COVID-19 deaths and 1,006 more cases in Illinois, state leaders urged residents Monday to ignore the pull of warmer weather and Passover or Easter cel...
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Pritzker may consider more restrictions; state announces 31 more deathsApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he might consider stronger measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Illinois beyond his current stay-at-home order, but for now most peo...
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Could state switch to endorsing face masks to help contain COVID-19?Apr 01, 2020 1:00 am - For weeks, state officials have encouraged people to avoid wearing face masks and leave them to medical workers and first responders on the front lines fighting the spre...
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Cancer patient serving 4 years for THC chocolates out of prison thanks to governorMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has commuted the four-year prison sentence of a cancer patient who had nearly 43 pounds of THC-infused chocolates delivered to his house in Montgomery...
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937 new cases of COVID-19, 26 more deaths as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will extend Illinois' stay-at-home order through April 30 to reduce the spread of COVID-19, he said Tuesday. The action coincides with 937 more cases ...
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State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus casesMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - An inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill was one of the eight new coronavirus victims, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced Mond...
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Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker's COVID-19 stay-at-home ruleMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - As Illinois hunkers down under a stay-at-home order from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to prevent spread of COVID-19, Republican President Donald Trump's messages are di...