Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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Madigan's still in, leaving Democrats sending mixed messages about corruption probeJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - Despite bombshell allegations of political graft by federal agents, Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan is still standing but many Democratic lawmakers he led with an iron ...
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Pandemic trip slowed by detours, dead ends, no rest stopsJul 16, 2020 5:40 am - "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" We've been stuck in the back seat of this 2020 Pandemic for soooo loooong. We started our journey Jan. 24, when the Illinois Depart...
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Hearing in suit against stay-at-home order delayedJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A hearing in downstate Rep. Darren Bailey's lawsuit challenging the governor's authority to issue consecutive executive orders will not be held Friday as s...
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1,257 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, but with record test count, positivity rate dipsJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - 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 s...
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Governor hits road to push censusJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged Illinoisans to complete the 2020 census and touted a state investment in youth employment programs Thursday during two public...
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Suburbs, Chicago now in separate COVID-19 regions as state aims to target hot spotsJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - New Illinois COVID-19 prevention strategies include splitting the suburbs into separate regions to target outbreaks and shutting down specific activities if public healt...
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July 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 78,719 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday, 51% of the state's total, accord...
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20-29 now largest COVID-19 age group; Pritzker 'will not hesitate' to tighten restrictionsJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois grew by 707 Tuesday and deaths increased by 25, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged 20-somethings to be cautious while socializing and warned he'll...
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Illinois' COVID-19 positivity rate much lower than some neighbors'Jul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 883 Monday as deaths from the respiratory disease increased by six, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The state hit a signific...
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Federal court denies relaxed ballot requirements for constitutional amendmentsJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois group trying to get a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot is not entitled to looser regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a feder...