Articles filed under J.B. Pritzker
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7 new deaths in Illinois, 673 more infected with coronavirusMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day death toll from the coronavirus outbreak Thursday as state health officials reported seven more people have died. The virus h...
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COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders from PritzkerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is on a pace to set a modern-day record for issuing the most executive orders by an Illinois governor. Since 1999, which is a...
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Pritzker: 3 deaths, 330 more COVID-19 cases in Illinois; tax filing deadline extendedMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced 330 more cases of COVID-19 in Illinois and three deaths at a Wednesday briefing where he also extended the state's April 15 tax filing date ...
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4 more COVID-19 deaths, 250 new cases in IllinoisMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Four more people have died from coronavirus in Illinois, bringing the total death toll in the state to 16 since the outbreak began. An additional 250 people have contrac...
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Illinois cases rise by 236 amid effort to make more masks, other equipmentMar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced a private sector collaboration to increase production of personal protective equipment like masks to protect medical workers durin...
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State's coronavirus cases top 1,000, 'will continue to increase'Mar 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of coronavirus cases in Illinois has now surpassed 1,000 as state officials reported 296 new infections Sunday, along with three more fatalities. With the thr...
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Pritzker: 168 new COVID-19 cases, one new deathMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Saturday asked medical professionals like doctors and nurses who had recently retired or switched jobs to return and help combat the COVID-19 disease ...
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Pritzker issues 'stay at home' order starting 5 p.m. Saturday; schools to stay closed longerMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a stay-at-home order beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday and lasting through April 7. Pritzker said people should isolate themselves at home but ...
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What does the stay-at-home order mean exactly? Here are some guidelines.Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - It sounds scary, but what does a stay-at-home order really mean? Essentially, it's tightening existing rules about social distancing and staying at home as the world cop...
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...