Legislation to Expand Vote by Mail Signed
Illinois Governor has signed SB 1863 and HB 2238 into the law that will provide vote by mail (VBM) applications …
J.B. Pritzker
Illinois keeps restrictions while neighboring states reopen
Illinois is continuing to contend with the restriction while neighboring states are reopening their businesses and economies. Illinois has implemented …
Pritzker announces $270 million Child Care Restoration grant program
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, announced a $270 million Child Care Restoration grant program during his visits to Skip …
Art Alliance Illinois Updates on State Funding for the Arts
The state of Illinois is moving to Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan for phase reopening today. Guidelines for …
Pritzker signs disaster proclamation for nine Illinois counties
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, issued a disaster proclamation for nine counties in Illinois. It will help these counties …
Chicago Mayor: ‘FU’ Trump
President Donald Trump got no mercy from Illinois’ leading politicians Friday after he tweeted on Minneapolis protesters: “When the looting …
Illinois Movie Theater Owners; Lobbying for Larger Audiences
In Illinois’ movie theaters, more than 6,000 people work. For this reason, the National Association of Theatre Owners wants changes …
DuPage County Sheriff asks Governor to stop the threats
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick has told Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker that the county is ready for reopening the business …
Restore Illinois Phase 3
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker applauded the imminent move to the third phase of the Restore Illinois plan. He was addressing …
Child Care to be Expanded in Next Phases of Restore Illinois
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced plan to expand child care in next phases of Restore Illinois. The state is …
Ezike, Pritzker announce drop in coronavirus-related hospitalization
Ngozi Ezike, the director of the Illinois Public Health, announced Tuesday that the hospitalization related to COVID-19 dropped to 4002 …
Illinois plans to enable 1.8 million SNAP recipients to purchase food online
The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois., announced today that they were planning …
Governor Pritzker announces Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative
In an effort to safely reopen Illinois, Governor JB Pritzker announced the Illinois Contact tracing Collaborative. It is a locally-driven …
Illinois Gov.’s threat of legal action for not enforcing stay-at-home order pushed back
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s threat to withhold federal funding for areas where local officials refuse to enforce his executive orders …
Pritzker urges Illinoisans to stay in the state
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has discouraged any trips outside the state of Illinois in no uncertain terms. He has also …
Illinois yields new one-day high COVID-19 cases
Illinois conducted a new high in the number of COVID-19 tests in a day that yielded a record high for …
DuPage Physician says Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan could take a year or more
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 plan is to reopen the state in five stages. A DuPage physician says that it …
Downtown Officials preparing their own Reopening Plans
Despite Illinois’ Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extended stay-at-home order and his give-phase regional plan to reopen Illinois, several countries in central …
Pritzker urges idled gig workers to file claims now
Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker has urged the so-called gig workers to immediately file unemployment claims in order to receive benefits …
One Illinois county goes against governor’s stay-at-home
Greg Minger, the state’s attorney of Woodford County, issued a statement related to the extension of the stay-at-home order given …
Elgin’s current facility closures and programming cancellations extended
Elgin’s current facility closures and class, program and event cancellations are extended through at least May 30. The decision is …
Pritzker dismisses lawsuit against his stay-at-home order
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, dismissed a lawsuit filed against his stay-at-home order on Wednesday. The COVID-19 cases in …
Pritzker says he’s monitoring food chain
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the meat plants as it forced them to be closed. JB Pritzker, the governor of …
Contractor associations’ lobby overturns emergency rule related to workers’ compensation
An emergency administrative ruling related to the workers’ compensation amid the coronavirus pandemic has been overturned by an affiliated lobby …
Stephenson County Board members send letter to Gov. Pritzker to change course immediately
Fourteen members of the Stephenson County Board announced that they sent a letter to JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, …
City officials scale back plans for McCormick Place Alternative Care Facility
The plans for the McCormick Place Alternative Care Facility have been scaled back by the City and state officials. It …
Illinois blows past Governor’s COVID-19 test goal
The state of Illinois has blown past Gov. Pritzker’s goal of 10,000 COVID-19 tests in a day. On Friday, the …