GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Budget Highlights: Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered his third combined State of the State and Budget Address to the Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday. Rather than deliver the budget address in person…
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February 5, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: All 11 Illinois regions are now operating in Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan. On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,328 new cases of…
January 29, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: Illinois’ COVID-19 positivity rate continues to slowly decline, reaching levels not seen since mid-October. The rolling 7-day case positivity rate is 4.3%. The rolling 7-day test positivity rate is…
January 22, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: Covid-19 Update: On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,979 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 123 additional deaths. Overnight Wednesday, labs reported 99,036 test results. As…
January 19, 2021 Update
GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Illinois officials are bracing for violent protests that are expected nationwide with the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The Governor activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard to…
January 13, 2021 Update
ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY:Welch Elected House Speaker: After serving 38 years as Speaker of the Illinois House, Speaker Michael Madigan suspended his candidacy for the leadership post on Monday. Representative Emmanuel “Chris” Welch…