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February 26, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: Illinois’ statewide indoor mask requirement ends on Monday, February 28, 2022. Mask requirements will continue where federally mandated, such as on public transit and in such high-risk settings…

March 4, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:Illinois Department of Public Health: Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is stepping down after serving in the role for three years. Her last day will be…

February 18, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Credit Report: Fitch Credit Ratings hinted that it may be considering a credit upgrade for Illinois. Fitch referenced Illinois’ more “normal fiscal decision-making process, including on-time budgets that address fiscal…

February 11, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update:  With new COVID cases on the decline once again, Governor Pritzker is lifting the statewide indoor mask requirement on Monday, February 28, 2022. Mask requirements will continue…

February 4, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS: On Wednesday, first-term Democratic Governor JB Pritzker delivered his fourth combined Budget and State of the State address. The Governor stood in the spot where Abraham Lincoln delivered his “House…

January 28, 2022 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: HB359 (Kifowit/Cullerton) is now law. The bill, which creates a veterans’ accountability unit within the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs, was in response to the Department’s handling of COVID which…