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September 11, 2020 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,953 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 255,643 cases,…

September 4, 2020 Update

Governor’s Highlights:COVID 19 Update: On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,360 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 25 additional deaths. So far, Illinois has reported 240,003 cases,…

August 28, 2020 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Update: On Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,707 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 24 additional deaths. IDPH is reporting a total of 227,334 cases,…

August 21, 2020 update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:COVID-19 Updates:Region 4 is the first of Illinois’ 11 regions to reach resurgence criteria triggering new mitigation measures effective August 18th. Region 4 includes Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St.…

August 10, 2020 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:New Laws: Governor Pritzker signed SB471 (Lightford/Gordon-Booth) which amends the Public Employee Disability Act to create a temporary 60-day extension of paid disability leave if an employee is injured in the line…

August 1, 2020 Update

GOVERNOR’S HIGHLIGHTS:As COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise in Illinois, Governor Pritzker issued a stern warning this week that some of Illinois’ eleven public health regions may be headed for…