(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said those who don’t want to wear a mask are the enemy in the fight against COVID-19, a comment that a parent who is organizing a march against mask mandates for school children said is offensive. The latest daily report for the existence of COVID-19 in Illinois had […]
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Pritzker announces new health regions, plans to curb COVID-19 resurgence
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new COVID-19 mitigation plan on Wednesday designed to combat any resurgence of cases in Illinois. The plan is based on months of additional data and research as public health experts learn more about the coronavirus and how it spreads. “Illinois now has the lowest infection rates […]
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Pritzker says he’ll close bars, restaurants if COVID-19 cases rise too high
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he would likely close Illinois’ bars and dine-in restaurant services again if the increase in COVID-19 cases continued to accelerate, but the governor was short on specifics. Pritzker was questioned by reporters in Chicago about how much of an increase in coronavirus cases the state would have […]
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Lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s COVID-19 orders moves toward appellate court
(The Center Square) – A hearing Friday in a lawsuit state Rep. Darren Bailey filed to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders could lead to a full-blown appeal. Clay County Judge Michael McHaney sided with Bailey, R-Xenia, on two counts regarding the governor’s orders just before the Independence Day Holiday weekend. The judge ruled July […]
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls for national face-covering requirements
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged federal lawmakers on Wednesday to adopt a nationwide face-covering requirement as the number of cases of COVID-19 increases in some states. The governor took part in a U.S. House committee hearing about the response to COVID-19. He laid out several things he said the federal government could […]
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Judge rules Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions void; Illinois attorney general ‘reviewing’ options
(The Center Square) – A judge’s ruling ending Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders limiting businesses and individual movements applies to everyone, according to the courts. But it’s unclear when the issue will finally be resolved. Just before the Independence Day holiday weekend, state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, stepped out of a courtroom with wins against […]
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Pritzker looks to federal government for effective COVID-19 treatment to lift all state restrictions
(The Center Square) – Illinois won’t be restriction-free until there is an effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan, but it’s not yet clear on how long that could take. There were distinct timelines laid out in the governor’s reopening plan to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 and […]
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Illinois surpasses 1 million coronavirus tests
Illinois has now administered over one million COVID-19 tests as the state announced that anyone can get tested for free without a doctor’s order. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the announcement during an appearance Friday afternoon at a testing site in Peoria. “This milestone is the result of the incredible work of so many people behind […]
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Illinois’ sheriffs sue to force state to take inmates against Pritzker’s order
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ county jails have been filling up with hundreds of inmates since late March because of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order halting transfers to state prisons, but now sheriffs hope a judge will force the state to accept them and make room in jails. The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association filed a lawsuit […]