(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said his administration is continuing to look for ways to enforce his executive orders as he tours COIVD-19 hot spots in Illinois to encourage local officials to adopt their own ordinances. At his stop Monday in Springfield to promote a $5 million ad campaign promoting universal face coverings […]
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Gov. Pritzker unveils campaign to encourage face masks, considers fines for those who don’t wear one
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the launch of a $5 million campaign to encourage Illinois residents to wear a face-covering in public with the slogan “it only works if you wear it.” The campaign will include ads on TV, radio, billboards and social media with spending focused on the counties that have […]
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Pritzker: ‘We’re at a danger point’ as state continues to see increase in COVID-19 cases
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday continued to tour COVID-19 hot spots in Illinois to urge local residents and community leaders to take additional measures to reduce the spread of the virus before the state has to impose restrictions. “We’re at a danger point,” the governor said at a news conference in […]
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Gov. Pritzker says mask requirement could stretch into next year
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Illinoisans could be wearing face coverings in public for months to come and normalcy won’t return until 2021. The governor stopped in Quincy on Monday, one a several Illinois regions that have seen an increase in coronavirus cases. Adams County, which has seen an increase in cases […]
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Pritzker says people who refuse to wear masks are ‘the enemy’ in COVID-19 fight
(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 […]