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Pritzker: Work to ID Budget Cuts Won't Stop Despite Cancellation of Veto Session
Governor Pritzker says work to identify "painful" cuts in the state budget won't stop despite the cancellation of the General Assembly's veto session. The governor said he's already called for a meeti...
Nov 13, 2020 Justin Brockie / CC
Illinois Supreme Court Picks Replacement For Justice Kilbride
The Illinois Supreme Court is choosing a Democratic appellate judge to replace Justice Tom Kilbride. The state's high court picked Robert Carter as an interim justice. Carter has been serving on vario...
Nov 12, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Pritzker: Illinois Ready To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccine
Governor Pritzker says Illinois is ready to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine when it is available. His comments follow news that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is seeking federal permission to release the f...
Nov 12, 2020 NIAID / CC
IDES Fraud Claims Up 1,400% From 2019
Fraudulent unemployment claims in Illinois have soared as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The state Department of Employment Security has released data showing there were just 13-thousand claims for ...
Nov 12, 2020 Bytemarks / CC
Illinois Pondering Changes to Police Certification Process
State officials are still looking into changing from police certification to licensing officers. The possible change is in response to recent social unrest, acting as a more transparent system around ...
Nov 12, 2020 The U.S. National Archives / CC
IDPH Recommends Staying Home to Curb Rising COVID-19 Numbers
The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 12,657 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 145 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a ...
Nov 12, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Illinois Lawmakers Cancel Fall Session
Illinois lawmakers are not going back to Springfield until next year. Both the Illinois House and Illinois Senate Wednesday canceled the fall veto session because of rising coronavirus numbers. Veto s...
Nov 12, 2020 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Wetzel Joins Race for Decatur City Council
William Wetzel has announced his candidacy for Decatur City Council. Mr. Wetzel is a native of Decatur, having graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2003 and Richland Community College in 2012. "Af...
Nov 11, 2020
State Officials Move to Reduce Suicides in Multi-State Effort
Illinois is joining a multi-state effort to reduce veteran suicide rates. Department of Human Services spokesperson Marisa Kollias says the state is dedicating two-million-dollars to be used for suppo...
Nov 11, 2020
Illinois' Unpaid Bill Backlog Now Over Nine Billion-Dollars
The latest look at Illinois' finances shows more bad news. Illinois' comptroller yesterday said the state's backlog of unpaid bills is over nine-billion-dollars. More than 82-thousand bills are waitin...
Nov 11, 2020 Damian Gadal / CC
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