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Pritzkers Getting More Pushback on Extended Stay-at-Home Order
Governor J.B. Pritzker is getting push back from state and local officials on his Restore Illinois phased reopening plan. Mayor Gary Manier of Washington, Illinois says the time frame set out by the g...
May 07, 2020
Illinois State Fairs Highly Unlikely This Year, Governor Says
The release of the five-phase plan on how to reopen Illinois left many wondering when concerts, festivals, and fairs may return. We now may have an answer to some of those questions. Those hoping for ...
May 06, 2020
Illinois Could Lose Close to $560 Million in Gas Tax Revenue
Illinois could lose close to $560 million in gas tax revenue this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, which may delay some big state road and rail projects. According to a new report. the Illino...
May 06, 2020
REPORT: Pritzker Says There’s No Unemployment Backlog, But Source Says More Than 12,000 Illinoisans Still Waiting To Be Processed
Gov. JB Pritzker has said there is no real backlog on jobless claims in Illinois. But apparently the backlog is real, and getting longer by the day. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports Pr...
May 06, 2020
Barickman Calls for Public Hearings on Re-Opening Plan
Noting the importance of cooperation between the co-equal executive and legislative branches of government, along with the potential impact of any plan to re-open Illinois, State Senator Jason Barickm...
May 06, 2020
McLean Co. Update 5-6-20: 108 Cases, 85 Recoveries
Today's COVID-19 Update includes 4 additional cases. 3 women, two in their 20s, one in her 30s, and one man in his 20s. All are currently at home isolating.
May 06, 2020
Pritzker's Plan to Reopen Illinois
The five-phase plan, deemed Restore Illinois, will be focused on "saving lives, livelihood, and safely reopening Illinois." "We have to figure out how to live with COVID-19 until it can be vanquished ...
May 05, 2020
April State Revenues Down by More than $2.7 Billion
The coronavirus pandemic hit Illinois' economy with a vengeance in April, sending state revenues plummeting by more than $2 billion. According to sj-r.com, the legislature's Commission on Government F...
May 05, 2020
McLean Co.COVID-19 Update 5-5-20: Two New Cases
Two more McLean County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 104. Of the 104, three are hospitalized, 13 are at home in isolation and 85 have recovered and 3 have died.
May 05, 2020
HY VEE Limiting Meat Purchases
Hy-Vee, Inc. on Tuesday announced it is limiting meat purchases at all of its locations effective Wednesday. The company is following the trend to limit meat along with other grocery chains Kroger and...
May 05, 2020
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