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COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Illinois

— August 13, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois reported its highest single-day number of new COVID-19 infections in more than two months Friday as the state continued to experience a resurgence of the novel…

Pandemic aid to start flowing to local governments in Illinois
— August 13, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — The state of Illinois will soon begin distributing $250 million in federal funds to help cities, counties and other units of local government pay for pandemic-related…
Southern Illinois, Metro East regions still have highest COVID-19 positivity rates
— August 11, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — The state on Tuesday, Aug. 11 announced another 20 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,549 new confirmed cases of the virus. That brings the total number of COVID-19 related…
Pritzker announces launch of housing assistance programs
— August 11, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday, Aug. 10 announced a pair of housing assistance programs aimed at helping lower-income households meet their rent and mortgage payments…
State rep wants Pritzker to rescind recent executive orders or go to jail
— August 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Rep. Darren Bailey asked a downstate judge this week to agree that Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated a court ruling when he issued three COVID-19-related executive orders…

Pritzker: Further shutdowns ‘inevitable’ if virus metrics continue to rise
— August 12, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced the release of $46 million in grant funding for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, warned of potential further…
$636 million grants to help small firms hit by COVID-19
— August 11, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Financial aid is about to start flowing for Illinois businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity published…
Rolling COVID-19 positivity rate remains over 4 percent
— August 10, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The state announced 1,319 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, Aug. 10 and one additional virus-related death. That followed 1,382 cases and eight deaths reported…