Pritzker vaccinated as COVID-19 positivity rate rises
— March 24, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker received a COVID-19 vaccine and briefly took questions from reporters at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, March 24 as the state’s…
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State nears ‘bridge’ phase as majority of seniors have at least 1 vaccine dose
— March 22, 2021SPRINGFIELD – With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge” phase of reopening that will allow…
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Pritzker tabs Navy veteran to lead Department of Veterans’ Affairs
— March 19, 2021Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named Terry Prince, a 31-year United States Navy veteran with experience leading veterans homes in Ohio, to serve as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’…
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R.F.D. NEWS & VIEWS: Farm bureau recalls pandemic beginnings
— March 17, 2021This week: A coalition of Illinois ag and conservation groups want the governor to do more to encourage conservation practices on farms, and we have a look back at the early days of…
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Senate to begin redistricting process
— March 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois Senate committee will hold its first hearing Wednesday, March 17 to begin the process of redrawing congressional and state legislative districts in line…
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Illinois lawmakers express solidarity with Asian Americans
— March 22, 2021SPRINGFIELD — Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and members of the General Assembly’s Asian American Caucus spoke out against…
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COVID-19 housing bill gives additional help on housing
— March 18, 2021SPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Chicago, reintroduced a bill on Wednesday, March 17 that would offer emergency support to tenants, landlords and homeowners struggling to…
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Governor talks budget, executive orders, relationship with lawmakers
— March 16, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he will consider ideas for directing hundreds of millions of new dollars toward K-12 education in the upcoming fiscal year, but proponents of…
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