Pritzker: Latest COVID-19 surge has likely peaked
— January 19, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, Jan. 19 that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases spurred by the omicron variant has peaked,…
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Illinois records 57 percent COVID-19 increase over the previous week,
— January 7, 2022SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday, Jan. 7 that the state had recorded 201,428 new cases of COVID-19 over the previous week, a 57 percent increase…
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Cook County tops 12,000 COVID-19 deaths
— December 6, 2021The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) marked another grim pandemic milestone the past week. The MEO confirmed the County’s 12,000th death due to COVID-19 20 months after…
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Illinois announces ‘Back to Business’ grants to small companies
— September 30, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Thursday, Sept. 30 announced the awarding of the first $24 million in “Back to Business” grants, a program funded with federal…
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Illinois’ eviction moratorium set to expire Oct. 3
— September 20, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The state’s moratorium on enforcement of residential evictions will expire on Oct. 3, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 executive order issued Friday….
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations back near pandemic peak
— January 3, 2022As omicron surges across the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Monday, Jan. 3 that hospitalizations are about as high as they were last winter before vaccines were widely available….
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Working from home trend could reduce local tax revenue
— November 11, 2021COVID-19 dramatically altered how and where many employees work, a shift that could have a long-term negative effect on commercial real estate occupancy rates and, ultimately, on local…
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The future of work: How will the pandemic impact worker needs?
— September 29, 2021The workplace has changed during the global pandemic, and its impact on urban and rural communities is still being written. University of Illinois Extension, in partnership with the…
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