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Rep. Darren Bailey talks on the House floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Feb. 20, 2019.

Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order from applying to Republican state lawmaker who sued

April 28, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Political divisions over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide stay-at-home restrictions were on full display Monday, as a judge issued a temporary injunction allowing a Republican legislator to disregard the order, a...

Hospital staff watch as a group of registered nurses from Community First Medical Center talks to reporters outside about the lack of personal protective equipment at the facility in the Portage Park neighborhood on March 30, 2020.

Illinois repeals controversial workers’ compensation rule that presumed front-line workers with COVID-19 got it on the job

April 27, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

The Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission on Monday repealed a controversial emergency rule stating that if front-line workers are infected with COVID-19, it would be presumed to be a result of...

Visitors walk along reopened Navy Pier on May 2, 2021, in Chicago.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker extends ‘modified’ Illinois stay-at-home order through May 30

April 24, 2020 at 8:24 a.m.

The stay-at-home order in Illinois that now runs until at least May 30 will require people to cover their faces in most public settings but will also allow some businesses...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order will remain in place through May 29. But changes are coming. Here’s what you need to know.

May 1, 2020 at 11:40 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced he will extend his statewide stay-at-home order, previously set to expire April 30, through May 29, while at the same time easing some of the restrictions...

New coronavirus cases hit daily high, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives hints on what might reopen as he weighs stay-at-home extension

April 23, 2020 at 12:49 a.m.

With millions of Illinois residents anxiously awaiting a decision on whether he will extend his statewide stay-at-home order beyond its April 30 expiration date, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday gave...

A dog is walked across empty Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood on April 21, 2020.

As Gov. J.B. Pritzker says COVID-19 won’t peak in Illinois until mid-May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot predicts statewide stay-at-home order could extend into June

April 21, 2020 at 8:55 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now saying the new coronavirus pandemic may not peak in Illinois until mid-May, while Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday predicted the state's stay-at-home order could extend...

Governor to those protesting stay-at-home order: ‘We’re in the middle of an emergency, a pandemic’

April 19, 2020 at 6:49 p.m.

A small group of protesters holding "Don't tread on me" flags and chanting "Open Illinois!" demonstrated outside the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Sunday, the latest in a series...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker shuts down schools for rest of academic year as state reports new single-day high in coronavirus cases

April 17, 2020 at 8:57 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered schools to remain closed through the end of the academic year as his administration reported the largest single-day number of known cases of the...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is expanding testing to include anyone with symptoms, as officials announce state death toll passes 1,000

April 16, 2020 at 8:07 p.m.

Illinois saw its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic yet on Thursday, with officials reporting 125 more fatalities as Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced expanded testing he hopes will get the...

House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Nov. 12, 2019.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends nearly $462K from campaign fund with law firm that employs former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley

April 17, 2020 at 8:19 p.m.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's main campaign fund paid nearly $462,000 in legal fees in the first three months of 2020 to a politically connected law firm, new campaign finance...

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