Jamie Munks

A normally busy Main Street is deserted as the small businesses that line the business district remain closed after the governor instituted a shelter-in-place order in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 24, 2020 in Rockton, Illinois. Rockton is a town of about 7,500 people along the banks of the Rock river in Northern Illinois.

Estados del Medio Oeste se unen en un plan para reabrir la economía

April 16, 2020 at 2:28 p.m.

El gobernador de Illinois, J.B. Pritzker y los gobernadores de otros seis estados se unieron para trabajar en la reapertura de las economías estatales y levantar las restricciones de quedarse...

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 says state faces $2.7 billion revenue shortfall this year; up to $7.4 billion next year due to coronavirus

April 15, 2020 at 7:17 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday provided a glimpse of the havoc the new coronavirus is unleashing on the state's already precarious finances, starting with a projected shortfall of $2.7 billion...

The empty Thompson Center during the coronavirus pandemic on March 22, 2020.

Gov. Pritzker spending $1.7 million on two flights to bring masks, gloves back from China

April 14, 2020 at 8:33 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent more than $1.7 million in state money on a pair of flights from China to bring back millions of pieces of personal protective equipment in...

Gov. J. B. Pritzker speaks during his daily news briefing on COVID-19 in the Thompson Center on April 6, 2020.

Addressing unemployment claims mess, Gov. J.B. Pritzker promises computer upgrades; House GOP leader says ‘this was an avoidable problem’

April 14, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

Seeking to blunt criticisms of his administration's failure to handle the deluge of new unemployment insurance claims, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday outlined efforts to fix the problem while continuing...

A reproduction of the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is shown in the rotunda of the Abraham Lincoln Tomb in Springfield on Feb. 19, 2020.

With conventions canceled, historic sites closed and the Illinois General Assembly not meeting, coronavirus deals Springfield a severe economic blow

April 13, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

After sleepy winters, spring reanimates Illinois' capital city — the General Assembly is in session, convention business picks up, larger numbers of visitors trek in to tour historic sites and...

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Estados del Medio Oeste se unen en un plan para reabrir la economía

Gov. J.B. Pritzker says state faces $2.7 billion revenue shortfall this year; up to $7.4 billion next year due to coronavirus

Gov. Pritzker spending $1.7 million on two flights to bring masks, gloves back from China

Addressing unemployment claims mess, Gov. J.B. Pritzker promises computer upgrades; House GOP leader says ‘this was an avoidable problem’

With conventions canceled, historic sites closed and the Illinois General Assembly not meeting, coronavirus deals Springfield a severe economic blow

Summer festival organizers should ‘think carefully about canceling,’ says Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on future of 2020 summer festivals

Illinois falls short of coronavirus testing goal as known case count rises to over 15,000

Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues sparring with White House over requested medical supplies as deaths in Illinois top 300

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot rip into Jared Kushner over federal medical supply stockpile comments