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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a daily news conference regarding the coronavirus pandemic and other issues on Nov. 4, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Sangamon County judge dismisses lawsuits challenging Pritzker’s coronavirus orders

November 5, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

A judge in central Illinois this week dismissed a group of lawsuits that challenged J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus orders by alleging that a public health emergency does not exist in the...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

Pritzker warns of potential statewide crackdown as COVID-19 death toll surpasses 10,000 and daily case count sets another new high

November 5, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday said he will again impose tougher statewide restrictions if the latest resurgence of the coronavirus, which has now claimed more than 10,000 lives in Illinois,...

Dr. Ngozi Ezike of the Illinois Department of Health speaks Nov. 4, 2020, during a daily news conference about the coronavirus pandemic at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

As daily case COVID-19 count again tops 7,500 in Illinois, public health officials warn of potential hospital bed shortage

November 4, 2020 at 6:59 p.m.

As Illinois recorded its second-highest daily number of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the state's top public health official warned there is a potential hospital bed shortage developing in...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during his daily news conference on Nov. 4, 2020, at the Thompson Center in Chicago.

Pritzker warns ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful’ after graduated-rate income tax proposal fails at the ballot box

November 5, 2020 at 1:47 p.m.

Fresh off spending $58 million of his fortune in a losing effort to pass a graduated-rate income tax, a frustrated Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday said "painful" budget cuts...

Poll worker Aana Vigen places a flag outside the Ward 49 voting site at the Rogers Park Library in the 6900 block of North Clark Street in Chicago, as Election Day voting begins early in the morning of Nov. 3, 2020.

House Speaker Michael Madigan and federal corruption investigation loom over state House, Senate races

November 4, 2020 at 12:16 a.m.

Illinois Democrats were hoping President Donald Trump's unpopularity with suburban voters would outweigh party leader Michael Madigan's ties to a federal corruption investigation and propel the party to greater majorities...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood speaks to the media outside her election night headquarters in St. Charles as the votes are still being counted, Nov. 3, 2020.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in tight race with Republican Jim Oberweis; Rep. Sean Casten holding on to lead over Jeanne Ives

November 6, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.

The closely watched campaigns for a pair of suburban congressional districts were tightly contested Tuesday night, with one race a dead heat and another close, with many early votes and...

Pritzker urges patience with election results, has Illinois National Guard ‘in a state of readiness’ in event of unrest

November 2, 2020 at 6:29 p.m.

Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday urged patience in the coming days as election authorities grapple with historic levels of mail-in ballots, and said the Illinois National Guard is in...

Illinois sees another record daily high with 6,363 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, another region gets hit with tighter restrictions

October 29, 2020 at 7:25 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday he'd been hopeful earlier this year, as COVID-19 cases dipped after the spring surge, that the state could stave off a second wave of the...

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

Lightfoot drops opposition to Pritzker’s order for tighter restrictions in Chicago; Lake and McHenry counties added to list of regions where indoor bar and dining banned

October 28, 2020 at 8:50 p.m.

A day after indicating she would try to talk Gov. J.B. Pritzker out of tightening coronavirus-related restrictions in Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she had met with the governor...

Pritzker orders tougher restrictions for Chicago starting Friday. Lightfoot says she’ll try to change his mind.

October 27, 2020 at 9:03 p.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday clashed over his order for tighter restrictions that would prohibit indoor dining and bar service in Chicago, with the governor saying...

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