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Friday, August 7, 2020
After $86 billion contraction, state's economic momentum stalls
Economy (34)
(The Center Square) – Nearly 25,000
Illinoisans filed for unemployment benefits last week, about 8,500 fewer than
the week before, but is the economy on the rebound?
The website WalletHub ranked Illinois fifth in the country for
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Friday, August 7, 2020
Appeals panel: Springfield judge shouldn't have tossed taxpayer suit over whether state wrongly borrowed $14 billion
Bonds, Bonding, Borrowing, Debt, Credit Rating
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Governor (44)
A state appeals panel has ruled a
Springfield judge too easily brushed aside a lawsuit challenging whether the
state wrongly borrowed billions of dollars simply to ...
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Friday, August 7, 2020
Pritzker blames Republicans for ‘extraordinarily painful’ cuts if federal help fails
Budget--State (8)
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Governor (44)
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Treasurer (92)
(The Center Square) –
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Congressional Republicans are standing in the
way of Illinois getting federal assistance.
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Pritzker says state has identified more than 120,000 cases of unemployment fraud
Employment, Jobs (40)
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Governor (44)
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Unemployment (93)
(The Center Square) – In the wake of
a massive unemployment fraud scheme in Illinois and around the country, Gov.
J.B. Pritzker said state officials are working with the federal investigators
to add...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
State legislator raises questions about COVID-19 overflow hospital in his district
Health (49)
Butler, Tim--State House, 87
(The Center Square) – A state
lawmaker is demanding legislative hearings after being kept in the dark about
the status of a vacant hospital in his district the state acquired at the peak
of the COVI...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Sing, sing, sing, sing, everybody start to sing
Ethics, Campaign Reform, Transparency (12a)
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Pay to Play, Corruption
Madigan, Michael--State House, 22
If there’s no honor among thieves,
what keeps them from ratting each other out? Self-interest, that’s all. Mainly,
the fear of reprisal: snitches get st...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
State Rep. Bailey asks southern IL judge to hold Pritzker in contempt for continuing to issue COVID orders
Governor (44)
A southern Illinois state lawmaker
who has stood at the forefront of the legal effort challenging Gov. JB
Pritzker’s emergency powers to address the COVID-19 pandemic has asked a
southern Illinois j...
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Thursday, August 6, 2020
State Rep. Bailey asks southern IL judge to hold Pritzker in contempt for continuing to issue COVID orders
Governor (44)
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Health (49)
Bailey, Darren--State House, 109
A southern Illinois state lawmaker
who has stood at the forefront of the legal effort challenging Gov. JB
Pritzker’s emergency powers to address the COVID-19 pandemic has asked a
southern Illinois j...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Commission to restore Illinois in wake of COVID-19 set to meet for second time
Economy (34)
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Governor (44)
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Health (49)
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Legislature (56)
Caulkins, Dan--State House, 101
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Murphy, Laura--State Senate, 28
(The Center Square) –
A commission of state lawmakers designed to help rebuild Illinois' economy in
the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic met for the first tim...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Health officials urge Illinoisans to prepare for flu season amid pandemic
Education--Elementary and Secondary (36)
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Health (49)
(The Center Square) –
Health officials are worried the pandemic may have prevented people from
getting flu shots setting up a “double whammy” d...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
More than $300 million in legal weed sold in Illinois so far this year
Recreational Marijuana
(The Center Square) –
Consumers bought more than $300 million worth of legal cannabis for
recreational use in Illinois in the first seven months of the yea...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Pritzker loses another court challenge, state must take prisoners from counties
Corrections (74)
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Police (28)
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