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Changes in the State Retiree Health Care Plan Causing Concern for …

WEBA change in providers impacting some 160,000 thousand state retirees has raised a lot of questions, and more than a little concern, among many downstate …

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IDPH Says Families Should Be Able to Visit Nursing Homes

WEBIllinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says vaccinated family members should be allowed to see loved ones in nursing homes, but …

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Pritzker Signs Health Care Bill GOP Claims Will Cost Billions Per Year

WEBGovernor JB Pritzker signed a health care equity bill into law Tuesday, while dismissing Republican concerns about cost of the legislation. The health care equity bill …

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Pritzker Mandates Masks Again in All State Facilities

WEBGovernor JB Pritzker is once again mandating masks be worn in all state facilities. From a news release: The State of Illinois today announced that face coverings …

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UPDATED: Tom DeVore, Attorney Challenging Pritzker Mandates, …

WEBSouthern Illinois attorney Tom DeVore, who has become the face of legal challenges to Governor JB Pritzker’s pandemic executive orders and school mask …

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Copays Restart for Undocumented Health Care Plans

WEBNOTE: This story was originally posted for subscribers only. To receive subscriber-only newsletters and content, click here.. The state announced Wednesday …

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Pritzker Defends Decision to Stop New Enrollment in Immigrant …

WEBNOTE: This story was originally posted for subscribers only. To receive subscriber-only newsletters and content, click here.. As his first serious brush with is …

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Springfield, West Central Illinois Hit With COVID-19 Mitigations

WEBSpringfield, Jacksonville, Quincy, and much of west central Illinois are the latest areas to face additional mitigations from Governor JB Pritzker for rising COVID-19 …

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Meet the Freshmen: Sen. Willie Preston — The Illinoize

WEBSen. Willie Preston (D-Chicago) is sworn in to the Senate in January. With so many new members of the General Assembly this spring, we thought we should take …

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Walgreens, CVS Defend Vaccine Rollout — The Illinoize

WEBAfter Governor JB Pritzker, lawmakers, and families complained pharmacy companies Walgreens and CVS Health were too slow in vaccinating residents at …

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Rockford Area Hit With Additional COVID-19 Restrictions

WEBGovernor JB Pritzker’s Administration and the Illinois Department of Public Health have hit the northwest region of Illinois with additional COVID-19 restrictions …

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City of Chicago Bars & Restaurants Latest Forced to Close for …

WEBGovernor JB Pritzker is closing bars and restaurants to indoor service in the City of Chicago. Bars and restaurants will be banned from serving customers indoors …

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IDPH Director Pleads with Public to Wear Masks — The Illinoize

WEBAs state officials moved half of Illinois’ 102 counties onto the COVID-19 warning list, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike broke down in …

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Schofield on Cancer, Family, and a Moderate Joining the Ticket …

WEBSchofield took a “few weeks” to mull it over with her husband and three kids, age 16, 18, and 21, before agreeing to join him shortly before Christmas. You could …

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Reaction to Allegations at Choate Developmental Center

WEBPritzker Tuesday called the allegations “awful,” and left open the opportunity of closing the struggling facility. But Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), who represents …

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Entire State Could be Under COVID-19 Mitigations by Early Next …

WEBA large swath of east central Illinois has been added to a COVID-19 mitigations mandate by Governor JB Pritzker. 21 counties are impacted by the latest …

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Pritzker, State Officials Urging Smaller Holiday Gatherings

WEBGovernor JB Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike are urging families to hold smaller Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas or …

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Marron Aide and Former Marine Circulating Petitions in 104

WEBMarguerite Bailey, a Legislative Aide for Marron, announced Monday she is circulating petitions for the seat. She previously worked in the Vermilion County Auditor’s …

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Chicago Man Charged for Online Threats at Suburban Lawmaker

WEBA Chicago man has now been arrested and is being held on $100,000 bond for threats he made to Conroy. A press release from the DuPage County State’s …

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Union Details State Contract, GOP Says Pact will Smash Budget …

WEBHouse Republican Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savana) was critical Thursday night of the potential pressures on the state budget. “What is clear is the budget plan, as …

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Deputy Governor, IDPH Director Blame Veterans' Affairs Dept. for

WEBBoth the Deputy Governor who oversees the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health pointed the …

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The Looming $1.5 Billion Budget Hole — The Illinoize

WEBNOTE: This story was originally posted for subscribers only. To receive subscriber-only newsletters and content, click here.. The Tribune touched a little on the …

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