COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise around the state, and hospital officials say its taking a toll on medical staff.
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Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is announcing Driver Services facilities statewide will be closed to the public for in person transactions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17 and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. White is encouraging the public to take advantage of online services.
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Governor JB Pritzker has spent weeks harping on local officials to enforce his mitigations, including the closure of bars and restaurants to indoor service. But law enforcement officials from around the state say it either isn’t their job, or too complicated of a job, for them to enforce.
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Governor JB Pritzker warned Thursday if COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations aren’t curtailed soon, he’ll enact another Stay-at-Home order.
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While most Democrats were rejoicing the election of former Vice President Joe Biden to the White House, House Speaker Michael Madigan likely wasn’t breathing a complete sigh of relief.
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The Associated Press projects Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) has been re-elected. A tally from The Illinoize Thursday showed Underwood with a 4,288 vote lead over State Senator Jim Oberweis in the 14th Congressional District, covering a suburban, exurban, and rural area stretching from the Wisconsin line to nearly Joliet.
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In his daily news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker let some of his frustration out on local officials he says “aren’t doing enough” to help enforce his mitigations like closing bars and restaurants to indoor dining.
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Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health recommended the public stay home for the next three weeks.
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A Democratic state representative tells The Illinoize that House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Chief of Staff, Jessica Basham, has announced the cancelation of the fall veto session, scheduled for next week and the week after Thanksviging. We’re told the Senate is also cancelling session days.
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Republicans hoping the defeat of Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride’s retention on the Supreme Court of Illinois would cause deadlock and gridlock for the next two years were disappointed Tuesday as the court appointed Kilbride’s successor.
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Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) isn’t one of those politicians that is larger than life or owns the room every time he comes through the door. He’s relatively unassuming, quiet, and thoughtful, especially in answering questions about his plans and the future of the Senate GOP.
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State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) was elected new Senate Republican Leader last Thursday. Yesterday, he spent time with The Illinoize discussing his priorities for a caucus down to just 18 members in 2021.
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As if a federal investigation into his role in a bribery scheme and being the butt of millions of dollars in campaign ads weren’t enough, House Speaker Michael Madigan may be in danger of losing his post as Speaker. Madigan has been Speaker all but two years since 1983.
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The coronavirus pandemic infection rates continue to grow in Illinois, and around nearly the entire country, signaling public health officials are on the defensive against the disease that has killed more than 10,000 Illinoisans and growing near a quarter million nationwide.
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Freshman Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) has overtaken State Senator Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) with potentially thousands of ballots left to be counted in the west suburban, exurban, and rural 14th Congressional District.
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While election authorities in many states with a contested presidential race furiously updated count numbers, sometimes at all hours of the night, before Vice President Joe Biden was declared victorious by the Associated Press and news networks, many election offices in Illinois either haven’t counted, or just haven’t reported, any new numbers since late Tuesday night.
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A state appellate court has overturned a decision by a suburban judge allowing a Geneva restaurant to stay open in spite of Governor JB Pritzker’s indoor service ban for bars and restaurants.
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Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride barely survived a “vote no” effort on his retention to the state’s highest court in 2010. Through much of 2020, his retention to a third ten-year term on the court seemed as if it wouldn’t have serious opposition. Republicans were underfunded, unorganized, and had enough fronts to fight on, defending seats in the suburbs and trying to stop Governor Pritzker’s proposed graduated income tax amendment.
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If Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) led a coup d'é·tat on Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) resulting in Brady being pushed out of his leadership position in favor of McConchie, the suburban lawmaker had co-conspirators from downstate.
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With COVID-19 cases in Illinois up 270% since October 1, Governor JB Pritzker seemingly opened the door Thursday to implementing mitigations similar to another statewide stay-at-home order.
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