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Bills would allow lawmakers to meet, vote remotely

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow the General Assembly to meet and vote remotely during a...

First health care workers vaccinated in Peoria

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Five health care workers at a hospital in Peoria became the first people in Illinois to receive a...

New jobless claims surge in Illinois

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – More than 107,000 Illinois workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week, a 45-percent increase over the week before...

UPDATED: Despite positive signs, Pritzker warns of another COVID-19 surge

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Despite some slight improvement in key public health metrics over the past week, Gov. JB Pritzker said he...

Illinois’ Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what...