UPDATE: Pritzker tests negative after possible virus exposure November 7, 2020 7:21 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after learning he…
Pritzker signs $43B Illinois budget reliant on federal grant June 11, 2020 9:30 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed state budget heavily reliant on federal assistance because of…
Democratic governors reject Trump’s call to send in military June 2, 2020 4:21 pm|SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Some Democratic governors are resisting President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the U.S. military…
Pritzker: All Illinois regions have met conditions to reopen May 29, 2020 9:41 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The governor of Illinois has announced the end of a 10-week stay-at-home order meant to…
Illinois’ COVID-19 hospitalizations, infection rates drop May 27, 2020 3:52 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says metrics used to measure the spread of the coronavirus are trending…
Legislator seeking Pritzker recall due to uemployment woes May 27, 2020 9:38 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois Republican state representative has announced plans to seek the recall Gov. J.B.…
COVID-19 cases top 4K in 1 day, Pritzker notes more testing May 13, 2020 9:33 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has recorded 4,014 new coronavirus cases, which is a one-day record high.
Senior aide to Illinois governor tests positive for COVID-19 May 11, 2020 4:23 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office says a senior staff member has tested positive for COVID-19,…
Gov. Pritzker: 5-part reopening plan dependent on infections May 6, 2020 5:10 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ governor on Tuesday outlined a five-phase plan for reopening the state as the…
Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order April 30, 2020 9:41 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois legislator has filed a second legal challenge to the Illinois governor’s efforts…
Pritzker: Stay-home lawsuit a ‘stunt,’ should be overturned April 29, 2020 9:33 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois governor says a statewide stay-at-home order aimed at stemming the spread of…
Judge rules Pritzker’s stay-at-home order an overreach April 28, 2020 9:35 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A judge in southern Illinois ruled Monday that the Illinois governor’s stay-at-home order to stem…
Pritzker extends stay-at-home order amid COVID-19 spread April 24, 2020 10:13 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois governor has extended his stay-at-home order through May 30 as the highly…
Pritzker says Illinois won’t hit COVID-19 peak until mid-May April 22, 2020 10:08 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ governor said Tuesday that the peak of COVID-19 cases, expected in the latter part…
Pritzker orders Illinois schools closed for the rest of semester April 17, 2020 8:02 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois’ governor has ordered schools throughout the state to remain closed for the rest of…
Tests prioritized as virus deaths in Illinois pass 1,000 April 17, 2020 4:48 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has reported the deadliest 24 hours so far in the state and officials say…
Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, and downstate notices April 17, 2020 4:46 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state’s…
Governor vows to increase testing as COVID-19 cases surge March 29, 2020 11:59 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will soon more than double the number of COVID-19 tests…
Illinois gov’s critique of fed virus response angers Trump March 22, 2020 8:33 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is not receiving enough medical supplies in its fight against…
Illinois governor imposes stay-at-home order to curb virus March 21, 2020 1:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered all state residents to remain in their homes…