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Illinois mask mandates

Illinois

Illinois mask mandates ending for most Monday

[media-credit name="ARTURO REY/UNSPLASH PHOTO" align="none" width="640"][/media-credit] SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For most of the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois residents have been mandated to wear masks indoors per Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders. That ends Monday. Earlier this month, Pritzker announced Feb. 28 will be the end of his statewide mandate for people to wear masks indoors in most settings, regardless of whether they’re healthy or not. He’s embroiled in a court battle over his mandates […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022 67

Illinois Supreme Court

Capitol News Illinois

State files appeal to Supreme Court on mask mandate ruling

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the state’s mask mandate and other COVID-19 mitigation orders for K-12 schools on an expedited schedule. Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a petition for appeal Tuesday, along with a motion for an emergency stay of a Sangamon County judge’s order to block enforcement of the rules. On Feb. 4, Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the rules which, […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 55

Illinois Appellate Court of Appeals Springfield Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois appellate court: No ruling on COVID-19 restraining order

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration said Friday it will ask the Illinois Supreme Court for an “expedited review” of an appellate court’s decision not to rule on a lower court order that invalidated COVID-19 mitigation measures for roughly 170 school districts that were parties in a set of consolidated lawsuits. Late Thursday night, the 4th District Court of Appeals said it would not review the temporary restraining order issued Feb. 4 by a Sangamon County judge, calling the issue “moot” […]

todayFebruary 18, 2022 101

Illinois JB Pritzker

Capital Area Region

Pritzker: ‘Stay tuned’ for new guidance on masks

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinoisans should stay tuned for an announcement on the state’s indoor mask mandate, Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday, although he declined to say specifically what changes might be coming. “I think I've said over the last few press conferences that I really believe that we ought to be looking seriously at how to ratchet that back,” Pritzker said of his mask mandates. “I think we're going to be making announcements […]

todayFebruary 8, 2022 901

Illinois Capitol

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol next week

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next week for their first in-person sessions since January 4. House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-Hillside) said Thursday that the recent decline in COVID-19 cases makes returning to the Capitol possible. “Our goal is to be productive while also keeping everyone safe, so masking and social distancing policies will still be in place,” Welch said in a news release. “I want to encourage everyone to get their vaccine […]

todayJanuary 28, 2022 73

money living costs

Consumer Alerts

Can you manage with increasing living costs?

According to the most recent inflation statistics, rising living costs are spreading throughout the economy. This is putting a strain on the budgets of many Americans. According to the government's most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, prices increased by 6.8% in November when compared to the same month the previous year. It marks the greatest inflation rate in over four decades. This is a significant increase over the 1.4 % average inflation rate seen last year when the COVID-19 […]

todayJanuary 18, 2022 103

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC

National

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for the coronavirus, her office said Sunday evening. In a brief statement, her office said the New York City Democrat had received a positive test result without stating when the test was administered. "She is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home," it said. "The congresswoman received her booster shot this fall, and encourages everyone to get their booster and follow all [U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidance." Her Twitter […]

todayJanuary 9, 2022 22

U.S. jobs

National

U.S. adds more than 530,000 jobs in October

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- After two extremely disappointing reports in August and September, the Labor Department on Friday said more than a half-million jobs were added to the U.S. economy in October -- soundly beating what most analysts had predicted. The department said in its monthly report that 531,000 jobs were added last month. In the run-up to Friday's report, most economists projected about 450,000 jobs. The official assessment came after the September report flatlined with about 300,000 fewer jobs than […]

todayNovember 5, 2021 86

Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

Business & Lifestyle

Federal Reserve to announce end of bond-buying program

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting on Tuesday at which Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to announce the tapering of the Fed's bond-buying program, which was enacted as an emergency response to COVID-19. Powell and the Fed have resisted ending the program so far, but there's now pressure to start winding down $120 billion in monthly purchases due to changing economic conditions. Amid rising inflation, Powell has indicated that the Federal Reserve Board will begin to […]

todayNovember 3, 2021 38

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