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  • Robert Chiarito
    JUL 16, 2020
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    In rebuke to Trump, Pritzker warns wearing masks, Covid data are not “political acts”

    : Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker expands regions to give state more flexibility in case of an outbreak.


    To ensure Covid-19 cases do not rise in Illinois as it has in other states across the U.S., Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new mitigation plan Wednesday focusing on the state’s 11 Emergency Medical Services Regions (EMS).
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  • Robert Chiarito
    JUL 16, 2020
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    Second quarter of Illinois campaign disclosures reveals CTU spending nearly $100,000

    The deadline for politicians to submit their quarterly campaign disclosure reports to the Illinois State Board of Elections a minute before midnight Tuesday showed many donations from developers, union organizations, and management firms to state legislators and Chicago alderman.
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  • The Daily Line Reporting Team
    JUL 15, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Wednesday, July 15th

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  • JUL 15, 2020
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    S&P: Illinois little-prepared for economic destruction of Covid

    Illinois is one of only six states designated with budgets of high vulnerability due to “fiscal distress,” S&P Global Ratings reported on Monday.
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  • The Daily Line Reporting Team
    JUL 14, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Tuesday, July 14th

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  • JUL 14, 2020
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    Republicans call for audit of unemployment claims agency following four months of turmoil

    Republican lawmakers on Monday are calling once again for an audit of the beleaguered Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) because of long lag times and insufficient service for the thousands of people trying to receive unemployment in the state.
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  • JUL 13, 2020
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    Rivers Casino trying to block outside operators from entering state’s sports betting industry

    : Rivers Casino in Des Plaines opened its sports betting operation in early March, shortly before Covid-19 shut down gaming statewide. Now it’s alleging the Illinois Gaming Board is allowing sports betting companies to enter Illinois' sports wagering market before they were supposed to. [Courtesy of BetRivers.com]
    Des Plaines-based Rivers Casino is alleging the state gaming board is planning to allow sports betting companies into Illinois’ fledgling sports wagering market, violating the 18-month waiting period those companies are subject to under the state’s expanded gambling law.
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  • JUL 13, 2020
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    State’s youth foster population to transition into new Medicaid managed care

    Illinois’ 16,000 foster children will finally transition into a new Medicaid managed care program in September, following months of objections from child welfare advocates.
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  • JUL 10, 2020
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    Pritzker proposes emergency rules limiting CARES Act spending by local governments, municipalities claim

    Municipalities outside of the Chicago area and business groups are accusing Gov. JB Pritzker of plotting a cash grab of federal money they say is owed to them to help their communities recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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  • JUL 09, 2020
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    Democrats flush with cash while GOP sums paltry: Where key campaign committees stand

    The Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
    With less than four months until Election Day, the fundraising for both Democrats and Republicans in the state is down compared to election years prior.
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