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  • APR 13, 2020
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    Judge rejects class action suit calling for mass release of prisoners

    A federal judge on Friday denied a request to release upwards of 12,000 Illinois prisoners as a preventative measure against worsening outbreaks of the coronavirus, noting the Illinois Department of Corrections has already released hundreds of prisoners who are at risk.
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  • APR 13, 2020
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    Previously shuttered hospitals to come back online within two weeks to aid with Covid-19 response

    Four Illinois hospitals that have shut down in the past few years will again be operational within a few weeks in order to serve as supplemental care facilities as other hospitals begin to reach capacity in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s continued spread.
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  • APR 10, 2020
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    Number of daily Covid-19 tests dips but Pritzker says Abbott promises tests directly to Illinois

    Pritzker/Ezike Gov. JB Pritzker appears with Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike and Illinois Emergency Management Agency Director Brigadier General Alicia Tate-Nadeau for an update on Covid-19 on March 11, 2019. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
    Illinois’ number of completed tests for the coronavirus dipped below 6,000 Thursday, a day after Gov. JB Pritzker admitted Illinois would not soon achieve his goal of testing 10,000 people per day.
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  • APR 10, 2020
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    IDOT employee fined, suspended for pro-Ives Facebook posts on state time

    The Illinois Capitol. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line]
    A highway maintainer with the Illinois Department of Transportation was hit with a $750 fine on top of a 30-day unpaid suspension after a watchdog found he posted four times on Facebook in early 2018 in support of then-State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) while on the clock.
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  • APR 09, 2020
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    Illinois won’t reach 10K tests per day goal soon: Pritzker



    Illinois has tested approximately 75,000 people for the coronavirus, but that number is not growing fast enough, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday, acknowledging the state has fallen short of reaching 10,000 tests per day — a benchmark he set last month.

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  • APR 08, 2020
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    Babies, toddlers struggle to enroll in early intervention therapy even as state approves virtual option

    Families of babies and toddlers are struggling to enroll in new early intervention services even after state officials approved virtual therapy sessions as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • APR 06, 2020
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    Manufacturers’ association urges Dems to table prevailing wage bill amid pandemic

    State Sen. Mike Hastings said SB 1407 is needed to protect firms from hiring out-of-state workers. [Hannah Meisel/The Daily Line; submitted]
    Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association urged Democratic lawmakers to cease negotiations on a bill that business groups last spring derided as “forced unionization.”

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  • APR 03, 2020
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    44,000 Illinoisans tested for coronavirus as Pritzker announces start of rapid testing

    Nearly 44,000 Illinois residents have been tested for coronavirus by, a patchwork of approximately 30 state-run labs, commercial labs and hospital labs, which vary widely in turnaround times.

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  • APR 02, 2020
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    State Medicaid reimbursement rate increases temporarily during pandemic

    Illinois’ Medicaid reimbursement rate — which has hovered around 50 percent for decades— is expected to see a slight boost as the nation fights the coronavirus pandemic, a new federal law.

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  • APR 01, 2020
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    Officials meet in Springfield to extend emergency rules despite ban on large gatherings

    Members of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules meet in room C-1 of the Stratton Building on Tuesday. [Provided]
    A small group of state lawmakers met in person on Tuesday in order to extend emergency rules that would otherwise expire during the coronavirus pandemic.

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