Springfield News
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As health officials reported that 12 more people tested positive for Coronavirus on Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker banned public and private gatherings of more than 50 people, which will temporarily shutter gyms, bowling alleys, clubs and movie theaters beginning Wednesday.
Illinois has now documented 105 cases of the virus also known as Covid-19.
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The planned April 1 transition for approximately 16,000 Illinois foster children from traditional fee-for-service Medicaid to Medicaid managed care will be delayed a third time due to the spread of the Coronavirus in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced Monday.
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Tuesday’s primary election in Illinois will go on as scheduled, even as hundreds of volunteer election judges dropped out at the last minute and officials scrambled to find new polling places amid the spread of Coronavirus in Illinois.
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Former DCFS Inspector General Meryl Paniak
Gov. JB Pritzker appointed an interim inspector general from the Department of Children and Family Services Friday after former acting Inspector General Meryl Paniak served in the role for more than two years but never received Senate confirmation.
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Illinois schools will shut down for two weeks beginning Tuesday, while bars and restaurants have until Monday evening to shut down – with the exception of takeout and drive-thru customers – in response to the Coronavirus, which has spread to 93 Illinoisans, according to the latest count Sunday from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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For every 100 Illinoisans classified as “extremely low-income,” there are only 36 affordable housing units available statewide, according to a study published this week — something lawmakers hope to address with two new tax credits.
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“There is no reason for us to close” City Hall, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]The James R. Thompson Center — which houses thousands of state workers — will be closed to the public beginning Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday as the Coronavirus continued to spread.
Thirty-two people, including a child, have tested positive for the virus, also known as COVID-19. -
With the Illinois House and Senate set to go dark next week in an effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus, the state’s largest agencies say they’re prepping contingency plans.
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Facing an April 1 deadline to change the health insurance for thousands of new foster children into its system, Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert on Wednesday asked for the transition to be delayed again, warning some of the most fragile children in Illinois are at risk.
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As the Illinois State Board of Elections and local elections authorities prepare for Tuesday’s primary election, Secretary of State Jesse White’s office admitted to yet another glitch in the state’s automatic voter registration program: 1,151 voters who attempted to register automatically were not added to the rolls.
Voters cast their ballots at the Loop Super Site, 191 N. Clark St. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
