Springfield News
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The National Guard troops will provide perimeter security in the center of downtown for an undefined period of time following the rioting that broke out late Saturday during a protest over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a Minneapolis police officer last week. Rioting throughout downtown Saturday continued into the night.
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Illinois House Republicans on Thursday called on Auditor General Frank Mautino to delve into what they characterize as an incompetent response by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to process the 1.2 million unemployment claims that overwhelmed the system, resulting in website outages, long phone waits and weeks of waiting for a new system for independent contractors.
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State Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) faces an uphill battle in the first steps for a special recall election for Gov. JB Pritzker over what Skillicorn says is the governor’s mishandling of Illinois’ unemployment system. More than 1 million Illinoisans have filed for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
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House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) confer on the House’s makeshift chamber floor in the Bank of Springfield Center during special legislative session on Saturday.Ending the most unusual spring legislative session early Sunday morning, Illinois lawmakers — masked up to protect themselves from the coronavirus — approved a $41.5 billion state operating budget and pulled off passing lower rates for a Chicago casino in a last-minute feat late Saturday. -
Essential workers in Illinois will qualify for workers’ compensation if they contract the coronavirus on the job under an agreed-upon bill passed through the Senate. However, businesses will also be allowed to rebut the claims by showing they followed public health guidance. The bill passed 50-4 late Thursday.
