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The number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Illinois jumped 80 percent in 24 hours, the biggest one-day increase since the virus began spreading, state health officials said Wednesday.
“I’m not saying this lightly, but unfortunately, the grim truth is these numbers will continue to grow significantly, as will, likely, the unfortunate statistic of fatalities,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. [Blueroom Stream]
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As the Illinois primary election got off to a rough start Tuesday morning, Chicago election officials blamed Gov. JB Pritzker for failing to heed their call to cancel in-person voting and conduct the election entirely by mail, and the governor accused them of playing politics during a pandemic.
Voters cast their ballots at the Loop Super Site, 191 N. Clark St. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
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The Illinois Municipal League on Monday asked Gov. JB Pritzker to submit a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to activate the a loan program for municipalities hit by disasters and suffer from major revenue losses in the wake of immediate hits to consumer spending and tax revenues during Illinois’ response to the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
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Challengers in two high-profile races for the Illinois House appear to have edged out the incumbents appointed by party leaders, according to early returns.
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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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