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Pritzker allows sale of curbside cocktails
By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois restaurants and bars can serve cocktails to go Tuesday after…
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In conference call, Pritzker tells Trump his rhetoric is ‘making it worse’ as protests rage on
Trump tells governors ‘you have to do retribution’ in response to destructive actions at protests By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com…
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Illinois Secretary of State facilities to begin reopening June 1
Illinois Secretary of State facilities will begin reopening for business on June 1 with a focus on new drivers, those…
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Lawmakers pass budget package to close out special session
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Senate on early Sunday morning passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion…
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Illinois unemployment rate climbs to record 16.4% in April
New jobless claims in May appear to level out By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois unemployment rate…
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IDES confirms data breach in online unemployment system
‘Glitch’ allowed access to personal data in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois…
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State saw nearly 73,000 new unemployment claims in final week before gig worker portal went live
50,000 pandemic unemployment assistance claims filed in first three days of new program By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD —…
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Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims
Total claims since mid-March top 800,000 By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Unemployment in Illinois and the U.S. continues…
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Another 102K Illinoisans file first-time jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday that 4.4 million Americans filed…
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Number of Illinois residents who have filed for unemployment continues to rise
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has released new statewide data showing the department processed over 141,000 new initial…
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