May 1, 2020 Lockdown protests taking place across the country as other states begin to open As some states took steps to begin phase 1 of their reopening plans this week, others extended their lockdowns again. Fed-up with life under tight restriction, Americans demonstrated across the country Friday.
May 1, 2020 Illinois lawmaker accuses governor of 'trampling' on people's rights with lockdown orders Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is "trampling" on the rights of state residents with his stringent coronavirus lockdown orders, GOP state Rep. Darren Bailey charged Friday.
May 1, 2020 America open for business: States including Texas, Ohio and Illinois begin relaxing coronavirus lockdown rules America is slowly but surely reopening for business. More than half a dozen states will open their doors in some shape or form Friday.
May 1, 2020 Sen. Tammy Duckworth says sex assault allegations against Biden ‘deserve to be listened to’ One of the Democrats considered to be in the running to join Joe Biden on the party’s 2020 presidential ticket says recent sexual assault allegations against the former vice president “deserve to be listened to.”
April 30, 2020 Chicago surgical tech, 60, due to retire in days, dies after testing positive for coronavirus A Chicago surgical technologist, “dedicated” to helping patients on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, was just days away from retiring when he tested positive for the disease and died Monday, his family said.
April 29, 2020 Illinois Sen. Plummer: Coronavirus bailout – Don’t waste federal funds on my state's bankrupt system Why should the fiscally prudent people of Wyoming, Missouri or elsewhere be responsible for the failed policies of Illinois?
April 28, 2020 Coronavirus in Illinois: Leaders in two counties with highest death rates say lockdown goes too far Officials in two Illinois counties that have suffered a combined 13 deaths from the coronavirus are arguing that the state’s lockdown measures are going too far.
April 28, 2020 Illinois judge rules against Gov. Pritzker's stay-at-home order in suit brought by GOP lawmaker On the same day as he was dealt a blow by his state's judiciary, Pritzker extended his stay-at-home-order, with some modifications making it less strict than the current one, until May 30.
April 26, 2020 America First spokesperson: Illinois Senate Dems' request for $41.6B federal bailout 'shameless' America First national spokesperson Steve Cortes reacted on “Fox & Friends Weekend” to Illinois Senate Democrats asking for a whopping $41.6 billion from the federal government in the next coronavirus relief plan, including $10 billion for a pension fund bailout, calling the request “shameless.”
April 25, 2020 Sen. Tammy Duckworth on how coronavirus has made her schedule even 'busier than it was before' Like so many Americans, Sen. Tammy Duckworth's day-to-day routine has changed in the new reality that has come with the coronavirus pandemic.
