The governor has made a series of threats against business owners and officials to force compliance with his executive order.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker rescinded the rule that could have put defiant business owners in jail for up to a year. He first imposed it when his authority to close them during the pandemic was challenged.
Small business owners trying to save their livelihoods could face up to a year in prison under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new emergency rules, unless a key committee fights back.
The governor’s new penalty comes without approval from the Illinois General Assembly.
Polling has found the vast majority of Illinoisans support reopening small retail businesses.
Creason’s dream was to become a registered nurse. But for her and many like her in Illinois, that dream nearly died.
The order was originally scheduled to lift on April 7, but cases of coronavirus in the state continue to rise. Schools will remain closed.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to issue the order beginning Saturday to contain spread of COVID-19.
The city of Chicago has temporarily relaxed its controversial ticketing and towing scheme, as residents face worsening financial uncertainty in the midst of a global public health crisis.
Water rationing and forced business closures were among a litany of emergency powers the city council granted Champaign’s mayor and city manager in response to the global health crisis.
The speed limit was last raised to 70 mph in 2014.
Red-light cameras have been the subject of an ongoing federal investigation that has lead to the arrest of numerous public officials.
After listening to voter feedback, an Illinois lawmaker tabled a bill that would have only allowed gas station clerks to pump gas in Illinois.
The nation’s corruption capitol will see one of its most infamous political figures return home.