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Oct 23, 2020
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Under The Dome Podcast: COVID-19 positivity rate going in the wrong direction across Illinois
On this week's episode of the Under the Dome Podcast the State Journal-Register's Bernard Schoenburg and Doug Finke work remotely to bring you the latest updates from the Illinois Statehouse and Illinois' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pritzker says COVID-19 cases could get worse than in April

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Lawmakers’ bus tour heads to Springfield

A group of conservative southern Illinois Republican lawmakers will be in Springfield Thursday afternoon as part of their statewide Restore Illinois bus tour.

Zoning request for proposed pot cultivation center pushed back

At their request, a recreational cannabis company's petition for zoning relief that would allow for the construction a craft grow cultivation center and transporter facility on the city's west side was granted a 60-day continuance by the Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission.

Embattled IDES in better spot than seven months ago new director says

For years, the Illinois Department of Employment Security operated largely out of the limelight, distributing unemployment compensation benefits and assisting people seeking employment.

Pritzker says mitigation rules will be enforced; COVID-19 infections continue to rise

Illinois State Police officers have been alerted to be on patrol in areas with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place, Gov.

Two more Illinois regions put under COVID-19 restrictions

Two more regions of the state are facing COVID-19 mitigation measures because of a resurgence of the virus.

Pritzker says state moving in wrong direction on COVID-19

With the number of new cases and positivity rates rising, Gov.

Arguments for and against graduated income tax ramp up as Nov. 3 grows closer

With only two weeks until the election, House Republicans Monday ramped up their attack on the proposed constitutional amendment to bring a graduated income tax to Illinois.

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