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Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed

SPRINGFIELD — Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed to reopen as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, warning that without such a plan, many will go out of business permanently. “We need to know … a strategy, we need to know the metrics as we move forward because we cannot, we cannot lose another summer here in the state of Illinois,” Sam Toia, president and CEO of...

Updated 2/19/2021 6:37 AM SPRINGFIELD -- Officials from the hotel, restaurant and convention industries told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed to reopen as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, warning that without such a plan, many will go out of business permanently. "We need to know ... a strategy, we need to know the metrics as we move forward because we cannot, we cannot lose another summer here in the state of Illinois," Sam Toia, president and ...

Industry reps told a state Senate panel Thursday that they need a clear plan for how they will be allowed to reopen as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.

Steven Bost MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (WJPF) — Murphysboro attorney Steven Bost has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to be an at-large judge in the First Judicial District. Bost will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Brad Bleyer. The appointment will take effect March 1, 2021 and end in December of 2022 when the vacancy will be filled by the winner of the November 2022 general election. Bost has served as the Chief Public Defender in Jackson County since 2019. He’s a g...

Illinois will soon begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19. Some politicians question state’s priorities Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune © Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap dropped near the main entrance of the prison near Joliet, Ill., last April. CHICAGO — After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and...

I’ve found Schimpf’s arguments with Pritzker’s Covid response to border on being a covid denier. At the very least he was constantly moving the goal posts on how he felt about the Governor’s mitigation plan. I thought Schimpf was going to be a judge. We’ll see how Schimpf decides to roll himself out, all the while a very reliable Raunerite, and not at all outspoken against Trump. I appreciate his labor support and understanding that in Republican parlance to building coalitions… th...

"Illinois needs a governor who understands the day-to-day challenges that we all face, a governor who will live by the same rules that the rest of us follow and most importantly, a governor who will stand up to the entrenched special interest groups who have severely damaged our state," Schimpf said during a video news conference announcing his candidacy Monday morning. Schimpf also posted to social media an announcement video that highlighted his military service as he vowed to take on the sta...

Winter Storm Warning Issued for Southern Indiana and Illinois #Snowmageddon2021 is coming. For the past four to five days, Tri-State meteorologists and the National Weather Service have all been forecasting snowfall to start the week for the entire Tri-State area, sending residents to grocery stores across the area to stock up on the essentials and prepare for the possibility of being stuck in their homes for a few days. What we didnt know over that time frame was exactly how much snow wed see ...

After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and inmates, the state will begin vaccinating both groups in the coming week — a plan that drew praise from advocates but provoked the ire of some lawmakers who argue criminals should not be prioritized.