New data show Illinois lost private sector jobs amid a national economic expansion for the first year on record in 2019, a sign of the state’s deep structural problems in the run-up to the current market downturn.
“I started this business and it’s grown so much, even though I don’t have a college education. You have to work to get where you want to go."
Health care institutions need flexibility to prepare for infection rates that could overwhelm current hospital bed capacity
COVID-19 has forced classes to close, but children’s educations can continue with some creativity and a wealth of free resources for online learning at home.
“Each year we've had another mountain to climb, but it hasn’t been the end of us."
This page will be updated daily to reflect developments related to the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois.
New census data reveals that for a second year, all 10 metro areas based primarily in Illinois experienced population decline.
“People should know [that] nobody appreciates the small businesses until they’re gone."
The individual choices we make every day will curb or aggravate the pandemic. And the policies we collectively pursue will either let us bounce back or aggravate the economic disaster.
Americans previously needed to update their ID by Oct. 1 to be allowed to fly and visit federal facilities without additional documentation.
In the case of an epidemic like COVID-19, Illinois governors are given a wide range of emergency powers for a limited period of time.