Ill State News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is announcing two new COVID-19 oral antivirals, Paxlovid (Pfizer) and Molnupiravir (Merck), will be available in Illinois later this month.  The antivirals are for those with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk for becoming severely ill, including hospitalization or death.  Both antivirals will be available

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 201,428 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 444 deaths since December 31, 2021.   Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 2,382,437 cases, including 28,361 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.  The age of

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ continued struggle against COVID-19 leads Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza to announce that for a second year, low-to-moderate-income working families in Illinois will not have unpaid fines deducted from their state income tax refunds.  “A year ago, we had hoped the world would be further along in the fight against COVID-19. Unfortunately, we all know that is not the case,” Comptroller Mendoza

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As part of floor action on the first night of the spring legislative session, House Democrats brought forth and passed legislation to expand judicial subcircuits in Illinois. State Representative David Friess (R-Red Bud) had this to say concerning the legislation: “Last night at the 11th hour, House Democrats once again took up

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Six months of stalling by legislative Democrats over selecting a new Legislative Inspector General has needlessly left Illinois without an urgently-needed ethics watchdog for state lawmakers, and thus more vulnerable to government corruption, according to State Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) during a press conference today. January 6 marks the final day that

CHICAGO — Attorney General Kwame Raoul highlights four new laws initiated by his office that will go into effect Jan. 1. “Whether by improving Illinois’ police certification and decertification process, protecting minors from the dangers of e-cigarette usage, protecting survivors of human trafficking or streamlining support to victims of violent crime, my office has focused