LISTEN: Your Daily COVID-19 Illinois Update: May 26, 2020

Illinois lawmakers passed a $40 billion state budget, legalized to-go cocktails and cleared the path for a new Chicago casino.

By Nereida Moreno
Michael Madigan in face mask
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to debate on SB 264, the state budget for the new fiscal year starting in July, during an extended session of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois House of Representatives is holding session at the center instead of the Illinois State Capitol because it allows for safe social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register via AP, Pool
Michael Madigan in face mask
Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to debate on SB 264, the state budget for the new fiscal year starting in July, during an extended session of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center, Saturday, May 23, 2020, in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois House of Representatives is holding session at the center instead of the Illinois State Capitol because it allows for safe social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Justin L. Fowler / The State Journal-Register via AP, Pool

LISTEN: Your Daily COVID-19 Illinois Update: May 26, 2020

Illinois lawmakers passed a $40 billion state budget, legalized to-go cocktails and cleared the path for a new Chicago casino.

By Nereida Moreno
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