For JB Pritzker, A Governor On War Footing, ‘There’s No End Of The Day’
Before becoming governor, Pritzker never bargained on a pandemic or foresaw the state’s well-being hinging on “Trump time.”
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Dust-Covered Neighborhood From Demolition Angers Lightfoot
Lightfoot halted non-emergency demolition after destruction of a defunct coal plant’s smokestack covered a neighborhood in dust.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Warns Illinois Could Suffer A Second Spike In COVID-19 Cases
The governor warns the state could face another potential wave of coronavirus infections if stay-at-home restrictions are lifted.
Weekly Roundup: April 10th, 2020
In a White House briefing Friday, the top medical experts from the coronavirus task force said the social distancing measures appeared to be constraining the outbreak. President Trump said that he would not take any steps to reopen the economy unless he was sure Americans would be healthy. Also, early data suggest that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting African Americans. This episode: White House correspondents Tamara Keith and Ayesha Rascoe, demographics and culture reporter Juana Summers, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and science correspondent Allison Aubrey.
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Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus
“We’re going to make a decision and hopefully it’s going to be the right decision,” President Trump said Friday.
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Justin Kaufmann Returns To WBEZ
Starting April 11 on WBEZ, Justin Kaufmann will host a live call-in show on the COVID-19 pandemic for the next few Saturdays from 1-3 p.m.
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WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 10, 2020
Reset breaks down the biggest news of the week in our Friday News Roundup with host Jenn White.
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Families Of Vets Who Died In State Home Will Receive Nearly $6.4 Million
The settlements follow a years-long WBEZ investigation into the state’s mishandling of Legionnaires’ outbreaks that killed more than a dozen.
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Despite More Deaths, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Sees A Slowing In COVID-19’s Trajectory
Still, Pritzker predicts summertime concerts and festivals could be a no-go.
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Your Daily COVID-19 Illinois Update: April 9, 2020
Thanks to COVID-19, Chicagoans will not be able to buy booze after 9 p.m.
