Pritzker Expects Feds Will Help Illinois Offset COVID-19’s Budget Hit
Despite criticism from President Donald Trump, the governor says he likes the state’s chances for support from Congress.
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Pritzker, Top Aides Counter Shutdown Protesters Who Compared Governor To Nazis
Gov. JB Pritzker, who is Jewish, responds to rallies in Springfield and Chicago where protesters displayed swastikas.
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Gilead Lobbying Rose As Interest In COVID-19 Treatment Climbed
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences’ lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.
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Angry People Have Shown Up At Closed Illinois Unemployment Offices, Prompting Police Protection For Workers
State unemployment offices are closed to the public, but some people angry about not being able to file for benefits are showing up anyway.
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Illinois Governor Proposes $80 Million ‘Army’ To Track The Spread Of COVID-19
Gov. JB Pritzker wants to hire 3,800 people to run a program that will alert those who came into contact with newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases.
Weekly Roundup: May 1st, 2020
Note: This podcast contains a frank discussion of an alleged sexual assault.In an appearance on MSNBC Friday morning, Joe Biden denied sexually assaulting a former staffer. And the Senate returns to Washington on Monday; Mitch McConnell plans to move forward on judicial confirmations.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, and congressional reporter Claudia Grisales.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
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PHOTOS: Hundreds Gather Downtown To Protest Stay-At-Home Order Extension
The protest in Chicago’s Loop is one in a series of demonstrations across the country against stay-at-home orders.
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WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: May 1, 2020
Reset breaks down the biggest local and state news of the week in the Friday News Roundup with Jenn White.
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‘This Never Happened,’ Biden Says Of 1990s Sexual Assault Allegation
For the first time, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has personally responded to an allegation of sexual assault from a former Senate staffer.
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Starting May 1, Illinois Residents Must Wear Masks But Can Golf And Shop For Plants
Yes, you’ll have to wear a mask in public. But green thumbs and pet owners may like some of the businesses that are allowed to reopen Friday.
