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Tulip boom in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Summer heat waves could be deadlier because of COVID-19, health officials warn. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois governor says state making progress on jobless aid

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

A man wears mask as he shops for toys at a Target store during the COVID-19 pandemic in Schaumburg, Ill., Wednesday, May 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

GOP wants ‘local’ say in Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

A women's boutique clothing store in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, advertises the selling of masks Sunday, May 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Small northern Illinois church defies stay-at-home order

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COVID-19 death toll climbs by 105 in Illinois

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FILE - This April 17, 2020 file photo, shows patient rooms at the COVID-19 alternate care facility in Hall C at McCormick Place in Chicago. The city pared back plans for a 3,000-bed temporary hospital at McCormick Place, the nation's largest convention center, as infection numbers decreased. Opened April 3, 2020, instead with 500 beds, the $64 million facility treated just 12 people as of last week, with six of them being released. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP File)

Slowed COVID-19 spread leaves 1,000s of makeshift beds empty

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

A man walks in front of Chicago Workforce Center in Chicago, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The Chicago Cook Workforce partnership will remain open and operational during this heightened time of awareness due to the COVID-19 virus. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Pritzker faces 2nd legal challenge to stay-at-home order

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during his daily coronavirus news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

J.B. Pritzker, Illinois governor: Stay-at-home order stands despite judge’s ruling

By John O'Connor - Associated Press

Raj Asarpota does push-up at the Petrillo Music Pavilion, the site of many summertime live music events, in Chicago's Grant Park Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Temperatures continue climbing for the second day in a row, forecasted to reach the 70s. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Pritzker: Stay-home lawsuit a ‘stunt,’ should be overturned

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

A cyclist, still forbidden to access the Lake Michigan bike trail, passes a police barricade as he takes advantage of a break in cold, damp weather and temperatures reaching the 60s, Monday, April 27, 2020, in Chicago. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Judge rules Pritzker’s stay-at-home order an overreach

By SOPHIA TAREEN and JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Gov. J.B. Pritzker puts away his face mask before delivering his daily Illinois coronavirus update at the Thompson Center, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

J.B. Pritzker, Illinois governor, exceeded authority with stay-at-home order, judge rules

By Sophia Tareen and John O'Connor - Associated Press

Southern Illinois lawmaker sues governor for stay-home order

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during his daily coronavirus news conference at the Thompson Center in Chicago on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Darren Bailey, Illinois Republican, sues J.B. Pritzker over stay-at-home order

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A man wears mask as he carries shopping bags in Skokie, Ill., Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Three more Chicago suburbs now require masks in public, bringing total to at least 11 during the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Pritzker offers tepid response to GOP re-opening proposal

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Samuel Rhodes starts his day with coffee and his personal protective mask during the coronavirus outbreak as a light snow falls in the Edgewater neighborhood on Friday, April 17, 2020, in Rockford, Ill. (Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via AP)

Pritzker orders Illinois schools closed for rest of semester

By JOHN O'CONNOR and KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, along with other health officials, gives a daily update on the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker: Feds ‘more of a hindrance than a help’ on most coronavirus testing issues

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Jim Allen, spokesman for the Chicago Board of Elections, speaks Monday, March 16, 2020 at a polling place in the Loop about procedures for Tuesday's election during the coronavirus pandemic. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)

Illinois primary voters notified of possible virus exposure

By SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

Sharon Trask and other voters use hand sanitizer as they stand in line to vote at Lincoln Lodge Polling station, 1st ward, Tuesday, March 17 2020 in Chicago. Voters across the state are getting the chance to decide competitive primary races for the U.S. House and the Illinois Supreme Court, with concerns about the coronavirus looming large. Election officials have been promoting voting early and casting ballots by mail in an attempt to control crowds and curb the spread. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. (James Foster/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Chicago warns voters of coronavirus exposure after poll worker dies

By Sophie Tareen - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal after the Democratic governor presented it to a joint session of the General Assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo by John O'Connor)

Republicans, Pritzker spar over unemployment system overload

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Deacon Larry Smith leads a procession, including the Very Rev. Christopher A. House, Deacon Scott Keen, Springfield Bishop Thomas Paprocki and Fr. Dominic Rankin, into the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield, Ill., that is closed to and empty of parishioners due to COVID-19 pandemic precautions during a live streamed Easter service Sunday April 12, 2020. (Ted Schurter/The State Journal-Register via AP)

Pritzker hopes Illinois COVID-19 numbers are leveling off

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

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