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Among proposals includes paying for expanded taxpayer health
care and $250 million in grants to pay employees for hotels.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has advocated using the
funds to pay off short-term borrowing.
Lawmakers must pass a balanced state budget by May 31.
Illinois State Police investigate after top state election
official put on leave
Illinois State Police say they won’t release a report regarding
the Illinois State Board of Elections executive director.
Steve Sandvoss was put on administrative leave last week after
filing a police report about attempted extortion.
ISP denied a Freedom of Information Act request for the police
report, saying releasing the report could interfere with the
ongoing investigation.
Some student-athletes can ditch masks during competition
Student-athletes competing in some sports won’t have to wear
masks.
The Illinois High School Association announced state public
officials are no longer requiring masks for student-athletes
actively playing low-risk sports like fishing, baseball,
softball, tennis and track and field. Athletes not competing
must continue to wear masks, as do officials.
COVID-19 testing is recommended for students in high-risk sports
such as football, lacrosse and wrestling.
More than 580 people test positive for COVID-19 after full
vaccination in Illinois
More than 580 Illinoisans have tested positive for COVID-19 two
weeks after getting fully vaccinated.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday that's of
the approximately 2.5 million people in Illinois who have been
fully vaccinated as of data compiled last Wednesday.
The department said the information is constantly changing and
it is set to report such data once a week.
Korean War veteran's family sues Illinois for $2 million
after COVID-19 outbreak death
The family of a Korean War veteran who died last November from
COVID-19 while living at a state-run veterans’ home has sued the
state of Illinois for $2 million.
Attorneys with Levin & Pecorino filed the suit to the Court of
Claims saying the LaSalle Veterans' Home was negligent.
The Illinois Attorney General’s office didn’t immediately
respond when asked for comment.
Illinois Department of Corrections resumes in-person visits
For the first time in more than year, in-person visits are
resuming for inmates at Illinois Department of Corrections
facilities.
The department announced visits began Monday at the East Moline
Correctional Center.
On April 19, visits will restart at Graham, Taylorville,
Jacksonville, Dixon, Centralia and more than a half dozen other
sites.
More sites will allow visits later this month and into May.
Visitors will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms.
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