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Pritzker says reopening guidance for Illinois businesses weeks away

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – Businesses looking to partially reopen in Illinois later this month per Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s reopening plan amid COVID-19 concerns may not get the guidance they need to be in time to be in compliance if their region enters the next phase of the governor's reopening plan. Pritzker’s five-phase plan to reopen the state’s economy has the state in Phase 2. Phase 3 could be possible at the end of the month with more businesses allowed […]

todayMay 14, 2020 4

Business & Lifestyle

SMB grants available for Illinois businesses trying to retain employees

CHAMPAIGN (The Center Square) – Small businesses in Illinois trying to stay afloat during the pandemic can now apply for state grants to help avoid layoffs. The funding range for COVID-19 Layoff Aversion grants is $5,000 to $50,000 per employer and physical location. The grant program is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. To receive funding, employers must document the impact of the emergency on their business and the associated layoff risk […]

todayMay 3, 2020 14

Illinois

Pritzker says some parts of Illinois could open sooner than others

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday that some areas of the state could open sooner than others, the clearest indication yet that the governor will take a regional rather than statewide approach to reopening the economy. Some regions could open up before the governor's most recent stay-at-home order expires on May 30. "Yes, if it's heading down the other side of this slide – that even the national plan proposed – if it's 14 days on a […]

todayMay 1, 2020 3

Business News

Pennsylvania jobless claims drop 32 percent, still far above numbers before outbreak

HARRISBURG, Pa. (The Center Square) – For the sixth consecutive week, Pennsylvania has seen massively inflated numbers for new unemployment claims compared to the data from before the onset of the coronavirus crisis. Another 131,282 Pennsylvania residents filed for jobless benefits during the week ending April 25, according to the latest numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor. That brings the total for the past six weeks up to about 1.6 million. In comparison, for the week ending March […]

todayApril 30, 2020 12

Illinois

Pritzker lashes out at state lawmaker over legal challenge to stay-at-home order

CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday that a southern Illinois judge set a dangerous precedent by ruling in favor of a state lawmaker who filed a lawsuit challenging his stay-at-home order. The governor hit back at state Rep. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), who won the first round of a legal battle that could go to the Illinois Supreme Court. Pritzker said he has great respect for the judiciary, but called the lawsuit a "charade" and a "political […]

todayApril 28, 2020 12

Business & Lifestyle

Illinois Democrats seeking more than $40 billion in Federal bailout funds for pensions, budget deficits

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) -- Illinois lawmakers – citing the state’s pension costs, budget shortfalls, and empty unemployment trust – are asking for more than $40 billion in no-strings-attached aid from the federal government. In a letter to the state's Congressional delegation, Senate President Don Harmon said Illinois state government is projecting significant budget shortfalls in the current, coming and preceding fiscal years. “Illinois could see an estimated revenue loss of $14.1 billion for 2020-2021 due to this pandemic,” they said […]

todayApril 17, 2020 3

Business & Lifestyle

Pritzker outlines deliberate process for re-opening Illinois

SPRINGFIELD/CHICAGO (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday he has had some preliminary discussions with industry leaders on how to go about re-opening the state when it is time to lift the existing stay-at-home order, which has shuttered large swathes of the state's economy. The governor said the priority would be the health of employees. “I have been talking to industry leaders because the most important thing is safety and health,” Pritzker said. “People are going back to […]

todayApril 13, 2020 4

National

Georgia spending $72 million to add 296 hospital beds, staff in advance of expected patient surge

ATLANTA (The Center Square) – Gov. Brian Kemp has announced plans to add 296 hospital beds throughout Georgia as the state prepares for a COVID-19 patient surge. Eighty-eight new beds will be a part of four temporary medical units, and 208 additional beds at two reopened health-care facilities. The governor's office said the plan to add hospital beds will cost the state about $72 million, which includes $12 million for additional staff at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. Dougherty […]

todayApril 5, 2020 4

Financial News

Tax help available from Illinois Department of Revenue, AARP

(The Center Square) – Senior citizens, people with disabilities and low-to-moderate income families can get free income tax preparation and filing assistance for their 2019 state and federal tax returns. The Illinois Department of Revenue and the American Association of Retired Persons have partnered to set up a network of volunteers who can help. The program is open to people making $56,000 a year or less and people 60 years of age and older. People with disabilities and taxpayers who speak […]

todayMarch 24, 2020 2

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