How Will Consumer Spending Rebound? Experts Differ.
Some consumers will continue to go shopping at stores, about 30% said they were not concerned about visiting stores during the pandemic. In Illinois, the percentage was higher (74%)).
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Senate Democrats Kill Latest Coronavirus Relief Measure
The relief package would have provided unemployed workers with an additional $300 in weekly benefits through Dec. 27, and a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to small businesses.
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Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce Says State Needs Growth Strategy, Not Progressive Tax Increase
“It’s “ridiculous” to think that raising taxes on businesses won’t affect their employees”, Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Larry Ivory said.
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Members of Illinois Legislature, congressional delegation question distribution of COVID grants for businesses
“We all represent the same amount of people in the state of Illinois so those grants should all be equally divided out by district,” State Rep. Charlie Meier said.
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New Unemployment Claims Fall Below 1 Million For First Time Since March
While last week’s claims are the lowest in more than five months, the numbers still remain significantly above pre-pandemic claims.
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Pritzker To Require Businesses To Enforce Mask Rules Or Face Fines Up To $2,500 After Democrats Let Rule Stick
Emergency rules are good for 150 days from when they are filed. This rule was filed Friday.
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Pritzker To File Rules To Fine Businesses That Don’t Comply With Mask, Social Distancing Up To $2,500
The governor attempted to criminalize businesses that didn’t comply with his rules back in May, but repealed the rule before a Joint Commission on Administrative Rules hearing.
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Ribbon Cutting(s) Scheduled For New Business(es) In Freeport and Stephenson County
Yes, it’s multiple new businesses.
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Pritzker Announces Plans To Curb COVID-19 Resurgence
The governor’s plan includes 11 regions. Pritzker’s reopening plan previously divided the state into four regions.
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Businesses across Illinois closing include mix of early retirements prompted by pandemic
Now that the state has fewer restrictions, businesses across the state are coming back online. But some are closing for good.
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Judge rules Pritzker’s COVID-19 restrictions void; Illinois attorney general ‘reviewing’ options
Until a review in court otherwise sometime down the road, month, two, three or four, renders a ruling, the court’s order here today stands, which means there is no restrictions by the governor, Thomas DeVore said.
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Pritzker Releases Guidelines For Phase 4 of Reopening Plan, Set To Begin Friday
Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could be gearing up to go back to work as consumers will be able to dine-in at restaurants, go to movie theaters and workout indoors at gyms starting Friday.
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Illinois Continues With Restrictions As Neighboring States Reopen
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been adamant about his five-phase plan that calls for relaxing some additional restrictions on June 26. Even after that, Illinois will have restrictions on groups over 50 and continued capacity limits on businesses.
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Some Restaurants Defy Pritzker’s Dine-In Ban
“People are speaking and they are saying the truth,” Kyle Gorman owner of Cheese Nuts Brick Oven Pizza in Peoria said. “We are sick and tired of being held down by these ridiculous rules.”
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Pritzker Says He’s Trying To Follow ‘Best Science’ Around Asymptomatic COVID-19 Spread
Pritzker has said he relies on science and data for his policies restricting gatherings and business operations around the state,
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