Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he and his office talk with downstate legislators regularly to provide updates on the state’s COVID-19 response, but some feel it’s not enough.

(The Center Square) – Illinois now has more than 10,000 cases of COVID-19.

(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator in the minority doesn’t expect the legislature to hit the deadline to pass a budget with simple majorities, which could require more bipartisanship.

(The Center Square) – Illinois health officials said they have a possible time frame for when cases of COVID-19 will peak in Illinois.

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak could hit Illinois in mid-to-late April as public health officials confirmed 1,209 new cases of COVID-19 and 53 additional deaths.

(The Center Square) – Illinois ranked near the top in a new study of state economies most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(The Center Square) – The state's March employment report listed more than 14,700 layoffs in Illinois, an indication of how companies in a variety of industries are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

(The Center Square) – More Illinoisans are taking care of driver services online since the beginning of the stay-at-home order issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 

March revenues up, but COVID-19 impacts unavoidable

(The Center Square) – Public health officials still want Illinoisans to remain cautious, but the state's top doctor also wants people to know that COVID-19 is not a death sentence and many people are beating it.

(The Center Square) – A growing number of out-of-work Illinoisans are frustrated with the state's unemployment application process, which has buckled amid a record number of claims.