Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford said the novel coronavirus did not occur naturally. In response to our inquiry, she acknowledged she has no proof to back that up.
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Who’s on Watch? Q&A with BGA Reporter Casey Toner
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Better Government Association is shifting gears to help inform the public about the government’s role and actions during the crisis. We (virtually) sat down with BGA reporter Casey Toner to ask him how he is responding to the coronavirus.
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BGA Wins Three Lisagor Awards
The staff was honored by the Chicago Headline Club for General Excellence in Online Journalism as well as for investigations into a mayor’s insider deals and nepotism in southwest suburban Lyons, and auxiliary police in Illinois.
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Greising: Some Want the Economy Flung Open. Wake Up. COVID-19’s No Hoax.
COVID-19 is all too real. Each day brings a new revelation about its ability to avoid detection, its easy travel from carrier to victim, the way it teases the stricken with a brief bout of apparent recovery — before it goes in for the kill.
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Fact-Check: LaHood Overstates Chicago’s Share of Illinois COVID-19 Cases
Arguing his region of the state should be allowed to start reopening, the congressman said Chicago accounts for nearly all cases of the novel coronavirus in Illinois. But data show the city makes up less than half of the state’s total.
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What the Gov: Should Apartment Dwellers Notify Management If They Have COVID-19?
People who live in multi-unit residential buildings share more spaces with their neighbors than those who live in single-family homes. Do they need to inform management if they test positive for the novel coronavirus?
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Greising: Next on the COVID Hit List: Free and Fair Elections
It’s time to start drawing up plans to broadly expand mail-in voting across Illinois.
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What the Gov: What is the Future of Weddings in 2020?
Restrictions have limited the size of gatherings and even getting a marriage license isn’t easy anymore. So how can people plan for the biggest day of their lives during a pandemic?
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Fact-Check: Pelosi Exaggerates Rauner’s Role in Illinois’ Fiscal Woes
Striking back at President Trump, the House Speaker claimed Illinois got into financial problems because of former Gov. Bruce Rauner. But there are many more fingerprints on the shovel that dug the state into the hole.
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Needle Exchange Programs Cutting Back During Coronavirus Crisis
Programs started in the 1980s to slow the spread of the HIV epidemic are now scaling back because of COVID-19, a move some experts say could create a new challenge in fighting the deadly outbreak.
