“Actionable information about avoiding similar forms of transmission should be provided for the community at large,” said Dolores Albarracin, a University of Illinois professor who studies health risk behaviors. “Employees should be notified. Contact tracing should be promptly performed. Businesses should be fined and closed down.”

Mostly about Illinois restaurants that are ignoring the ban.

“A billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotel empire, Pritzker took an aggressive role in working to acquire personal protective equipment for Illinois and to lock down the state early on. As the positivity rate rises, he’s one step away from doing it again.”

“As we walk you through the unfolding transaction tax fiasco in New Jersey, then, understand that Illinois has a double-edged opportunity.”

“It might be beneficial for Illinois DOT folks and Illinois leaders to speak with their counterparts in Missouri and see why they’re able to, for example, maintain a roadway at a cost as much lower as Illinois,” said Baruch Feigenbaum, lead author of the report and senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.

But there were over 11,200 fewer Illinoisans running retail stores on Nov. 28, thanks to COVID-19 and state-mandated lockdowns. And when it was time to take a shopping break to eat and drink, there were nearly 17,600 fewer Illinois bar and restaurant owners to serve you.

The cancelled veto session is making the budget situation significantly worse, according to Senator Rose.

A little-noticed provision in legislation the General Assembly passed during its abbreviated, pandemic-focused special session in late May and early June pushed back the timeline for the state to find a buyer for its controversial Loop headquarters by more than a year.

“Since the recession ended in ‘09, every state has gained tens-of-thousands of manufacturing jobs while Illinois has just stayed the same,” said Mark Denzler, president of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. “We have all of these things going for Illinois. If we could get the policies right, these jobs should be located in the state of Illinois.”