Illinois legislators gather, slowly, in Springfield for third session marked by COVID-19 pandemic – Chicago Tribune*

Acknowledging the unrelenting march of the pandemic, the House on Wednesday voted to extend rules allowing legislators to participate in session days remotely through June 1. Remote voting was first allowed in 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic and has been extended as the coronavirus has lingered.

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