THE BACKGROUND: Executive Order 2020-07, issued by Governor Pritzker on March 16, 2020, as most recently extended by Executive Order 2020-33, dated April 30, 2020, and Executive Order 2020-32 issued by Governor Pritzker on April 30, 2020. Read more
On April 30, 2020, Governor Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation redeclaring all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area, and pursuant to his Emergency Powers. Read more
On Monday April 27, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission repealed its emergency rule stating that if front-line workers are infected with COVID-19, it would be presumed to be a result of their work duties. Read more
On April 13, 2020, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation announced an emergency amendment to the administrative rules related to the causation and compensability of COIVD-19 related illnesses suffered by first responders and front-line workers. Read more
A group of citizens filed an Emergency Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order seeking a court order to prohibit the City of Joliet (“City”) from meeting, holding a public hearing and voting on a controversial pre-annexation agreement. Read more