Category: Government

IDHS expanding services by phone and online; 14 offices will remain open

March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

IDHS expanding services by phone and online; 14 offices will remain open All nutritional and medical benefits remain available to the public; consumers still urged to stay home; open offices will operate with reduced onsite staff; staff available to respond in-person for emergencies. State announces Coronavirus cases continue to increase Today, the Illinois Department of…

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Trump declares Illinois a Major Disaster Area

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Trump declares Illinois a Major Disaster Area President Donald Trump declared the State of Illinois a “major disaster” area. The designation qualifies Illinois for Federal funding support to deal with the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. The designation was made despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s partisan political pot-shots against Trump. At nearly every press conference…

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Illinois unemployment surges in wake of coronavirus restrictions on businesses

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Illinois unemployment surges in wake of coronavirus restrictions on businesses Unemployment Rate Dropped to New Historic Low in February, While State Sees Significant Increase in Unemployment Claims in March While the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 3.4 percent, a new record low, the…

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Pritzker announces 330 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Pritzker announces 330 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that the number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois increased by 330 and that there are three COVID-19 related deaths. The Governor also announced he was extending the deadline for income tax filings and providing a $90 million program to help…

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Illinois State confirms 250 new cases of Coronavirus Disease: Trump offers support

March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Illinois confirms 250 new cases of Coronavirus Disease: Trump offers support President Donald Trump said that his administration is continuing to pursue a bi-partisan response to the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic, including pushing a national stimulus bill that would provide funds to every American to boost the economy which has been hit hard by negative media…

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Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker are using the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic as a political weapon to advance their partisan political agendas. Instead of working with President Donald Trump, whom they loath, Lightfoot and Pritzker are blaming their own shortcomings on the President, to help cover…

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Illinois Announces rising New Cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

Illinois Announces rising New Cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease We will update this page as the new cases of coronavirus are reported. The number of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19 jumps from 168 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday March 21 to 296 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday March 22. New cases reported every…

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The politics of diseases, Coronavirus versus the Swine Flu

March 19, 2020March 22, 2020 Ray Hanania No Comments

The politics of diseases, Coronavirus versus the Swine Flu When you look at how the news media covered the Swine Flu in 2009 and President Obama’s seven month long response before declaring it a national emergency, and their coverage of President Trump and his two month response to the coronavirus, you can see how political…