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Illinois Governor
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2Civility Blog
Illinois Legal Aid Organizations Receive Inaugural R3 Grants. How Will They Use The Funds?
By Laura Bagby
Last month, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced 80 grants totaling $31.5 million to support organizations across the state that provide legal aid, violence prevention, and re-entry services. The Restore, Reinvest,…
Gravel2Gavel
Force Majeure Triggered by COVID-19 Executive Order
By Pillsbury's Construction And Real Estate Law Team
By Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team Illinois Governor’s Executive Order prohibited sale of food or beverages for on-premises consumption held to partially excuse restaurant tenant’s rent payment obligations.…
HR Defense
Chicago Prohibits Retaliation Against Employees Who Follow Orders Requiring Them To Stay At Home
By Harrison Cooper, Akerman Law
Employees in Chicago have been granted new protections if they must stay at home to comply with a state or local stay order or to care for someone under such…
HeplerBroom Blog
Illinois Government Responses to COVID-19 – Updated 5/14/2020
By Beth Bauer
Today’s updates discusses plans for the Illinois General Assembly to reconvene. Additionally, this update discusses Adams County’s resolution to reopen, and Governor Pritzker’s response to Illinois counties defying his stay-at-home…
Municipal Minute
Governor Pritzker Releases Restore Illinois Plan to Reopen Illinois in Phases
Yesterday, Illinois Governor Pritzker announced his plan to reopen Illinois in five phases which is called "Restore Illinois." The plan divides Illinois into 11 defined regions, and establishes five phases…
HeplerBroom Blog
Illinois Government Responses to COVID-19 – Updated 4/23/2020
By Beth Bauer
Today’s update discusses Governor Pritzker’s extended and revised stay-at-home order and a new daily high COVID-19 case count in Illinois. In addition, this update discusses another Chicago suburb requiring residents…
HeplerBroom Blog
Illinois Government Responses to COVID-19 – Updated 4/16/2020
By Beth Bauer
Today’s update discusses the state’s projected economic shortfall for the current budget year and for next budget year. Additionally, the update discusses an alternative housing program in Cook County, and…
Preservation | Family Wealth Protection and Planning
Illinois governor’s executive order provides guidance on remote notarization
While the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has certainly brought a sudden dramatic change to our daily lives, there is still a continuous need for legal work. Many legal documents…
Municipal Minute
Details about Governor’s Shelter in Place Order
Last week we reported on the Governor Pritzker's "Shelter in Place" Executive Order, which became effective on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 5:00 pm. Today, we wanted to provide more…
Libation Law Blog
Yes, Illinois’s recent “Stay at Home” order lets breweries, wineries, distilleries, restaurants, alcohol wholesalers, cannabis dispensaries and cultivators stay open and work during the COVID-19 crisis, here’s the essential text
On Friday afternoon, as the Chicago Tribune reported he would, Governor Pritzker ordered Illinois to stay at home and that many businesses cease operating apart from letting their employees work…