Jerry Nowicki | Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker mandates vaccine for day care professionals (Springfield, IL) — Gov. JB Pritzker announced an executive order Friday that will add day care personnel to the list of professions that must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.

Task force considers changes to qualified immunity for Illinois law enforcement officers (Springfield, IL) - A new state task force continued discussions Thursday as to what changes could be made to the way state law approaches qualified immunity for law enforcement officers.

With two weeks until veto session and interest accruing, state’s unemployment fix still not decided (Springfield, IL) - The deficit in the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund remains over $4.3 billion and interest payments on the debt began accruing on Sept. 6.

House to return to Springfield Thursday for further energy negotiations (Springfield, IL) - The Illinois House is scheduled to return to Springfield Thursday to try again at passing an elusive energy regulation overhaul days after the governor’s office announced support for a new proposal.

News briefs: Some IDES offices open for appointments; eviction moratorium amended, extended (Springfield, IL) - As federal unemployment benefits created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire next week, Illinois continues to see high unemployment rates, although things have improved from one year ago.