Today’s updates discusses a record high of COVID-19 related deaths in Illinois along with several more confirmed cases. In addition, this update discusses a second GOP state representative filing suit against Pritzker for his directive, and information released regarding a decrease in jobs across the state as a result of COVID-19 impacts.

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  • Preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security reported the number of nonfarm jobs decreased in March in twelve Illinois metropolitan areas as compared to last year. These areas include Bloomington, Carbondale-Marion, Champaign-Urbana, Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Danville, Decatur, Elgin, Kankakee, Lake County-Kenosha County, Peoria, Rockford, Springfield, and the Illinois section of St. Louis metro East. Statewide from March 2019 to March 2020, the number of jobs dropped by 39,800. For more data on individual areas across the state, visit https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=21452.

 

HeplerBroom attorney Emilee M. Bramstedt contributed to this blog post.