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As summer construction season ramps up, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today announced the fourth round of $250 million in Rebuild Illinois funded grants is available to advance municipal, township, and county projects across the state. With the latest round of grants, $1 billion in funding has now been distributed to address local transportation needs. The funding ensures that local governments can continue to invest in projects that sustain good-paying jobs and enhance quality of life for Illinois residents.

To further expand convenient opportunities for Illinoisans to get vaccinated, Governor JB Pritzker launched a new program today that offers building workers and returning office staff a chance to get their shot at work.

On May 6, 2021, Governor JB Pritzker announced that beginning May 14, 2021, Illinois will move forward with a dial-like approach between the COVID-19 mitigations in Phase 4, which currently apply to the entire state, and the post-pandemic new normal of Phase 5. This Bridge to Phase 5 will allow for higher capacity limits and increased business operations before public health experts tell us it is safe to move to the new normal that Phase 5 will bring. Click on the title to learn more about the "bridge phase."

As the state surpasses vaccination rates of 60 percent for individuals 18 and over and 80 percent for individuals 65 and over, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is deploying additional rural and rapid response vaccination teams to Lawrence, Macon and Fulton counties. The teams will set up one and done clinics with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following the completion of the CDC review.

The 'Consumers and Climate First Act' was introduced in the General Assembly today by Senator Celina Villanueva and Representative Kam Buckner. The legislation provides a path for Illinois to help lead the nation's transition to a clean energy economy. The bill serves as a starting point — a series of markers intended to help guide the energy negotiations underway in Springfield. The legislation includes provisions restricting county wind and solar siting regulations. This press release includes a bill summary and fact sheet.