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The 2021 National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference is going virtual! The event will take place over several days throughout the month of March, with bonus content throughout April. Click the title of this story for information about the conference schedule and to register as an attendee.

Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Governor JB Pritzker announced guidelines for the next stage of COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Illinois - Phase 1B.

Republican Leader Bill Brady resigned from the Senate seat he has held since 2002. Senator Brady has served as Senate Republican Leader since 2017.

Illinois’ minimum wage is set to increase to $11 an hour on Friday, January 1, 2021. This is the latest increase in the law that will ultimately raise Illinois' minimum wage rate to $15 per hour by 2025. During 2020, the minimum wage was increased to $9.25 per hour in January followed by an increase to $10 per hour in July.

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Governor JB Pritzker announced the administration is directing additional funding to support child care providers that are part of the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) which helps low-income working families access high-quality childcare, impacting 100,000 children annually. The administration will utilize funding allocated to Illinois through the federal CARES Act to cover all eligible days of CCAP payments for December, January, and February regardless of attendance.