Jamie Munks

Communications @ildhfs, former nomadic newspaper reporter @chicagotribune @sjrbreaking +more. Northern Illinois & New England grown, @syracuseu🍊schooled.

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

Illinois regions 8 & 9, which are DuPage & Kane + Lake & McHenry counties, are moving back to Phase 4 under the state's coronavirus reopening plan. Tighter restrictions were put in place during the resurgence that began in the fall & now most of the state has returned to Phase 4.

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

My 82-year-old grandpa secured an appointment today to get his first dose of the vaccine on Friday. I was frantically trying to make one for him near where he lives in the northwest suburbs, to no avail, and he was able to make his own! A good day.

[Dan Petrella @PetrellaReports]

Filing a complaint against a Chicago cop? You wouldn’t have to sign your name to it under bill awaiting Gov. Pritzker's signature. @JeremyGorner has the details. https://t.co/Eue3DrPb4F

[Dan Petrella @PetrellaReports]

Every Illinois police officer would be required to wear a body camera by 2025 under bill awaiting Pritzker’s signature. But without penalties, will departments comply? Story with @by_jamiemunks. https://t.co/ndcTrsBMT5

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

The White House is boosting purchases of the two approved COVID-19 vaccines to deliver enough doses to vaccinate 300 million Americans by the end of the summer or early fall, President Joe Biden said Tuesday. https://t.co/IqLsMwCtRO

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

Eight more cases of the highly contagious coronavirus variant, first found in the U.K., have now been identified in Illinois: https://t.co/gwHftLX8ii

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Chicago and suburban Cook County are officially open for indoor dining for the first time since late October https://t.co/VyQVJEyCCr

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president's trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection over the deadly Capitol riot. https://t.co/VOqWUMyigK

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

Illinois regions continue to hit bench marks allowing them to shed coronavirus restrictions, with Will & Kankakee counties & a central IL region seeing less stringent rules take effect today today and the Metro East poised to advance tomorrow: https://t.co/EtgjyoGEzZ

[Jeff Zeleny @jeffzeleny]

Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, @BernieSanders had this to say of the viral photo of him bundled up on Inauguration Day: It "makes people aware that we make good mittens in Vermont." He added, “We have some good coats as well.”

[Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden signs executive orders on COVID-19 response, authorizes broader use of Defense Production Act to speed vaccine.

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

During his first hours in office, President Joe Biden will sign a series of executive actions that will reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/Mi0zZIMixL

[Justin L. Fowler @justinlfowler]

Capitol Avenue now closed to traffic in front of the Illinois State Capitol.

[Chicago Tribune Politics @ChiTribCloutSt]

State Sen. Heather Steans, Chicago Democrat who was the driving force behind marijuana legalization, resigns her seat https://t.co/xcfeSiAWGR

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

@brendenmoore13 @SJRbreaking @bycrystalthomas @maryfhansen @PetrellaReports @cwetterich @bschoenburg Congrats, @brendenmoore13! Very happy to hear this 🥳

[Rick Pearson @rap30]

My story: New state House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch made commitments for reform to force out Madigan. Can he keep them? - Chicago Tribune https://t.co/vYivo9Alk0

[Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune]

Prosecutors say grand jury selection in ComEd bribery case was not affected by the pandemic after defense team raised concerns the grand jury was not “representative of the community.”
https://t.co/YI4vd5gOPX

[Justin L. Fowler @justinlfowler]

Plywood goes up around the Illinois State Capitol as Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that he has activated members of the Illinois National Guard amid threats of armed protests. https://t.co/4jqPmUbsQQ

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

Pritzker mobilizes 250 National Guard members to protect state capital amid FBI warning of potential armed protests https://t.co/RadyrdP7MY

[Jamie Munks @by_jamiemunks]

Welch takes the reins in the House: the new speaker on how he rallied enough support from House Dems to put him over the top & how he plans to lead: https://t.co/RzVkzHFkWc