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Illinois health officials announced 1,382 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Sunday, for a total of 194,080 cases and 7,636 deaths in Illinois since the pandemic began.

Since this COVID-19 mess began, we've been hearing from listeners who aren't happy with a "one-size-fits-all" approach to dealing with the pandemic in Illinois.

House File 2540 passed the Iowa Senate 44-4 and passed the Iowa House unanimously (96-0) over the weekend. Governor Kim Richards signed the bill into law on Monday.

We've been in Phase-3 of the "Restore Illinois" plan since late May, and according to current metrics, the earliest phase four of the plan could begin is this Friday.

Calling it an arbitrary timeline, State Senator Dave Syverson and Republican colleagues, have asked Governor Pritzker to move up the date for Phase-4 reopening.

The Illinois Business Alliance is calling on Governor Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly to remove the graduated income tax amendment from the 2020 General Election ballot.

The governor is requiring everyone Illinoisan above the age of 2 to wear a face-covering in public, for all indoor spaces where social distancing is not possible.

On Sunday, Pritzker said that simply keeping your distance, 6 feet away from anyone else, may not be enough to protect you and your family.

The governor says that we may be "bending the curve" here in Illinois, but the cancellations and postponements may be here though the warm weather months.

The order began at 5 p.m. Saturday and will go until April 7. Like other states, the order will mean residents can still go to the grocery stores, put gas in their cars, take walks outside and make pharmacy runs.