Virtual COVID update from state officials

Posted on September 30, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker gave an update on COVID-19 Wednesday virtually because one of his staffers tested positive for the virus. The governor and other staff members will self-isolate for 14 days. (Neil Doyle/WJBC)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker gave a coronavirus briefing Wednesday, and – not surprisingly – certain other topics came up.

A day after the chair of the Com Ed Madigan committee refused to issue subpoenas, the governor again said we need to hear from House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) about Com Ed’s admitted attempts to bribe him.

“I think it’s an important opportunity to receive testimony, and it’s an opportunity to get answers that I think the public deserves to get,” he said.

Pritzker has said in the bribery case, in which Com Ed admitted throwing cash and jobs at Madigan associates, the speaker has a lot to answer for.

Even if he’s not indicted or charged.

The governor’s news conference Wednesday was to announce the latest coronavirus numbers. The state has 2,273 new cases and 35 deaths.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]

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