GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER'S OFFICE SAYS THEY ARE HOPEFUL ILLINOIS CAN MOVE TO PHASE FIVE BY THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER. 

DESPITE THE RECENT RISE IN CASES, THE GOVERNOR'S CHIEF OF STAFF ANN CAPRARA SAYS THERE MAY BE SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

CAPRARA SAYS WHILE SHE'S MORE OPTIMISTIC THAN SHE'S BEEN DURING THE WHOLE PANDEMIC, THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS.

STILL, CAPRARA SAYS THEY ARE HOPING FOR GOOD NEWS IN THE COMING MONTHS AS VACCINATION EFFORTS INCREASE. ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S POPULATION HAS CURRENTLY GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE SHOT.