GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS ANNOUNCING NEW GUIDELINES FOR YOUTH AND ADULT RECREATIONAL SPORTS. 

THE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO REC LEAGUES, SCHOOL SPORTS, CLUB SPORTS AND MORE, AND ARE BASED ON THE OF RISK OF SPREADING THE CORONAVIRUS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE KNOWS THIS IS HEARTBREAKING FOR KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

THE GUIDANCE PLACES EACH SPORT IN A RISK CATEGORY OF LOWER, MEDIUM OR HIGHER. FOR EXAMPLE, TENNIS WOULD BE LOWER WHILE FOOTBALL WOULD BE HIGHER. THEN THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS OF PLAY ALLOWED BASED ON CURRENT INFECTION RATES, RANGING FROM ONLY NO-CONTACT PRACTICE ALLOWED TO TOURNAMENT PLAY.

THE GUIDELINES APPLY TO SCHOOL SPORTS, PARK DISTRICT SPORTS, TRAVELING TEAMS, RECREATIONAL LEAGUES AND MORE. VISIT: CORONAVIRUS DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV FOR ALL THE DETAILS.