Congressman Darin LaHood has been outspoken about Illinois reopening on a Regional basis and says Governor Pritzker and his team need to consider downstate separately from Chicago.

The Republican Congressman from Dunlap believes the people of Illinois have been diligent and obedient to the stay at home orders and it is time to let those that want to go out, to be able to. On the WHOW Morning Show Monday he told Regional Radio News he does not anticipate a mass migration of Chicago residents to downstate. 

The coronavirus is only the tip of the iceberg of the problems the country could have if people don't get back to work. According to the Congressman, poverty and the inability to prosper is going to become a problem as well.

Congressman LaHood points out 95-percent of the country's cases are within 90 miles of the nation's seven international airports.