AS THE DAILY DEATH COUNT FROM COVID-19 HITS A RECORD HIGH IN ILLINOIS…GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS ISSUING A WARNING TO AREAS THAT DEFY THE STATE’S STAY AT HOME ORDER. 

192 ADDITIONAL DEATHS ARE BEING REPORTED, RAISING THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL TO NEARLY 38-HUNDRED. SEVERAL AREAS ARE CONSIDERING OPENING THE ECONOMY SOONER THAN THE GOVERNOR’S PLAN CALLS FOR, WHICH IS PROMPTING THIS RESPONSE:

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS HE KNOWS THIS IS VERY HARD, BUT THAT THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.

PRITZKER SAYS BUSINESSES THAT OPEN PREMATURELY RISK LOSING THEIR LICENSE. ILLINOIS NOW HAS MORE THAN 84 THOUSAND COVID-19 CASES, ALTHOUGH MANY PATIENTS HAVE RECOVERED.