GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS VISITING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TODAY, WHERE THERE HAS BEEN AN ALARMING SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES. 

EIGHT OUT OF 11 ILLINOIS COUNTIES THAT ARE AT THE “WARNING” LEVEL FOR COVID-19 ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THAT INCLUDES JACKSON COUNTY…WHERE THE GOVERNOR MET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS IN CARBONDALE.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER HAS WARNED THAT AREAS WITH GROWING POSITIVITY RATES AND INCREASED HOSPITALIZATIONS WILL HAVE TO RESUME PREVIOUS RESTRICTIONS.

IF NUMBERS KEEP RISING…GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS RESTRICTIONS WILL BE PUT BACK INTO PLACE. THAT MAY INCLUDE LIMITING GATHERINGS AND INDOOR DINING AND TEMPORARILY SHUTTING DOWN BUSINESSES EXPERIENCING OUTBREAKS.