REGION FIVE, IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CURRENTLY HAS A TEST POSITIVITY RATE OF OVER NINE PERCENT, AND AN INCREASE IN CORONAVIRUS RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS SAYS GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER.
HE WARNS MORE AREAS COULD SOON FOLLOW.
REGION 1, THE ROCKFORD AREA, IS ALREADY UNDER THE TOUGHER RULES AND REGIONS SEVEN AND EIGHT MAY SOON FOLLOW. THAT INCLUDES KANKAKEE, WILL, DUPAGE AND KANE COUNTIES.