GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS CURRENT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE COMING WEEKS IN ANTICIPATION OF A POSSIBLE POST-THANKSGIVING SURGE.

THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES HAS BEEN DECLINING THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT THAT TREND MAY NOT HOLD. GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS EVEN IF AN AREA MEETS THE METRICS TO EASE UP ON MITIGATIONS, THAT WON'T BE ALLOWED FOR AWHILE.

WITH THAT IN MIND, GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS TIER THREE MITIGATIONS WON'T BE LIFTED ANYTIME SOON.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE HAS SPOKEN TO SEVERAL EXPERTS, INCLUDING DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI WHO AGREE. HE NOTES ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT A SURGE OF NEW CASES WILL OVERWHELM ALREADY CROWDED ILLINOIS HOSPITALS.