According to a Central Illinois lawmaker, Gov. Pritzker's COVID-19 mitigations are a '"failure of democracy" after calling on the Governor to answer questions about mitigation decisions.

State Senator Jason Barickman said that Gov. Pritzker is making unilateral decisions regarding COVID mitigations without receiving the General Assembly's input.

Barickman said the Governor had held one-way phone calls with General Assembly members, telling them his mitigation decisions without asking for input. So far, Gov. Pritzker has issued 70 unilateral Executive orders in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, Pritzker issued 20 orders.