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Illinois governor to issue lockdown order requiring residents 'shelter in place' starting Saturday, sources say
Chicago Tribune ^ | March 20, 2020 | Dan Petrella, Gregory Pratt, Stacy St. Clair And Jamie Munks

Posted on 03/20/2020 11:56:23 AM PDT by C19fan

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to issue a “shelter-in-place” order for the entire state starting Saturday, essentially commanding residents to stay in their homes as the officials take drastic measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, sources told the Chicago Tribune.

Pritzker is expected to announce the directive at a 3 p.m. Friday news conference along with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Details are still being worked out, sources said.

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To: TiGuy22

St Louis City, and St Louis county, both run by Democrats, have announced the same order, starting Monday. They’re about to find out what Show-Me State really means. We might be neighbors to Illinois, but we are not Illinois.


81 posted on 03/21/2020 10:42:39 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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