Reopen Illinois Rally Planned for Loop This Friday

The Chicago Tribune ^ | April 29, 2020 | John Byrne

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Protesters who want Gov. J.B. Pritzker to announce a plan to reopen the Illinois economy have scheduled a Friday rally outside the Thompson Center in the Loop.

“Illinois residents have tolerated the government’s plan for over a month — without a plan on how to slowly and safely reopen the state’s economy,” a news release announcing the event states. “We need to discuss the process of cautiously returning back to work.”

The Loop event is being organized by Freedom Movement USA, which on its website describes itself as “a group of like-minded Republican activists.” The organization has held pro-President Donald Trump rallies in other parts of the state.

The Thompson Center event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will feature several speakers, according to the Freedom Movement USA release.

There’s also a change.org petition... to seek signatures in support of recalling Pritzker.

A similar rally is planned for noon on Friday in Springfield.

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Many residents are also upset that Illinois is conflating its death figures by listing anyone terminally ill who dies of other causes, but having been exposed to COVID-19 as having succumbed due to COVID-19.

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“We need to discuss the process of cautiously returning back to work.”
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Better to be less cautious because the severity of this disease has been hyped beyond belief.