The annual state fairs in Springfield and DuQuoin haven't officially been cancelled yet, but it sure seems as though Governor Pritzker is leaning that way.
The governor is requiring everyone Illinoisan above the age of 2 to wear a face-covering in public, for all indoor spaces where social distancing is not possible.
Some state parks, recreation areas, and fish and wildlife areas will reopen in Illinois on May 1st under a modified stay-at-home order announced by Governor JB Pritzker Thursday.
The governor says that we may be "bending the curve" here in Illinois, but the cancellations and postponements may be here though the warm weather months.
The order began at 5 p.m. Saturday and will go until April 7. Like other states, the order will mean residents can still go to the grocery stores, put gas in their cars, take walks outside and make pharmacy runs.
Governor JB Pritzker has issued a disaster proclamation as the number of Coronavirus cases in Illinois reaches eleven and a third Chicago area school announced it has closed.
Sports betting, both land-based and mobile, became legal in Illinois through the massive gaming expansion package signed by Governor Pritzker last June.
A new 5-cent statewide tax on plastic bags would hit up Illinois shoppers for as much as $23 million in state revenue. Chicago would be exempt from the new tax, since it already has a tax in place.