Illinois reported its 5th death due to the illness on Friday. State Public Health chief Ngozi Ezike said there are 585 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across 25 counties.
Non-essential businesses must shut down, Pritzker said, but the “fundamental building blocks” of society will not change. Similar to New York and Ohio, which have also shuttered a range of businesses to fight COVID-19, restaurants are barred from offering dine-in service but take-out and drive-through will continue.
“We know this will be hard,” Pritzker said. “This will not last forever. But it will force us to change. We in Illinois have overcome obstacles before and we will again.”
Pritzker’s new plan goes well beyond what Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told city residents in a Thursday afternoon address from her ceremonial office in City Hall, mostly urging those who feel sick to stay home.
By Friday afternoon, Lightfoot made the leap alongside the governor.
“This is a make break or break moment for the city and the state,” Lightfoot said during Friday’s briefing.
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