
Chicago Ready for Next Phase of Pritzker’s Reopening Plan
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that the Chicago region has joined three others in Illinois in being on track to move to the next phase of his regional reopening plan on May 29, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The northeast region, which includes Cook County along with suburban counties, now has a positivity rate of less than 20% on screenings for the new coronavirus. A positivity rate of less than 20% that doesn’t increase by more than 10 percentage points over 14 days is one of the key criteria for reopening portions of the economy under Pritzker’s “Restore Illinois” plan, the Tribune reported.
However, on Wednesday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot emphasized that Chicago’s lakefront won’t reopen anytime soon, even as she offered hope that some businesses could expand in the next phase of her reopening plan.
“Reopening will be like slowly turning on a dimmer, not flipping a light switch,” Lightfoot said.
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