Gov. Pritzker announces new COVID-19 mitigations

Posted on November 17, 2020

*Gov. Pritzker announced new COVID-19 mitigations on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)*

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says the best way to avoid a stay-at-home order is to act as if there is one.

The governor Tuesday announced further mitigations under Tier Three, with no end in sight to coronavirus anywhere in the state. Limits will be placed on, for example. retail stores, businesses will be encouraged to have staff work remotely whenever possible, and casinos, theatres, and museums will be closed.

Tier 3 boils down to this: if you don’t need to do it, don’t.

Our single best weapon in the weeks ahead is all of you, and the individual and collective actions we take as a state to get through this. pic.twitter.com/j4dK6WS8r4

— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) November 17, 2020

The full list is available at dph.illinois.gov

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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