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By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – The governor’s daily coronavirus briefing Monday included an agreement with Chicago Ald. Tom Tunney – after Tunney admitted “an error in judgment” in allowing people to dine at his popular Chicago restaurant in violation of coronavirus mitigation rules.
Gov. JB Pritzker also had harsh words for State Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville), who – according to photographs – hosted a large Republican gathering over the weekend for about 100 people, close together with no masks.
Asked about a double standard, Pritzker said the double standard is in the people who do not believe the rules apply to them.
And, still anticipating a post-Thanksgiving Day surge, state public health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said, “Remember that it’s not just Thursday. Usually, it’s a whole weekend of events. We know the big travel days would be before Thanksgiving and also that Sunday, so i am using that Sunday (as a reference point), saying we are only a week out. We don’t like to follow a day or two. We like to see trends.”
The state Monday reported 8,691 new coronavirus cases and ninety more deaths.
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