Pritzker: Tier 3 restrictions will remain in place

Posted on November 30, 2020

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Strap in for Tier Three until further notice.

Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday he does not foresee rolling back the current mitigations anytime soon, especially after speaking with infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci earlier in the day.

“He said the massive # of indoor gatherings by people visiting family and friends across the nation will likely bring a post-Thanksgiving surge, and he believes this is no time to pull back on mitigations,” said Pritzker.

And while Illinois remains in Tier Three, Pritzker also hopes he does not issue a stay-at-home order, though he has said he wants everyone to … pretty much … stay home.

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