Urging The Governor To Open Doors

Following a call by legislators representing Northwest Illinois to re-open Illinois regionally last week, Northwest Illinois local officials have been following suit, lending their support to a regional approach to the re-opening of Illinois economy, the first step needed toward an economic recovery from the impact of the Stay at Home Orders in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A letter sent by a 14 member majority of the Stephenson County Board to Governor JB Pritzker on April 25 urged the replacement of the current one-size-fits-all approach with a new strategy that “focuses on individual...