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Lightfoot: Stay-at-Home Order Likely to be Extended Deep Into May
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she expects Gov. J.B. Pritzker to extend the statewide stay-at-home order designed to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.
April 30 is “no longer a viable date†for that order to be lifted, Lightfoot said.
“I would expect an extension of the stay at home order … through sometime in May,†Lightfoot said.
The order could also be extended into June, Lightfoot said.
“We are not even close to being out of the woods,†Lightfoot said.
City officials Tuesday morning announced the cancelation of the Blues Fest, the House Music Conference and Festival, the Gospel Music Festival and the Memorial Day Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony. All were scheduled for late May and early June.
As Lightfoot spoke to reporters, the City Council’s Budget Committee weighed a proposal from the mayor’s office to grant Lightfoot emergency spending powers through June 30.
Lightfoot said June 30 is “an outside marker.â€
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