FILE – A closed sign at a retail store in Chicago, Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Republicans are suggesting ways for slowly reopening businesses and relaxing restrictions on public interaction as the threat from COVID-19 potentially recedes.
With Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order scheduled to expire April 30, GOP lawmakers offered plans for re-opening businesses such as car dealerships, salons and state parks and allowing hospitals to resume regular screening procedures.
It came just a day after Pritzker announced that the rising number of cases won’t hit its peak until mid-May, weeks later than projected, raising questions about a stay-at-home extension.
