UPDATE From the President of the Illinois Statehouse Correspondents’ Association…
Reporters:
I just received the below from Dale Righter, chief of staff to Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie. Note that no members of the press are on the contact list provided by the person who tested positive.
Whitney Barnes, Senate Republican press secretary, said she would reach out individually to a few reporters whom she knows were in the Senate, but there’s no reason to believe any journalists have been exposed.
Please contact Whitney, who is copied on this email, if you have any questions.
Here’s the message from Chief Righter: