Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2020. | Facebook/Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church Chicago
A pair of Illinois churches that were cited for holding worship services last year despite lockdown orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have had the charges against them dropped.
The city of Chicago accused Elim Romanian Pentecostal Church and Philadelphia Romanian Church of “disorderly conduct” and “mob action” for holding services in May 2020.
However, in an order released Monday, Chicago’s Department of Administrative Hearings announced that the churches would not be penalized for holding the services.
The Liberty Counsel, a conservative law firm representing Elim Church and Logos Baptist Ministries in litigation over the restrictions, celebrated the order.
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