May 14, 2021
I definitely want to get back to enjoying life like the next person, but at the same time I don t want to rush getting back to pre-pandemic days if we re not ready.
Today marks the first day of the Bridge Phase, the phase that prepares the state for a complete reopening which takes place in Phase 5 next month. With vaccinations declining and people still getting sick and even dying from COVID-19 are officials being too aggressive in getting things back to normal?
Maybe we are rushing it a little bit, but at the same time we have to get the economy back in order and a host of other things, understood. But can we continue to have the mindset like we re in Phase 3 by following safety protocol? If we all work smarter together, we should be able to beat this thing once and for all.
All Illinois enters virus Bridge Phase
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday confirmed the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan on Friday, May 14.
The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5. The Bridge Phase, there are expanded capacity limits for businesses, dining, offices, events, conferences and gatherings. Restaurants, for example, will be allowed to increase from 25 to 30 percent of capacity, as long as people maintain six feet of distance from one another. Offices, personal care facilities and retail service counters can increase from 50 to 60 percent of capacity.
JHS revises graduation plans
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Members of Jacksonville High School’s Class of 2019 participate in their graduation ceremony.
Jacksonville School District 117 has revised its high school graduation plans after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that the state will move to the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois plan.
“This has a tremendous impact on the number of tickets each graduate will receive for an outdoor, or even indoor graduation,” Superintendent Steve Ptacek in a post on the district’s Facebook page.
The state is expected to move to the Bridge Phase on Friday, which would allow for additional seating for an indoor ceremony at the JHS Bowl.