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“He has members wanting to come back, and members saying it’s too risky for their loved ones who are at risk of catching COVID,” Ford said.
House Speaker Chris Welch told a political blog he expects the House will remain in the convention center off-site for “a little while” before transitioning back to the capitol.
“The Senate has been able to meet in the capitol building and I don’t see any reason why we can’t exercise some social distancing,” Reick said.
Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, said other states are getting mostly back to normal with in-person legislating and Illinois should too. ....
Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Jan 25, 2021 12:46 PM (The Center Square) – Illinois state lawmakers are expected back in Springfield next week, and some in the House are looking to ditch their temporary digs and get back to the capitol building. Others are looking to allow remote voting so the legislature can get back to work. Public interest groups say the public should have the same access they had before the pandemic. It cost taxpayers an extra $330,000 for the House to hold session last spring and earlier this month at a convention center in Springfield because of COVID-19 concerns. State Rep. Steven Reick, R-Woodstock, said that’s “300,000 bucks that we don’t have.” ....