Gov. Pritzker good afternoon, everyone. I want to start today by ,nforming you that this morning a member of my Governors Office learned that they had tested positive for covid19. This individual started to feel on thursday, march 26. And immediately went home. That same day, we sent everyone that works in the Governors Office home and had a professional deep cleaning done. March already earlier in significantly reduced our in office staff and directed all of those who could to work at home. Instructions same ive asked offices across the state to follow. Back then, we also implemented temperature checks for anyone still coming into the thompson center. Those temperature checks have continued. Following the staffords exit from the office, we reduced in office staff in the Governors Office even further to a critical few. Asking all of those who are staying at home to selfisolate as the medical professionals advise. We also put in place additional protocols about in office and out of offi
Pritzker provides an update on the coronavirus outbreak in his state. This is 40 minutes. Gov. Pritzker good afternoon, everyone. A member tell you that of my Governors Office has tested positive for covid19. This individual started to feel unwell on thursday, march 20 six, and immediately went home. That same day we sent everyone who works in the Governors Office home and had a professional multihour deep cleaning done. We had earlier in march significantly reduced our Indoor Office staff and had all those who could work from home. These are the same that i have stateoffices across the to hold. We have asked to bitter checks for anyone coming into the thompson center. Those checks have continued. Following the staffers exit from the office we reduced in office staff in the Governors Office further to a critical few , asking all those staying at home to selfisolate, as the medical professionals advise. We put in place additional protocols about in office and out of office behavior. The
Join us on washington journal primetime monday night, 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Illinois governor jb pritzker gave an update on how his state is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is about an hour. Good afternoon and thank you for joining todays public update. I am here with dr. Horace smith, dr. Tor and a doctor suzette mckinney, executive director of the Illinois Medical District and the operations lead for our alternate care facilities across chicago and the state, and bishop simon gordon,. I want to discuss the actions i our taken toward protecting more vulnerable populations, specifically focused on the black community, who have focused a disproportionate effect of covid19. For months, years, and even decades after we defeat this pandemic, we will surely look back and examine the biological and medical questions about this virus. Beyond that, we need to examine what americans learned about ourselves. The data accumulating over the last few weeks has shined a bright lig
A good dose. Up to half an inch is possible as the system moves through. A stationary front is stopped in our region. Late night a cold front drops temperatures eventually trying us out. Today High Temperature is about 12 degrees below average. As we look at the temperatures its 37 degrees in waukegan. 43 at ohare. 39 at the lakefront. 42 in aurora. Cooler in joliet. Dont expect the temperatures to move too much. We will be stuck pretty low for most of the day. Thunder and lightning to the south. In moving towards pontiac right now. The good news is this is not a widespread severe event. The Severe Weather is down to the south. Todays high will be 42. Showers early and late. Tomorrow we are 52. Mostly sunny high of 48. And everything is looking good. A bit of construction but not causing many delays. No accidents to report. Four people are dead after a mass shooting at fort hood. The shooter was an iraq veteran being treated for Mental Health issues. Tonya francisco is in the newsroom
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