Pritzker says widespread availability of vaccine needed before state can lift restrictions

Published January 12, 2021 3:00pm ET



Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen Illinois with no restrictions, or Phase 5, is having a vaccine or therapeutic for COVID-19 “widely available.” The governor still can’t say exactly when that’ll be.

A 12-member state legislative panel Tuesday could take up a new emergency rule in place until June requiring masks and social distancing, but some want the entire 176-member state legislature to be more involved in managing the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy.

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