One Year In, COVID Struggles Continue | Alton Daily News
WBGZ Radio 3/16/2021 | By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network Two weeks to slow the spread has turned into a full year, and government policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are having lasting impacts on Illinois businesses and landlords. On March 16, 2020, Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed restaurants and bars to indoor service. Over 12 months, he’s flipped the on-off switch several times with executive order and emergency rules limiting business activity. “[T]he governor extended his state of emergency power by delivering executive order after executive order—a total of 76 times, shu...