Road To COVID Recovery: A Recap Of Illinois’ First Reopened Weekend — A man holding a child on his shoulders along with others make their way towards Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Friday, June 11, 2021, as Chicago and rest of Illinois fully reopens ending an over a year-long COVID-19 restrictions.

Road To COVID Recovery: A Recap Of Illinois’ First Reopened Weekend

By Stephanie Kim

After nearly 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions, Illinois is now in Phase 5 of its reopening plan. The move comes as the state’s positivity rate is below 1%.

Reset opens the phones to listeners to talk about how the first fully reopened weekend went in Chicago and Illinois and what the road to COVID recovery looks like.

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