WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: May 15, 2020

Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears at a news conference
Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears at a news conference Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. Today, she ordered a curfew on liquor sales in the city. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press
Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears at a news conference
Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears at a news conference Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. Today, she ordered a curfew on liquor sales in the city. Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press

WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: May 15, 2020

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Governor JB Prtizker says the state is on track to ease COVID-19 restrictions in the next phase of his Restore Illinois plan. Mayor Lori Lightfoot bumps heads with church leaders over social distancing measures. Plus, state lawmakers prepare to return to Springfield.

Reset breaks down the week’s top stories in our Friday News Roundup with host Jenn White.

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Dave McKinney, WBEZ state politics reporter