FILE – In this May 8, 2019 file photo, Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, speaks as Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, looks on in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo by John O’Connor File)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — House Republicans say Illinois’ pandemic control plan needs GOP input and have again urged the Democratic governor to convene the Legislature.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday released a five-phase plan to reopen shuttered businesses and ease social distancing guidelines imposed to quell the coronavirus crisis.
GOP lawmakers said Wednesday that Pritzker’s plan moves too slowly to save many businesses and take the state back to how it had been.
Lawmakers haven’t met in session since early March, but say they could meet safely if they follow public health department guidelines.
