Republican lawmakers aren't the only ones who want Gov. J.B. Pritzker to let them know when he'll ease restrictions in the state.
One particular group that wants to know how close the state is to reopening is the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association. The group wants Pritzker to know that leaving Illinois’ hotel and lodging industry in the dark about his reopening plans is seriously hurting the industry.
Michael Jacobson, president of the association, said that without a clear and transparent reopening plan his group is at risk of losing entertainers, tourists and convention planners, and that could ultimately bankrupt Illinois.
He said, “Once we lose these shows, we are at significant risk of losing those conventions permanently to these other states, so it’s going to have a much longer term economic impact on our state than most people realize,”
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