COVID-19 Across Chicago: Kankakee
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Paris Schutz reports from Kankakee, about 60 miles south of Chicago.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is facing political pressure from some areas of the state that want to reopen sooner than Chicago and Cook County, given their lower rates of COVID-19. Paris Schutz and our team traveled to Kankakee, about 60 miles south of the city, to hear from local officials as part of our series.
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COVID-19 Across Chicago: Kankakee
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is facing political pressure from some areas of the state that want to reopen sooner than Chicago and Cook County, given their lower rates of COVID-19. Paris Schutz and our team traveled to Kankakee, about 60 miles south of the city, to hear from local officials as part of our series.
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