Illinois Appeals ‘Cheap Political Stunt’ by Legislator
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker fights an exemption to his stay-at-home order.
Come Friday, one man in Illinois will be exempt from the governor’s extended stay-at-home order: Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey. But the state is moving quickly to get a downstate judge’s decision reversed. Amanda Vinicky has the latest.
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Illinois Appeals ‘Cheap Political Stunt’ by Legislator
Clip: 4/28/2020 | 5m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
Come Friday, one man in Illinois will be exempt from the governor’s extended stay-at-home order: Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey. But the state is moving quickly to get a downstate judge’s decision reversed. Amanda Vinicky has the latest.
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