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Governor extends stay-home order and school closing through April, local closures follow suit

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on Tuesday that he will sign a 30-day extension of the state’s disaster proclamation on April 1. The disaster proclamation provides the governor the authority to sign additional executive orders, extending the stay-at-home order and suspending on-site learning in K-12 schools through the month of April.
 
Local organizations quickly announced extensions of their closures to match the state’s timeline.

The village of Homewood announced in an email that village hall,…

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