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Governor’s office staff to work from home for isolation period after staffer tests positive

After a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s senior staff tested positive for COVID-19, the Governor’s Office employees will follow Illinois Department of Public Health guidance and work from home for an appropriate isolation period. 

The asymptomatic staff member tested positive late last week and was in close contact with the governor and other staff members. Pritzker and all other staff reporting to the office tested negative. Pritzker was tested again early on Sunday and tested…

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