Chicago sports teams — and their fans — are eager for the city to announce when and to what extent it will allow more spectators as Illinois moves into the bridge phase of precautionary COVID-19 restrictions.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said last week that Illinois will further loosen its restrictions Friday with the state segueing from Phase 4 to the new phase.
Should COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases decline and benchmarks for the share of people who are vaccinated stay under control, Pritzker said the state could authorize a full reopening as soon as June 11.