WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 10, 2020

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot On Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Cases
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends a news conference where Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter in place order to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot On Racial Disparities In Coronavirus Cases
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot attends a news conference where Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a shelter in place order to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

WBEZ’s Chicago And Illinois News Roundup: April 10, 2020

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Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois is still not meeting its COVID-19 testing goal. Mayor Lori Lightfoot releases data that shows the virus is disproportionately killing the city’s black residents. Plus, nearly 450 detainees and employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus inside Cook County Jail.

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