gov_tweets: 5131

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5131 5130 1350164651175251968 1084817523378454529 2021-01-15T19:35:12+00:00 Following our holiday pause, I'm glad to announce that the Northern, North-Central and Southern regions of Illinois will move back into Tier 2. Of our remaining regions, most are on track to leave Tier 3 soon if current trends hold. https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1350164651175251968/photo/1 0 0 Illinois IL J. B. Pritzker D GovPritzker