Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted a court ruling handed down Monday afternoon that throws into doubt the governor’s ability to extend the state’s stay-at-home order beginning Friday.
The suit was brought by downstate Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey, who alleged Pritzker did not have the authority to extend disaster proclamations beyond 30 days.
Pritzker called the ruling by Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney “insulting” and “dangerous,” adding that Attorney General Kwame Raoul will continue to fight the circuit court’s decision and “act in a swift fashion to have this ruling overturned.”
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