Chicago mayor says city will fine churches that violated social distancing rules

CHICAGO — The city will be fining churches that had more people than allowed under the statewide stay-at-home order, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday.Which ones specifically will be determined later Monday, Lightfoot said.Over the past week, Lightfoot had been asking churches to abide by social distancing rules and warning that she would take action against churches that refused.But on Sunday, hundreds of people defied Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order to attend church anyway and the mayor’s office warned that violators may be cited after review.At an unrelated news conf...

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