Illinois judge issues restraining order to block stay-at-home extension after lawmaker sues

Illinois judge issues restraining order to block stay-at-home extension after lawmaker sues

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A circuit judge in Clay County, Illinois, on Monday granted a restraining order that would temporarily block Gov. J.B. Pritzker's extension of the state's stay-at-home order. On Thursday, Pritzker announced he would extend the state's stay-at-home order through May 30 and require residents to wear masks in public.  Later that day, Republican State Rep. Darren Bailey filed a lawsuit saying the governor "overextended his power by issuing additional ‘stay at home’ orders after his original disaster…

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