(KMOX) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker agreed Wednesday to withdraw his emergency rule that would have criminalized businesses who reopened and disobeyed his stay-at-home order, according to Rep. Amy Grant.
The emergency rule would have come with a max penalty of one year in prison and a $2,500 fine.
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On Wednesday, Illinois State Police released a statement saying it would not arrest anyone for violating the rule but encouraged businesses to follow it.
— IllinoisStatePolice (@ILStatePolice) May 20, 2020Grant posted the news on her Facebook page, saying "YOUR CALLS AND EMAILS WORKED! A FEW MINUTES AGO GOVERNOR PRITZKER WITHDREW HIS EMERGENCY RULE FROM CONSIDERATION TODAY."
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