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Collected Item: “Illinois Closes ALL Schools”

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Illinois Closes ALL Schools

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Screenshot from a news article

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

It was the day the governor of IL announced school closures due to COVID-19

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#school, #closes

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/13/21178986/coronavirus-illinois-public-schools-close-pritzker?link_id=2&can_id=8709ca808f2aed6731e1a640bc78da56&source=email-ctu-bulletin-charter-money-on-nw-side-sex-ed-listening-session-free-flowers&email_referrer=email_748746&email_subject=covid-19-bulletin-school-closing-pay-lesson-plans-6-pm-sunday-tele-town-hall

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Chicago SunTimes

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2020-03-13
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