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Forest Preserves Police will cite violators of the ban. Tickets come with fees of up to $500.
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While draconian, I don’t doubt that large gatherings of multi-generational households in the forest preserves has contributed to additional coronavirus cases at these particular forest preserves. A few weeks ago I went to a local forest preserve – not on the list of closures – and it was packed full, the lot was almost completely full. It was just small groups of people though and no large gatherings likely due to the lack of picnic tables and shelters. It’s like the one place people want to go and hang out, and get out of their house, is crowded.
That’s because mayor in her (doubtful) wisdom closed a significant portion of Chicago’s open spaces (the lakefront) and refuses in her vindictiveness to reopen in spite of all emerging research indicating virus transmission outdoors to be minimally risky. Chicagoans living in small apartments are chased from a place to place in their search for open space, sun, and air. And that space is being limited instead of increased….. because we are all, after all, supposed to stay at homes while the leaders are enjoying their spacious estates…. (looking at you Pritzker)