All of our modeling groups, which collaborate with @IDPH to evaluate our forward-looking outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic, agree that without additional mitigations, the epidemic from now through December will continue to escalate — potentially 5x our previous spring records.

While we'll continue to see a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for weeks because of current infections, we can change our longer-term outcome. We can save potentially thousands of lives in the next few months if we make changes right now to stop this in its tracks.

That's why starting Friday, all of Illinois is moving to Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations. This isn't a stay at home order. We're asking you to choose Zoom instead of packing people in a room for Thanksgiving. Make alterations to your routines now, so we can be together later.