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Pritzker nixes fall youth sports, urges COVID-19 sacrifice

by AP Political Writer
| September 16, 2020 2:27 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday the focus during the coronavirus pandemic should be on protecting communities and not whether families make decisions about sons and daughters strapping on football helmets or spiking volleyballs.

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