Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Friday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday that Chicago restaurants won’t be ready to reopen to outdoor dining by May 29 but said she hopes they will in June. The mayor’s declaration threw cold water on the good news Gov. J.B. Pritzker had offered suffering restaurateurs just a day earlier. Lightfoot’s announcement came as state health officials announced that Illinois has hit its highest total for …