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    Illinois retailers brace for COVID-19 capacity restrictions in time for Black Friday shopping 
    
    https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-retailers-brace-for-covid-19-capacity-restrictions-in-time-for-black-friday-shopping/article_66b655ee-29d3-11eb-81b3-9734aaf9dc0c.html 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Illinois officials respond to new statewide mitigations 
    
    https://khqa.com/news/local/illinois-officials-respond-to-new-statewide-mitigations 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    IL health, retail organizations react to Tier 3 mitigation announcement 
    
    https://www.wandtv.com/news/il-health-retail-organizations-react-to-tier-3-mitigation-announcement/article_15632dc6-291e-11eb-b5d9-738c984a770b.html 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Illinois Retail Merchants Association president Rob Karr: ‘We are going to have to confront how we help retail stand back up or Illinois is going to be in real trouble in the long term’ 
    
    https://wgnradio.com/anna-davlantes/illinois-retail-merchants-association-president-rob-karr-we-are-going-to-have-to-confront-how-we-help-retail-stand-back-up-or-illinois-is-going-to-be-in-real-trouble-in-the-long-term/ 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Market Profile: IRMA’s Membership Took The Lead On Pandemic Safety Measures 
    
    https://www.theshelbyreport.com/2020/10/21/irma-ceo-karr-membership-took-lead/ 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    IRMA Explains Opposition To Graduated Income Tax Amendment 
    
    https://wlds.com/irma-explains-opposition-to-graduated-income-tax-amendment/ 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    New coalition of public, private sector leaders call on Congress to act on COVID relief before election 
    
    https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20201002/new-coalition-of-public-private-sector-leaders-call-on-congress-to-act-on-covid-relief-before-election 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Retail merchants, food retailers merging associations 
    
    https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Retail-merchants-food-retailers-merging-15530158.php 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Illinois Retail Merchants Association merges with Food Retailers Association 
    
    https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-retail-merchants-association-merges-with-food-retailers-association 
   
  
   
        
       
     
      
   
    
      
     
  
    
  
    
    
      
      
        
        
  
  
  
  
    
    Illinois businesses attempt to navigate mask mandate 
    
    https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/840489