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Local retail sales improving, but still have long way to go
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/local-retail-sales-improving-but-still-have-long-way-to-go
Illinois minimum wage increase may harm businesses
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-minimum-wage-increase-may-harm-businesses
Jacksonville’s Karr helps keep state’s retailers staying strong
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Jacksonville-8217-s-Karr-helps-keep-15323816.php
Ready when you are: Metro East communities rebuild as retail reopens
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Ready-when-you-are-Metro-East-communities-15305767.php
Grocery stores make donations to help feed Illinoisans
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/grocery-stores-make-donations-to-help-feed-illinoisans
Who’s Enforcing Mask Rules? Often Retail Workers, and They’re Getting Hurt
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/coronavirus-masks-violence.html
Rob Karr, Pres & CEO of IRMA on Illinois Cares Campaign
https://soundcloud.com/news-radio-wtax/5-15-20-rob-karr-pres-ceo-of-irma-on-illinois-retail-cares-campaign-pod
COVID-19 response from retail businesses highlighted in campaign
https://www.wandtv.com/news/covid-19-response-from-retail-businesses-highlighted-in-campaign/article_e322efba-952d-11ea-bd77-4701ea9ac908.html
Illinois retailers helping communities during crisis
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-retailers-helping-communities-during-crisis
Retailers around the state report threats, verbal confrontations over mask requirement
https://www.lakecountyjournal.com/2020/05/07/retailers-around-the-state-report-threats-verbal-confrontations-over-mask-requirement/a62hfjf/