Incidentally " According to the written legal opinion from the Senior Assistant Attorney General Michael Luke, Chief, Opinions Bureau, it already ended!
“Further, the emergency powers granted to the Governor cannot be extended beyond the 30 day period permitted in subsection 7(a) of the Illinois Emergency Management Act without legislative approval.”
Considering the very legal office that represents the Governor has such a written legal opinion on the books since 2001, coupled with the fact it was also recognized by the Chief Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer for the Illinois Department of Public Health in their Legal Team Handbook (see page 5, 10, and 85), it appears the Governor’s threats of further harm to the economy by withholding federal funds carries little weight as his powers over the people have ended if the established and accepted legal opinion are followed. We note that we have not found any legal opinion from the Attorney General that contradicts the established opinion since 2001."
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/05/illinois-governors-emergency-powers-are-limited-to-30-days-according-to-attorney-general-opinions-bureau/
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