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Attendees take a knee, a sign of peaceful protest popularized by former 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, Tuesday June 2. 2020 in Park Ridge Ill.

[Photo] Gallery: A call to Peaceful Prayer

June 3, 2020
“As much as we all want to get back to what we thought was normal, maybe that’s not good enough. Maybe normal needs to change.” Mayor of Park Ridge, Marty Maloney, addresses attendees of the vigil Tuesday June 2. 2020 in Park Ridge Ill.

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Adrian Hill addresses attendees at the vigil Tuesday June 2. 2020 in Park Ridge Ill.

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A sign reads “1619-2020, 400+ years of pain. We can do better; we must do better” Tuesday June 2. 2020 in Park Ridge Ill.

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Patrick Skutch, pastor of St. Mary’s Episocial Church, quotes the Book of Isaiah from the bible “Shout out, do not hold back. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Announce to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob, their sins” Tuesday June 2. 2020 in Park Ridge Ill.

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Easter decorations are set up on a front yard on Monroe Street in Niles, Illinois on Sunday, April 12. The Facebook group “Emerson Place Neighbors” requested families in the neighborhood to put up an Easter display so area children can have an egg hunt that follows social distancing guidelines.

[Photo] Photo of the Day: "Happy Quarantine Easter!"

April 12, 2020
Tinsel Easter decorations are displayed in front of a house on Grace Avenue in Niles, Illinois on Sunday, April 12.

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Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church in Niles, Illinois is uncrowded on Easter Sunday during Illinois’s stay at home order. The church recommended parishioners to view the Archdiocese of Chicago’s taping either online or on WLS-TV.

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The Park Ridge Fire Department displays a message encouraging unity and social distancing. Governor Pritzker has pushed the end of shelter-in-place order for Illinois back from April 7 to April 30.

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Letters reading “Heroes Work Here” are displayed in front of the entrance of Presence Cross Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Park Ridge, Illinois. Illinois sent out an emergency phone notification to the entire state requesting for more licensed healthcare workers to fight COVID-19.

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A playground in Park Ridge Illinois closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is wrapped in police tape.

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The playground equipment at Ni-Ridge Park in Park Ridge, Illinois is wrapped in caution tape to discourage children from playing. Illinois Executive Order 2020-10 closed all public playgrounds in the state to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

[Photo] Gallery: Playground closures and community support

April 1, 2020
A woman pushes her groceries through the Jewel-Osco parking lot in Niles, Illinois on March 20. Governor Pritzker announced a stay-at-home order to start March 21 at 5 p.m. because of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic.

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Shoppers at Jewel Osco in Niles, Illinois scramble to stock up on supplies as Governor Pritzker announces a stay-at-home order for the entire state of Illinois on March 20. The Illinois Department of Health announced 163 new cases of COVID-19 overnight in the state.

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A man wearing a protective face mask carries the groceries he bought back to his pickup truck on March 20 in Niles, Illinois. Many hospitals across the country are experiencing a face mask shortage, forcing some healthcare professionals to reuse them.

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Customers at Binny’s Beverage Depot practice social distancing while waiting to enter the store on March 20 in Lincolnwood, Illinois. The CDC recommends staying at least 6 feet away from other people in public places.

[Photo] Gallery: Stock up for sheltering

March 20, 2020
A couple unloads their purchases from Binny’s Beverage Depot into their sedan March 20 in Lincolnwood, Illinois. Despite closing many businesses, Governor Pritzker announced that liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries are deemed “essential businesses, meaning they will stay open through the stay-at-home order.

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The Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago announces they are closed on their exterior sign March 20 in Skokie, Illinois. Many places of worship across Chicago have announced closings, including the Archdiocese of Chicago, who cancelled all Easter masses yesterday.

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