Since Pritzker's stay-at-home order went into effect this past March, Pastor Stephen Cassell has flouted its ban on public gatherings and continued to hold church services.
An Illinois church on Sunday defied Governor J.B. Pritzker's extended stay-at-home order by holding services, days after it filed a federal lawsuit contesting the governor's executive actions to limit the coronavirus' spread.
The Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based conservative law firm, filed a federal lawsuit with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Rockford on behalf of the church on Thursday contesting the stay-at-home order. Pritzker, the Stephenson County Sheriff, the region's Department of Public Health administrator, and the Village of Lena's Chief of Police were named as defendants in the suit.
Thomas Ciesielka, a spokesperson for the Thomas More Society, said 60 to 80 people attended the service Sunday and described it as"uneventful," according to the. Sunday's service had"about the same number for average attendance," he said, noting that social distancing was maintained at the event and attendees were provided hand sanitizer.
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