Coronavirus Cancellations in Chicago By jbuhrmester Mar 11, 2020 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parades Cancelled Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cancels St. Patrick’s Day parades because of coronavirus, says they’ll be rescheduled. Period: Mar 11, 2020 to Mar 21, 2020 Coronavirus in Chicago Timeline of coronavirus cancellations in Illinois. Mar 12, 2020 Chicago-area Universities Close Classrooms University of Chicago and Loyola join Northwestern, Illinois State, University of Illinois in moving classes online to contain coronavirus. Mar 13, 2020 Illinois Public Schools Closed Governor cancels Illinois schools statewide until March 30 to slow the spread of coronavirus. Mar 13, 2020 Chicago-area Churches Suspend Service Chicago-area religious leaders including Cardinal Cupich suspend services but Catholics offer online Mass, close schools to contain coronavirus. Mar 16, 2020 Opening Day Delayed for White Sox and Cubs MLB delays opening day to at least mid-May at the earliest due to the coronavirus. Mar 20, 2020 Gov. Issues 'Stay-at-Home' Order Gov. J.B. Pritzker issues order requiring residents to ‘stay at home’ starting Saturday.
