More and more cities are taking extra precautions due to the spread of the coronavirus and Chicago is joining the list.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled and further actions could affect the Chicago sports world.
Lightfoot addressed the latest on the coronavirus at a press conference on Wednesday. The topic of how it will affect Chicago sports teams came up.
The Bulls and Blackhawks are in season and the only changes, so far, have been to restrict locker room access to media. MLB and MLS also jointly announced this policy with the NBA and the NHL on Monday.