On March 19 , Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that Chicago Public Schools will remain closed till 21 April 2020 .
On March 13 Governor Pritzker announced that all schools in the state would be closed between March 17 and 30 , and later extended to at least April 8.  On March 19 Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that Chicago Public Schools will remain closed until Tuesday , April 21 , 2020 .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Illinois