“We’d rather be here in Soldier Field, or Wrigley, or Sox park or at the United Center or Wintrust [Arena], cheering on our players and having a good time with our friends, but this crisis has changed almost everything — and particularly our sports,” Lightfoot said. “Coming to these parks would be dangerous and deadly to ourselves and our city.”

“I am grateful to each of our hometown teams for stepping up and doing their part,” Lightfoot said. “They’re not playing, and neither are we. The more we stay home and act responsibly, the more lives we’ll save, and the sooner we’ll be able to get our city back on track and enjoying the games we love.”

“I want to commend the team leaders who have announced their plans to continue supporting these employees despite games being canceled,” Lightfoot said. “It’s these kinds of actions that will allow our city to get through this crisis and get back on track as quickly as possible.”

A ton of people, especially in sports cities like Chicago, don’t have much of an identity without sports being played. 

It won’t get any easier til we’re all past this. 

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