Fran Spielman interviews Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle holds a press conference to talk about how the county will help businesses hit hard by coronavirus containment efforts. Thursday, March 26, 2020.

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Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman is joined remotely by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to discuss her quarantine, the impact coronavirus is having on Cook County jail inmates and how students are coping with e-learning during coronavirus shutdown.

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