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Illinois' Top Health Official Delivers Emotional Plea as Cases Surge

With a second surge of coronavirus cases reported in Illinois, the news of the rising pandemic has even become difficult for the state’s top doctor. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

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