VENICE, Illinois — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called it a “revival tent” moment for Venice, Illinois, a town that has seen its population and businesses decline for decades.
“I feel like we should be in prayer,” Pritzker said, opening his remarks beneath a white canopy on a sunny 62-degree afternoon. “It’s a revival tent, of sorts.”
Sunlight spilled through the canvas as if the town were being forgiven for something it never did wrong…