Tag: Illinois

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FLOURISH STORY: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases State and Local Breakdown

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By Chris Katsaros and Enrique Luna

For much of April, Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10th ward) has been self-quarantining and working from home because somebody in her office was diagnosed with COVID-19. 

She is one of many political leaders urging the public to stay home and practice social distancing  amid the global pandemic.

“I cannot stress enough, you cannot hold church service,” Garza said. “You cannot  have your dogs groomed. You cannot get a haircut. People need to take this seriously.”

Garza’s warning–echoed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov J.B. Pritzker–has been taken to heart by the city and has been slowing the increase in coronavirus cases, even while death rates in the state skyrocketed in mid-April. 

Continue reading “Illinois’s Handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic”