Illinois

[WarriorDad]

No, but the program details are here: https://illinoistreasurer.gov/Invest_in_Illinois/Small_Business_COVID-19_Relief_Program

The state is lending in $1MM increments at 0.1% interest to regional/local banks.

Those banks can lend to SMBs at rates not to exceed 4.75%.

I’m trying to figure out why the email arrived in the first place if so many other residents in the state did not receive. Did I receive it because of my driver’s license, voter registration or something else.  One would think most of you received it.

[Skatastrophy]

I’m trying to figure out why the email arrived in the first place if so many other residents in the state did not receive. Did I receive it because of my driver’s license, voter registration or something else.  One would think most of you received it.

Nothing. I own a business in Chicago and live in the city. I've gotten stimulus comms from the City but nothing from the state. I checked after you posted.

Email distribution lists are a tricky thing.

[TSmith34, Inc.]

I’m trying to figure out why the email arrived in the first place if so many other residents in the state did not receive. Did I receive it because of my driver’s license, voter registration or something else.  One would think most of you received it.

Give it up chicos, no one is playing. Three posts on the same thing with no takers to try to pretend you live in IL. Desperation.

[WarriorDad]

Give it up chicos, no one is playing. Three posts on the same thing with no takers to try to pretend you live in IL. Desperation.

Can I use this as evidence not to pay sales tax, property tax or other taxes here because you say so?   

[Babybluejeans]

The amount of life Cheeks dedicates to trying to convince 12 anonymous people on the internet that he's someone else (even though they don't buy it)...some people say reflective of a disorder and both sides say it's sad. But it makes me lolz every time.

[JWags85]

This will go over well...

https://mobile.twitter.com/bauerjournalism/status/1259932244984115200

[Lighthouse 84]

The amount of life Cheeks dedicates to trying to convince 12 anonymous people on the internet that he's someone else (even though they don't buy it)...some people say reflective of a disorder and both sides say it's sad. But it makes me lolz every time.

The amount of posts we have to read from people complaining about Chico’s being WD, Billy Hoyle or other, is sad.  And a waste of time for everyone who comes to Scoop hoping for some useful information or so leave some.

Rocky, can you confirm Chicos is WarriorDad, or Billy Hoyle or another who actively posts on here, and embarrass him enough so he stops, OR confirm that Chicos isn’t WD or another active poster, so the rest of the doubters can shut up for once and stop the sniping back and forth?  Honestly, I don’t care which way it ends up but I wish this topic could get put to rest so the rest of us who don’t give rat’s as$ about chicos/Warrior Dad/Billy don’t have to continue reading this crap?

I’ll hang up and listen for my answer.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

The amount of posts we have to read from people complaining about Chico’s being WD, Billy Hoyle or other, is sad.  And a waste of time for everyone who comes to Scoop hoping for some useful information or so leave some.

Rocky, can you confirm Chicos is WarriorDad, or Billy Hoyle or another who actively posts on here, and embarrass him enough so he stops, OR confirm that Chicos isn’t WD or another active poster, so the rest of the doubters can shut up for once and stop the sniping back and forth?  Honestly, I don’t care which way it ends up but I wish this topic could get put to rest so the rest of us who don’t give rat’s as$ about chicos/Warrior Dad/Billy don’t have to continue reading this crap?

I’ll hang up and listen for my answer.

Thanks Chico’s.

[Pakuni]

The amount of posts we have to read from people complaining about Chico’s being WD, Billy Hoyle or other, is sad.  And a waste of time for everyone who comes to Scoop hoping for some useful information or so leave some.

Rocky, can you confirm Chicos is WarriorDad, or Billy Hoyle or another who actively posts on here, and embarrass him enough so he stops, OR confirm that Chicos isn’t WD or another active poster, so the rest of the doubters can shut up for once and stop the sniping back and forth?  Honestly, I don’t care which way it ends up but I wish this topic could get put to rest so the rest of us who don’t give rat’s as$ about chicos/Warrior Dad/Billy don’t have to continue reading this crap?

I’ll hang up and listen for my answer.

This post contains no useful information.

[Lighthouse 84]

Thanks Chico’s.

If the pope says it, then I guess I must be Chicos. Huh.

Ners said earlier today about JB, “JayBee can be pettily pompous and unnecessarily offensive”, and Sultan quoted that, agreeing with it.  At the time, I thought, geez. There is no one more pompous on this board than the fluffer. Pot, meet kettle. 

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

If the pope says it, then I guess I must be Chicos. Huh.

Ners said earlier today about JB, “JayBee can be pettily pompous and unnecessarily offensive”, and Sultan quoted that, agreeing with it.  At the time, I thought, geez. There is no one more pompous on this board than the fluffer. Pot, meet kettle. 

Huh. My post was but a joke. No idea I would hit such a nerve. Ah well...

[warriorchick]

There is no one more pompous on this board than the fluffer. Pot, meet kettle.

Come on.  We all know who the most pompous person is on this board, and it is not even close.

[tower912]

Guilty.

[warriorchick]

Guilty.

Wrong.

The fact that you would give yourself up proves that it's not you.

[tower912]

Dry, self deprecating humor.   Not always translatable on a message board.

[Skatastrophy]

This will go over well...

https://mobile.twitter.com/bauerjournalism/status/1259932244984115200

I'm very happy to have a Governor that is using a science-based approach. Solid decisions based on data. As long as we keep testing more people every day/week I'll be very happy.

[buckchuckler]

This will go over well...

https://mobile.twitter.com/bauerjournalism/status/1259932244984115200

It should.  Obviously the peak being moved is a good thing.  The peak being smaller than it would have been is a good thing.  The medical institutions not being overwhelmed is a good thing.  5/6 of the designated area being ready to move to the next phase, with the 6th being close is also a good thing.  New cases have been down consistently for the last 3 days.  That's a good thing.  If people look at what is being said, with more depth than the headline on social media, it is a good thing.  It doesn't mean lockdown is getting stretched out further, at least at this point.

[JWags85]

It should.  Obviously the peak being moved is a good thing.  The peak being smaller than it would have been is a good thing.  The medical institutions not being overwhelmed is a good thing.  5/6 of the designated area being ready to move to the next phase, with the 6th being close is also a good thing.  New cases have been down consistently for the last 3 days.  That's a good thing.  If people look at what is being said, with more depth than the headline on social media, it is a good thing.  It doesn't mean lockdown is getting stretched out further, at least at this point.

I don’t know how you read that and don’t infer that, and that’s what I was referring to. They planned for 5/29 and now their models are further delayed. They will of course preach caution, but I’ll be shocked if they don’t push it back into mid June

[Lighthouse 84]

I'm very happy to have a Governor that is using a science-based approach. Solid decisions based on data. As long as we keep testing more people every day/week I'll be very happy.

There's no reason that Pritzker shouldn't begin to open up certain parts of the state, as other states are doing.  First, half of the "Covid" deaths are in nursing homes.  That doesn't affect the rest of the population that needs to get to work.  Yes, it's a HUGE problem in nursing homes that needs to be resolved!  So, spend money helping the nursing homes disinfect, isolate, etc.  Second, dissociate Cook County from the rest of the State.  Cook County has 67.5% of all Covid cases in Illinois and 68% of all "Covid" deaths.  That doesn't mean the rest of the State shouldn't be allowed to start opening up.  Third, stop including certain deaths in the definition of "people dying of Covid". 

"The case definition is very simplistic.  It means, at the time of death, it was a COVID positive diagnosis.  That means, that if you were in hospice and has already been given a few weeks to live, and then you were also found to have COVID, it means, technically even if you died of clear alternate cause, but you had COVID at the same time, it's still listed a sa COVID death.  Everyone who is listed as a COVID death, doesn't mean that was the cause of the death, but they had COVID At the time of death.  I hope that's helpful." -Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of Illinois Department of Public Health

[Galway Eagle]

There's no reason that Pritzker shouldn't begin to open up certain parts of the state, as other states are doing.  First, half of the "Covid" deaths are in nursing homes.  That doesn't affect the rest of the population that needs to get to work.  Yes, it's a HUGE problem in nursing homes that needs to be resolved!  So, spend money helping the nursing homes disinfect, isolate, etc.  Second, dissociate Cook County from the rest of the State.  Cook County has 67.5% of all Covid cases in Illinois and 68% of all "Covid" deaths.  That doesn't mean the rest of the State shouldn't be allowed to start opening up.  Third, stop including certain deaths in the definition of "people dying of Covid". 

"The case definition is very simplistic.  It means, at the time of death, it was a COVID positive diagnosis.  That means, that if you were in hospice and has already been given a few weeks to live, and then you were also found to have COVID, it means, technically even if you died of clear alternate cause, but you had COVID at the same time, it's still listed a sa COVID death.  Everyone who is listed as a COVID death, doesn't mean that was the cause of the death, but they had COVID At the time of death.  I hope that's helpful." -Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Director of Illinois Department of Public Health

I agree with you to an extent but I think that's easier said than done. Dupage, Lake and Will are so closely integrated with Cook county I think it's hard to just border off cook county. If I'm a reckless person and symptomatic from covid I see the surrounding counties are open and decide I'll just go bowling, see a movie, golfing, to the bars, etc out in the far suburbs as opposed to the city and then you see a spike in those counties. What do you do? Shut them back down? It's gotta be Chicago Metro IMO.

[buckchuckler]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-cb-pritzker-plan-reopen-illinois-20200506-erfvitdovffmzd7ativx4hj57q-htmlstory.html

They are planning on re-opening different parts of the state at different times.  And many areas are on pace to move into the next phase on May 27th, when this order expires.

[Lighthouse 84]

I agree with you to an extent but I think that's easier said than done. Dupage, Lake and Will are so closely integrated with Cook county I think it's hard to just border off cook county. If I'm a reckless person and symptomatic from covid I see the surrounding counties are open and decide I'll just go bowling, see a movie, golfing, to the bars, etc out in the far suburbs as opposed to the city and then you see a spike in those counties. What do you do? Shut them back down? It's gotta be Chicago Metro IMO.

It’s already happening with Illinois residents going to other states. Why not with county to county?

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Can i drive down to buy some weed, yo?

[Galway Eagle]

It’s already happening with Illinois residents going to other states. Why not with county to county?

Sounds like the concern of other states if we bring it to them. But more seriously outside of people going to summer homes & in Lansing crossing to Hammond or Waukegan to Kenosha (or other borders) how much traffic is really going on between states? My opinion is it's easier to be in the majority of cook county and to say "let's hop in an Uber to Elmhurst (Lombard, oak brook, Naperville, etc) and hit up some bars!" Bringing the virus back out there Than say "lets go to Hammond and hit up the two breweries!"

[Lighthouse 84]

Sounds like the concern of other states if we bring it to them. But more seriously outside of people going to summer homes & in Lansing crossing to Hammond or Waukegan to Kenosha (or other borders) how much traffic is really going on between states? My opinion is it's easier to be in the majority of cook county and to say "let's hop in an Uber to Elmhurst (Lombard, oak brook, Naperville, etc) and hit up some bars!" Bringing the virus back out there Than say "lets go to Hammond and hit up the two breweries!"

But if they opened up the Indiana casinos, you can bet your a$s that Pritzker would open it up more.