Kolek planning to go pro
Illinois just reported a 78% jump from yesterday
Oak Park just got SIP (Shelter in Place), effective starting Friday. My guess is what my wife heard this afternoon was true, and places like Oak Park are getting out ahead of it. Towns like Oak Park, Evanston were/are going to be on a weird spot if Chicago goes SIP, so I’m not surprised Oak Park is being pro-active here.
Reading their shelter in place, it's fairly meaningless. It merely "urges" residents to stay home - which is what everybody's been doing all week - and excludes many, many exceptions, to wit: Grocery stores, banks, convenience stores, pharmacies, restaurants for delivery and pick up only, laundromats, skilled trades essential to maintaining the safety and sanitation of residences, hardware stores, medical service providers, first responders, transportation providers, government activities and essential social service providers and shelters.
Where'd you see that? I saw Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park leaders met and "urged shelter in place" but I didn't see an official order?
You'd be surprised how many kids have been outside playing and teens out for runs. Not exactly shut down.
Going outside or for a run is not prohibited by a shelter in place.
This is fluid, but have been told Lightfoot is going to announce Shelter in Place for Chicago tomorrow. To be clear, hearing the announcement is coming tomorrow, no info as to when it would start. To be transparent I where I got the info, my wife works for a community college in Cook County, she's the VP of her union, and she just got off a call that was the directive forthcoming. She also said that the state colleges were going to announce that the next three Friday's are going to be earmarked as holidays, so no work from home those days.My hunch is that Pritzker will maybe be the one that ends up making the announcement, with broader coverage of the Shelter In Place. Also to be transparent, my sister (works for state of Arizona) said earlier this week that she was being told a national shutdown was to happen by today, so that did not come to happen. I don't want to share $hitty rumors, and I trust my wife/sister, so you can yell at me if when these things don't happen.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
MMAC sent a memo out today on this in conjunction with MCW. Biggest takeaway was that they don't expect it to peak in WI until late May.
As for "China getting back to normal..."https://time.com/5804136/china-coronavirus-quarantine-new-normal/Life in China Has Not Returned to Normal, Despite What the Government Says
Two R reps tested positive today. Fallout from the CPAC attendee being positive?
Wait - you mean we can’t trust the Chinese government?
They were barely symptomatic, but got tests. NBA players getting tests.Others dying in hospital beds, waiting to be tested. Meanwhile, everyone working at home, but low-income wage earners having to show up in person and deal with countless interactions with people.Anyone else seeing the income disparity and privilege being put on display here.
Others dying in hospital beds, waiting to be tested.
I saw these ideas stated by Elizabeth Warren on minimum conditions for any industry bailout.(And for crying out loud, please don't go nuts because it's Elizabeth Warren stating them.) Sounded like many of the statements mirrored earlier Scoop comments.We’re not writing blank checks to giant corporations. Any taxpayer dollars that go to help big businesses during the coronavirus crisis should come with the following minimum requirements:1. Companies must maintain their payrolls and use funds to keep people working or on payroll.2. Companies must provide a $15 minimum wage within one year of the national emergency declaration ending.3. Companies are permanently prohibited from engaging in share repurchases.4. Companies are prohibited from paying out dividends or executive bonuses while they are receiving any relief and for three years thereafter.5. Companies must set aside at least one seat – but potentially two or more, as the amount of relief increases – on the board of directors for representatives elected by workers.6. Collective bargaining agreements should remain in place and should not be reopened or renegotiated pursuant to this relief program.7. Corporations must obtain shareholder and board approval for all political expenditures.8. CEOs must be required to personally certify a company is in compliance and face criminal penalties for false certifications.Congress must set up an oversight body, modeled on the Congressional Oversight Panel and the SIGTARP program for the bank bailout, but with real funding & subpoena power. We need real accountability to make sure these conditions are met.
Serious question. If someone is dying in a hospital bed, and not tested, what is the medicinal regimen they are given? Assume its COVID and treat as such? Who should be tested with the first 1 million tests available?