dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Judge upholds legislator's suit against Pritzker's stay-at-home extension

Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker lambasted a court ruling handed down Monday that throws into doubt the governor 's ability to extend the state 's stay-at-home order beginning Friday .
The ruling by Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney temporarily blocks the renewed stay-at-home order specifically as it applies to Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey , who filed suit last week .
But it opens the door for others to file similar suits or flout the stay-at-home order , Wheaton attorney Pat Bond said .
The decision came as state health officials reported 50 more people had died from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive for the disease over 24 hours .
Bailey alleged Pritzker did not have the authority to extend disaster proclamations beyond 30 days .
Pritzker sharply criticized Bailey and the ruling .
`` History will remember those who put politics aside to come together to keep people safe and it will also remember those who were so blindly devoted to ideology and the pursuit of personal celebrity that they made an enemy of science and reason , '' Pritzker said during his daily briefing .
`` Darren Bailey 's decision to try to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep people safe is an insult to all Illinoisans who have been lost during this crisis . ''
Bailey , in a statement when he filed the lawsuit last week , said , `` Enough is enough !
I filed this lawsuit on behalf of myself and my constituents who are ready to go back to work and resume a normal life . ''
Legal experts say the ruling jeopardizes Pritzker 's ability to enforce the stay-at-home order .
`` While this particular ruling is specific to an individual , '' Bond said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and businesses to follow suit and either ignore the order altogether or to initiate a whole host of litigation against the governor challenging his authority under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act . ''
Pritzker called the ruling `` insulting '' and `` dangerous , '' adding that Attorney General Kwame Raoul will continue to fight the circuit court 's decision and `` act in a swift fashion to have this ruling overturned . ''
`` We are reviewing the order and considering our options for appeal in consultation with the governor 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a spokeswoman for Raoul .
Pritzker did not mince words when it came to his feelings about Bailey 's suit .
`` People 's safety and health has now been put at risk , '' Pritzker said .
`` There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done . ''
A status hearing is set for next week .
Republican Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington said residents should continue to follow the recommended precautions until the court proceedings are decided .
`` In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to Springfield in order to take up those critical issues that need to be addressed in a timely manner , '' he added .
State officials on Monday updated the total number of Illinoisans who have died from the virus to 1,983 , while 45,883 have been infected .
Over the last few days , infection rates have begun declining as more tests are being administered .
However , data still shows a little more than 20 % of the tests taken have confirmed an infection since the state started tracking in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pritzker said deaths have occurred from the virus in 42 of Illinois ' 102 counties .
The counties with the five highest infection rates per capita are , respectively , Cook , Jasper , Lake , Will and Randolph , Pritzker said .
However , Jasper County , east of Effingham , has 42 positive cases and three deaths .
Randolph County , on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis , has 109 positive cases and one death .
`` This is not just a Cook County problem , '' Pritzker said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , while slowing , are still on the rise .
There are 73 more Illinoisans in the hospital from coronavirus-related illnesses than there were a week ago .
The state is focused on hospitalizations , he said , to ensure the state 's health care system is not overwhelmed by a massive swell of patients .

Judge upholds legislator's suit against Pritzker's stay-at-home extension
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted a court ruling handed down Monday that throws into doubt the governor's ability to extend the state's stay-at-home order beginning Friday.
The ruling by Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney temporarily blocks the renewed stay-at-home order specifically as it applies to Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey, who filed suit last week.
But it opens the door for others to file similar suits or flout the stay-at-home order, Wheaton attorney Pat Bond said.
The decision came as state health officials reported 50 more people had died from coronavirus infections and an additional 1,980 tested positive for the disease over 24 hours.
Bailey alleged Pritzker did not have the authority to extend disaster proclamations beyond 30 days.
Pritzker sharply criticized Bailey and the ruling.
"History will remember those who put politics aside to come together to keep people safe and it will also remember those who were so blindly devoted to ideology and the pursuit of personal celebrity that they made an enemy of science and reason," Pritzker said during his daily briefing. "Darren Bailey's decision to try to dismantle public health directives that try to keep people safe is an insult to all Illinoisans who have been lost during this crisis."
Bailey, in a statement when he filed the lawsuit last week, said, "Enough is enough! I filed this lawsuit on behalf of myself and my constituents who are ready to go back to work and resume a normal life."
Legal experts say the ruling jeopardizes Pritzker's ability to enforce the stay-at-home order.
"While this particular ruling is specific to an individual," Bond said, "it will cause other individuals and businesses to follow suit and either ignore the order altogether or to initiate a whole host of litigation against the governor challenging his authority under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act."
Pritzker called the ruling "insulting" and "dangerous," adding that Attorney General Kwame Raoul will continue to fight the circuit court's decision and "act in a swift fashion to have this ruling overturned."
"We are reviewing the order and considering our options for appeal in consultation with the governor's office," said Annie Thompson, a spokeswoman for Raoul.
Pritzker did not mince words when it came to his feelings about Bailey's suit.
"People's safety and health has now been put at risk," Pritzker said. "There may be people who contract coronavirus as a result of what Darren Bailey has done."
A status hearing is set for next week.
Republican Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington said residents should continue to follow the recommended precautions until the court proceedings are decided.
"In the meantime, Senate Republicans remain ready to return to Springfield in order to take up those critical issues that need to be addressed in a timely manner," he added.
COVID-19 update
State officials on Monday updated the total number of Illinoisans who have died from the virus to 1,983, while 45,883 have been infected.
Over the last few days, infection rates have begun declining as more tests are being administered.
However, data still shows a little more than 20% of the tests taken have confirmed an infection since the state started tracking in mid-March.
During Monday's briefing, Pritzker said deaths have occurred from the virus in 42 of Illinois' 102 counties.
The counties with the five highest infection rates per capita are, respectively, Cook, Jasper, Lake, Will and Randolph, Pritzker said. However, Jasper County, east of Effingham, has 42 positive cases and three deaths. Randolph County, on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis, has 109 positive cases and one death.
"This is not just a Cook County problem," Pritzker said.
The governor also noted that hospitalizations, while slowing, are still on the rise. There are 73 more Illinoisans in the hospital from coronavirus-related illnesses than there were a week ago.
The state is focused on hospitalizations, he said, to ensure the state's health care system is not overwhelmed by a massive swell of patients.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--State list shows COVID-19 nursing home deaths more than double

Coronavirus deaths tied to Illinois long-term care facilities more than doubled to 625 in the week since the state first revealed the list of nursing homes reporting outbreaks .
The latest tallies released by the Illinois Department of Public Health show 278 facilities in 24 counties have reported cases among residents and employees .
A week ago , IDPH recorded a nursing home death toll of 286 .
`` We certainly are doing much more testing across the state and especially in nursing home facilities , '' Gov .
J.B. Pritzker said Monday .
State officials have deferred to individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most up-to-date data . ''
One of the hardest-hit facilities in the state , Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream , told families over the weekend at least 17 residents have died after testing positive for the virus , or one more than the state 's most-recent count .
Symphony of Joliet had the highest number of deaths -- at least 26 -- according to the state list .
Here 's a snapshot of nursing home cases in Chicago 's collar counties as of Friday .
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State list shows COVID-19 nursing home deaths more than double
Coronavirus deaths tied to Illinois long-term care facilities more than doubled to 625 in the week since the state first revealed the list of nursing homes reporting outbreaks.
The latest tallies released by the Illinois Department of Public Health show 278 facilities in 24 counties have reported cases among residents and employees. A week ago, IDPH recorded a nursing home death toll of 286.
"We certainly are doing much more testing across the state and especially in nursing home facilities," Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday.
State officials have deferred to individual facilities and local health departments for "the most up-to-date data."
One of the hardest-hit facilities in the state, Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream, told families over the weekend at least 17 residents have died after testing positive for the virus, or one more than the state's most-recent count. Symphony of Joliet had the highest number of deaths -- at least 26 -- according to the state list.
Here's a snapshot of nursing home cases in Chicago's collar counties as of Friday.
Suburban Cook
• Albany Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Alden Estates of Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 4
• Alden North Shore
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 1
• AMITA Health Holy Family Medical Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Burbank
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Aperion Care Chicago Heights
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Chicago Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Dolton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 2
• Aperion Care Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 27
Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Forest Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 1
• Aperion Care Oak Lawn
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Plum Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Arden Courts of South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Autumn Leaves
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Avantara Evergreen Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 5
• Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 16
Deaths: 3
• Bella Terra Morton Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Belmont Oak Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Belmont Village Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Bria of Palos Hills
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 2
• Bria Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 18
Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Des Plaines
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Brookdale Northbrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Brookdale Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Brookdale Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 1
• Burbank Rehab - Vera Care Stickney
Outbreak Reported Cases: 41
Deaths: 6
• Chicago Ridge Nursing and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 32
Deaths: 3
• Citadel of Northbrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• David Webb, Jr. Senior Living Complex
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Elevate Care Niles
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Emerald Place Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 2
• Evergreen Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 7
• Generations at Applewood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 5
• Generations at Elmwood Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30
Deaths: 3
• Generations At Oakton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 3
• Generations at Regency
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30
Deaths: 3
• Glenview Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 45
Deaths: 16
• Grace Point Place Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 7
• Grosse Pointe Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Heather Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Holy Family Villa
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 2
• Landmark of Des Plaines
Outbreak Reported Cases: 27
Deaths: 6
• Landmark of Richton Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Lemont Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 3
• Lexington Health Care Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Lexington of Chicago Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21
Deaths: 6
• Lieberman Geriatric Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Lincolnwood Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 3
• Lydia Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 16
Deaths: 2
• ManorCare Health Services-Homewood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 10
• ManorCare Health Services-Palos Heights West
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21
Deaths: 7
• ManorCare Oak Lawn EAST. Cook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 0
• ManorCare Oak Lawn West
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 4
• ManorCare Palos Heights East
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 1
• ManorCare South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 1
• Mather Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 1
• Midway Neuro and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 5
• Niles Nursing and Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12
Deaths: 4
• Norridge Gardens
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 0
• Northbrook Inn Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Norwood Crossing Skilled Nursing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Oak Park Brookdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 1
• Oak Park Oasis
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 4
• Park View Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 3
• Pershing Gardens
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13
Deaths: 2
• Prairie Oasis South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17
Deaths: 3
• Prairie Green at Dixie Crossing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 2
• Prairie Green at Fay's Point
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 0
• Prairie Manor Rehab and Nursing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 1
• Presence MaryHaven
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 4
• Southpoint Nsg and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 1
• Summit of Uptown
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 6
• Sunrise of Flossmoor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 5
• Sunrise of Park Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 4
• Sunrise Palos Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Symphony at Aria
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12
Deaths: 2
• Symphony of Crestwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
• Symphony of Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13
Deaths: 1
• The Carrington Linclonwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 1
• The Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 1
• The Grove of Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 14
Deaths: 0
• The Sheridan of Park Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 1
• Three Crown Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 18
Deaths: 4
• Vi at the Glen
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 0
• Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 1
• Villa at South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• Weinberg Community for Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Westchester Health and Rehabilitation Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 46
Deaths: 10
• Westminster Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9
Deaths: 0
• Windsor Estates
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 1
DuPage County
• Abbington Rehab & Nursing Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Alden Estates of Naperville
Confirmed Cases: 59
Deaths: 8
• Alden Valley Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 16
Deaths: 0
Arista Healthcare Naperville
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Artis Senior Living
Confirmed Cases: 32
Deaths: 1
• Artis Senior Living of Bartlett
Confirmed Cases: 9
Deaths: 2
• Bria of Westmont
Confirmed Cases: 35
Deaths: 7
• Bridgeway Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Burr Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Glen Ellyn
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 1
• Brookdale Lisle
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30
Deaths: 4
• Burgess Square Healthcare & Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31
Deaths: 1
• Chateau Center Nursing & Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 56
Deaths: 11
• Forestview Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• Harvester Place Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 37
Deaths: 9
• Lexington of Bloomingdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 46
Deaths: 6
• Lexington of Elmhurst
Outbreak Reported Cases: 35
Deaths: 10
• Lexington of Lombard
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25
Deaths: 3
• ManorCare Hinsdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17
Deaths: 1
• Oakbrook Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 23
Deaths: 2
• Park Place Health and Wellness Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 0
• Providence Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 0
• Tabor Hills Healthcare
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8
Deaths: 0
• Westbridge Assisted Living Wheaton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• West Chicago Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Westmont Manor Health and Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30
Deaths: 4
• Wheaton Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 43
Deaths: 4
• Windsor Park (Carol Stream)
Outbreak Reported Cases: 94
Deaths: 16
Kane County
• Bickford of Aurora
Outbreak Reported Cases: 35
Deaths: 8
• Bria of Geneva
Outbreak Reported Cases: 55
Deaths: 1
• Elmwood Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 0
• Fox River Rehab and Healthcare
Outbreak Reported Cases: 40
Deaths: 7
• Symphony of Orchard Valley
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• The Grove of Fox Valley
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 0
Lake County
• Azpira Place of Lake Zurich
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Balmoral Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 1
• Belmont Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 2
• Brookdale - Hawthorn Lakes
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• Cedar Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 4
• Claridge Health Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 7
• Elevate Care Riverwoods
Outbreak Reported Cases: 56
Deaths: 4
• Elevate Care Waukegan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 5
• Lake Forest Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0
• Lexington of Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 14
Deaths: 7
• Pavilion of Waukegan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Radford Green at Sedgebrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 4
• Rolling Hills Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Sheridan at Green Oaks
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
• Sunrise Senior Living of Gurnee
Outbreak Reported Cases: 19
Deaths: 0
• Terrace Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17
Deaths: 1
• The Auberge At Highland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 2
• The Grove By the Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 35
Deaths: 5
• The Village at Victory Lakes
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
• Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25
Deaths: 1
• Warren Barr Lincolnshire
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• Warren Barr North Shore
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 3
• Wauconda Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 48
Deaths: 11
• Whitehall of Deerfield
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 1
• Winchester House
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7
Deaths: 1
McHenry County
• Alden Terrace of McHenry
Outbreak Reported Cases: 99
Deaths: 3
• Cross Roads Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 38
Deaths: 2
• Fair Oaks Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0
• Revere Court of Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12
Deaths: 2
• The Fountains at Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 66
Deaths: 4
• The Springs at Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22
Deaths: 1
Will County
• Alden Courts of Shorewood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 1
• Arbor Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24
Deaths: 4
• Charter Senoir Living, The Cottages
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12
Deaths: 1
• Joliet Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Lakewood Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0
• Meadowbrook Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 51
Deaths: 3
• Presence Villa Franciscan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 41
Deaths: 8
• Rock Run Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• Senior Star at Weber Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13
Deaths: 4
• Smith Crossing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0
• St. James Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 26
Deaths: 3
• Sunny Hill Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17
Deaths: 2
• Symphony of Joliet
Outbreak Reported Cases: 93
Deaths: 26
• The PARC of Joliet
Outbreak Reported Cases: 28
Deaths: 4
• Willow Falls
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 1


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Signs of the times: Messages of thanks and encouragement spring up outside suburban hospitals

Spring flowers are n't the only things popping up around area hospitals .
Messages of encouragement , hope and gratitude are showing up at hospital entrances for health care workers and first responders to see .
Those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic appreciate it , Advocate Health Care Media Relations Coordinator Kelsey Sopchyk said .
`` The signage is a part of our 'Thank You ' campaign , showing our team members to feel the love and support , '' she said .
Signs and banners reading `` Heroes Work Here '' have been installed at all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ centers across Illinois and Wisconsin , Sopchyk said .
Outside Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital , colorful ribbons are tied on trees lining Haligus Road .
Across the street , there 's a sign offering a message of unity and strength .
And heroes signs line the entrance to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva .
Katie Hulslander , a nurse at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Lake Barrington , wants people to know they are taking care of their loved ones .
`` We are working around the clock to get their loved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care for them as if they are our own grandparents , parents or siblings , '' Hulslander said .
`` I want people to know that the community support we receive helps more than they may know .
From the meals that local restaurants are donating to the thank you and hero signs outside of our hospital , all of it provides the motivation to be positive and work as hard as we can . ''
Just east of Good Shepherd , Luann Hartje of North Barrington placed handmade signs at Cherry Hill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ care workers and first responders traveling to the hospital .
Her husband , Jerry , said the signs blew over a couple of times , but neighbors added reinforcements to keep them upright .
`` It 's a sense of community and everybody is pulling together .
We 're all in this together '' he said .

Signs of the times: Messages of thanks and encouragement spring up outside suburban hospitals
Spring flowers aren't the only things popping up around area hospitals. Messages of encouragement, hope and gratitude are showing up at hospital entrances for health care workers and first responders to see.
Those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic appreciate it, Advocate Health Care Media Relations Coordinator Kelsey Sopchyk said.
"The signage is a part of our 'Thank You' campaign, showing our team members to feel the love and support," she said.
Signs and banners reading "Heroes Work Here" have been installed at all Advocate Aurora Health hospitals and large outpatient centers across Illinois and Wisconsin, Sopchyk said.
Outside Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, colorful ribbons are tied on trees lining Haligus Road. Across the street, there's a sign offering a message of unity and strength. And heroes signs line the entrance to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva.
Katie Hulslander, a nurse at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Lake Barrington, wants people to know they are taking care of their loved ones.
"We are working around the clock to get their loved ones back to them. We truly care for them as if they are our own grandparents, parents or siblings," Hulslander said. "I want people to know that the community support we receive helps more than they may know. From the meals that local restaurants are donating to the thank you and hero signs outside of our hospital, all of it provides the motivation to be positive and work as hard as we can."
Just east of Good Shepherd, Luann Hartje of North Barrington placed handmade signs at Cherry Hill Road and Route 22 to thank health care workers and first responders traveling to the hospital.
Her husband, Jerry, said the signs blew over a couple of times, but neighbors added reinforcements to keep them upright.
"It's a sense of community and everybody is pulling together. We're all in this together" he said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Northwest Community Hospital sends off 100th recovered COVID-19 patient in grand style

Northwest Community Hospital sent off its 100th COVID-19 patient in grand fashion Monday afternoon .
In a scene being replicated @ @ @ @ @ , the Arlington Heights medical center marked the discharge of the recovered patient by lining @ @ @ @ @ , nurses and other hospital employees .
Separated six feet from one another , the @ @ @ @ @ and some held signs as they congratulated the 40-year-old man who was wheeled to the @ @ @ @ @ way , the patient stopped to talk with Dr. Alan Loren , the hospital 's @ @ @ @ @ vice president , who gave him a few words of encouragement and well wishes .

Northwest Community Hospital sends off 100th recovered COVID-19 patient in grand style
Dr. Alan Loren, chief medical officer and executive vice president at Northwest Community Healthcare, gives his well wishes Monday to the hospital's 100th patient who recovered from COVID-19. Courtesy of Northwest Community Healthcare
A 40-year-old man on Monday became the 100th COVID-19 patient released from Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. Hospital staff lined up in the facility's hallway to celebrate his recovery and discharge. Courtesy of Northwest Community Healthcare
Northwest Community Hospital sent off its 100th COVID-19 patient in grand fashion Monday afternoon.
In a scene being replicated at hospitals across the country, the Arlington Heights medical center marked the discharge of the recovered patient by lining a hallway with cheering doctors, nurses and other hospital employees. Separated six feet from one another, the front-line medical workers wore masks and some held signs as they congratulated the 40-year-old man who was wheeled to the main entrance.
Along the way, the patient stopped to talk with Dr. Alan Loren, the hospital's chief medical officer and executive vice president, who gave him a few words of encouragement and well wishes.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--COVID-19 can't stop roadwork season. Here's where construction will affect your drive

On the plus side , working from home because of COVID-19 provides relief from the delays and congestion of summer road work .
On the other hand , perhaps crawling at 10 mph alongside bulldozers is preferable to summer chez the makeshift office in your closet .
Mixed blessings aside , myriad highway construction projects like widening the Central Tri-State Tollway ( I-294 ) are still on -- even as funding from tolls and gas taxes tanks because of a stay-at-home order to reduce spread of the respiratory disease .
`` We have several construction projects ongoing or anticipated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or accelerate work at this time , '' Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman Maria Castaneda said .
Here 's a snapshot of some game-changing projects that could prolong commutes : An interchange between the Route 390 extension east to O'Hare International Airport and the I-490 ring road around the airport is gaining steam .
The interchange will provide a back door to O'Hare and trigger economic development in DuPage and Cook counties , planners say .
As a result , the `` tollway has developed an expanded design for construction to provide direct @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with three lanes entering and three lanes exiting the west side of the airport , '' spokesman Dan Rozek said .
The interchange will wrap up in three years .
Significant efforts this season include building Route 390 bridges over Supreme Drive and the CTM Railroad , plus a ramp bridge linking northbound I-490 to westbound Route 390 .
Toll road warriors can also anticipate traffic and delays on the Central Tri-State as part of a $ 4 billion widening between Rosemont and Oak Lawn ; this year 's priority is an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , IDOT 's epic battle to untangle the infamous gridlock on the Jane Byrne Interchange where the Kennedy , Eisenhower and Dan Ryan expressways converge grinds on .
The leviathan started out at $ 535 million , according to 2013 cost estimates , but has grown to $ 796.5 million , engineers projected in November .
Work on one major prong of the interchange in 2020 started in March with demolition and replacement of the Jackson Avenue bridge over the Kennedy Expressway ( I-90 ) .
Elsewhere , construction of a flyover ramp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Expressway traffic jams near O'Hare is ongoing .
An added twist on the Kennedy this year is replacing the Montrose Avenue bridge that spans I-90/94 near the CTA Blue Line Montrose station .
`` To avoid closing the expressway entirely and to minimize the impact to traffic , the bridge will be removed over multiple weekends with extensive lane and ramp closures , with detours to demo the bridge deck and beams , '' Castaneda explained .
One unique localized project is Kane County 's Longmeadow Parkway , which will be partly funded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drivers at the Fox River .
Work in 2020 focuses on a segment between Routes 31 and 25 ; completion is set for 2022 .
You should know • Reconstruction of the Edens Spur near Northbrook , which wraps up this year .
• Building ramps on I-490 linking to westbound I-90 and a bridge carrying traffic over the Touhy Reservoir near Des Plaines .
• Converting the I-55 and Weber Road interchange near Bolingbrook into a diverging diamond design , similar to Elmhurst Road at I-90 or Route 59 at the Reagan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on I-55 between the BNSF Railroad and Grant Creek near Romeoville , with lane reductions .
• Rebuilding the I-290 bridge over Salt Creek near Addison .
To learn more , check out IDOT 's list of news about specific projects or the tollway 's project list .
Tollway engineers provided some specifics about connections between Route 390 and York Road in Bensenville .
`` Due to the proximity of Route 83 to York Road and the ramps making up the I-490/IL 390 interchange , direct access between Route 390 and York Road @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project , '' spokeswoman Joelle McGinnis said .
`` The access will be via the new one way frontage roads that have been constructed along the north and south sides of Route 390 between Route 83 and Supreme Drive , and the new two-way frontage road located along the south side of the future Route 390/I-490 interchange between Supreme Drive and York Road . ''
Got a road work question ?
Drop an email to mpyke @ dailyherald.com .

COVID-19 can't stop roadwork season. Here's where construction will affect your drive
On the plus side, working from home because of COVID-19 provides relief from the delays and congestion of summer road work.
On the other hand, perhaps crawling at 10 mph alongside bulldozers is preferable to summer chez the makeshift office in your closet.
Mixed blessings aside, myriad highway construction projects like widening the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) are still on -- even as funding from tolls and gas taxes tanks because of a stay-at-home order to reduce spread of the respiratory disease.
"We have several construction projects ongoing or anticipated, with no plans to stop, suspend or accelerate work at this time," Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman Maria Castaneda said.
Here's a snapshot of some game-changing projects that could prolong commutes:
An interchange between the Route 390 extension east to O'Hare International Airport and the I-490 ring road around the airport is gaining steam.
The interchange will provide a back door to O'Hare and trigger economic development in DuPage and Cook counties, planners say.
As a result, the "tollway has developed an expanded design for construction to provide direct access into and out of airport property, with three lanes entering and three lanes exiting the west side of the airport," spokesman Dan Rozek said.
The interchange will wrap up in three years. Significant efforts this season include building Route 390 bridges over Supreme Drive and the CTM Railroad, plus a ramp bridge linking northbound I-490 to westbound Route 390.
Toll road warriors can also anticipate traffic and delays on the Central Tri-State as part of a $4 billion widening between Rosemont and Oak Lawn; this year's priority is an interchange with I-294 and I-57.
Meanwhile, IDOT's epic battle to untangle the infamous gridlock on the Jane Byrne Interchange where the Kennedy, Eisenhower and Dan Ryan expressways converge grinds on.
The leviathan started out at $535 million, according to 2013 cost estimates, but has grown to $796.5 million, engineers projected in November.
Work on one major prong of the interchange in 2020 started in March with demolition and replacement of the Jackson Avenue bridge over the Kennedy Expressway (I-90).
Elsewhere, construction of a flyover ramp connecting with Cumberland Avenue to ease Kennedy Expressway traffic jams near O'Hare is ongoing.
An added twist on the Kennedy this year is replacing the Montrose Avenue bridge that spans I-90/94 near the CTA Blue Line Montrose station.
"To avoid closing the expressway entirely and to minimize the impact to traffic, the bridge will be removed over multiple weekends with extensive lane and ramp closures, with detours to demo the bridge deck and beams," Castaneda explained.
One unique localized project is Kane County's Longmeadow Parkway, which will be partly funded by a 95-cent toll paid by most drivers at the Fox River. Work in 2020 focuses on a segment between Routes 31 and 25; completion is set for 2022.
You should know
Some other significant highway projects include:
• Reconstruction of the Edens Spur near Northbrook, which wraps up this year.
• Building ramps on I-490 linking to westbound I-90 and a bridge carrying traffic over the Touhy Reservoir near Des Plaines.
• Extending Route 390 between Route 83 and York Road.
• Converting the I-55 and Weber Road interchange near Bolingbrook into a diverging diamond design, similar to Elmhurst Road at I-90 or Route 59 at the Reagan Memorial Tollway.
• Replacing bridge deck on I-55 between the BNSF Railroad and Grant Creek near Romeoville, with lane reductions.
• Rebuilding the I-290 bridge over Salt Creek near Addison.
To learn more, check out IDOT's list of news about specific projects or the tollway's project list.
One more thing
Tollway engineers provided some specifics about connections between Route 390 and York Road in Bensenville. "Due to the proximity of Route 83 to York Road and the ramps making up the I-490/IL 390 interchange, direct access between Route 390 and York Road is not planned as part of the project," spokeswoman Joelle McGinnis said. "The access will be via the new one way frontage roads that have been constructed along the north and south sides of Route 390 between Route 83 and Supreme Drive, and the new two-way frontage road located along the south side of the future Route 390/I-490 interchange between Supreme Drive and York Road."
Got a road work question? Drop an email to mpyke@dailyherald.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--June shows at RiverEdge Park rescheduled to 2021

RiverEdge Park in Aurora is postponing all of its shows originally scheduled for June , including the 24th annual Blues on the Fox festival and separate concerts by The Chicago Experience and Dark Star Orchestra .
The park , in a letter to ticketholders Monday , said each show will be pushed back until 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .
Officials said patrons should keep their original tickets , which will remain valid for rescheduled dates .
Blues on the Fox , which had been set for June 19 and 20 , is now rescheduled for June 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Experience , originally scheduled for June 26 , is now set for June 25 , 2021 .
Dark Star Orchestra , originally set for June 27 , 2020 , is slated to be rescheduled for summer 2021 .
`` The safety and health of our patrons , staff and artists are our number one priority and we stand ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure that , '' park officials said in a written statement Monday .
RiverEdge Park has received commitments from three Blues on the Fox performers to play next @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hopes they will stay in the 2021 festival lineup .
So far , Southern Avenue is scheduled to perform Friday , June 18 , 2021 , and Melody Angel , Billy Branch and Buddy Guy have committed to play Saturday , June 19 , 2021 .
Officials are in talks with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Mindi Abair , and will keep patrons updated about the final performer schedule .
For details about RiverEdge Park shows , call ( 630 ) 896-6666 , visit riveredgeaurora.com or follow @ RiverEdgeAurora on Facebook and Twitter @

June shows at RiverEdge Park rescheduled to 2021
RiverEdge Park in Aurora is postponing all of its shows originally scheduled for June, including the 24th annual Blues on the Fox festival and separate concerts by The Chicago Experience and Dark Star Orchestra. Courtesy of RiverEdge Park/Tom King
RiverEdge Park in Aurora is postponing all of its shows originally scheduled for June, including the 24th annual Blues on the Fox festival and separate concerts by The Chicago Experience and Dark Star Orchestra.
The park, in a letter to ticketholders Monday, said each show will be pushed back until 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Officials said patrons should keep their original tickets, which will remain valid for rescheduled dates.
Blues on the Fox, which had been set for June 19 and 20, is now rescheduled for June 18 and 19, 2021.
The Chicago Experience, originally scheduled for June 26, is now set for June 25, 2021.
Dark Star Orchestra, originally set for June 27, 2020, is slated to be rescheduled for summer 2021.
"The safety and health of our patrons, staff and artists are our number one priority and we stand ready to do whatever is necessary to ensure that," park officials said in a written statement Monday.
RiverEdge Park has received commitments from three Blues on the Fox performers to play next year and is working with two others in hopes they will stay in the 2021 festival lineup. So far, Southern Avenue is scheduled to perform Friday, June 18, 2021, and Melody Angel, Billy Branch and Buddy Guy have committed to play Saturday, June 19, 2021. Officials are in talks with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Mindi Abair, and will keep patrons updated about the final performer schedule.
For details about RiverEdge Park shows, call (630) 896-6666, visit riveredgeaurora.com or follow @RiverEdgeAurora on Facebook and Twitter.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--What's next for Blackhawks as McDonough exits?

It was business as usual late Monday afternoon .
Or unusual , if you will , given the circumstances of an NHL shutdown , but the Blackhawks were going about their business during the busiest time of the year .
For those in hockey operations , it 's a critical period as they prepare for the draft and try to determine a roster for next season depending on so many factors , not the least of which is a salary cap that could take any form and change based on many factors .
In business and marketing , the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so working remotely did not mean working any less diligently .
This was the picture painted by Hawks employees who were as stunned as anyone when they learned team president John McDonough had been fired Monday .
McDonough `` was completely caught off guard , '' said a team source , and had no inkling that owner Rocky Wirtz was of a mind to make a change .
Wirtz expressed nothing but support for McDonough these last few years as the Hawks struggled on the ice , and praised McDonough endlessly over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bringing the Hawks into the modern era of sports business .
Son Danny Wirtz has been around more over the last couple of years and takes over as acting president , which calls into question the future of general manager Stan Bowman and much of the hockey ops staff , which had the backing of McDonough .
Rocky Wirtz has been strictly hands off in every aspect of the organization , so it 's highly unlikely there was a dispute in terms of the GM position while Bowman tried to win and rebuild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impossible task .
That also does n't mean that Wirtz did n't disagree with the direction of the program , even if he never voiced it .
In his statement Monday , Wirtz wrote , `` What we do know is that it will take a new mindset to successfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice . ''
One surprising but logical replacement atop the organization is broadcaster and former Hawk Eddie Olczyk , whose name has been quietly bandied about in rumors among NHL types for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team president , including Philadelphia and Seattle .
Olczyk has the hockey knowledge and personality to run an organization , and he 's widely popular in Chicago .
That would give him the time necessary if he chose to rebuild .
McDonough , meanwhile , was always the first to admit that he is difficult to work for and incredibly demanding , but he also took over an organization that was stuck in the 1950s on the business side and in the 1970s on the hockey side .
A complete structural rebuild was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that never existed on the West Side .
`` We all read body language for a living , right ?
I could just see in people 's eyes , ' I 'm out .
I want no part of this .
I 've heard of this guy and I want no part of it , ' `` McDonough told me in 2017 of his first day on the job with the Hawks .
`` I did n't want to make knee-jerk assessments on anyone , but I knew there had to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time about 'changing the culture . '
I think it 's the single-hardest thing I 've ever had to deal with . ''
There were rumors in 2016 that the Bears might try to pry McDonough loose , and he would be a perfect fit for that organization , also stuck decades behind the times .
And then there 's the White Sox , just about to hit full stride on the baseball side after a rebuild .
McDonough is close with Jerry Reinsdorf and putting McDonough in charge of filling up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a former baseball executive .
McDonough has never been in the business of making friends or holding hands , which is what most people want these days .
He was all about winning and filling the arena , two things he did better than just about any executive in the history of Chicago sports .
All you need to remember is that if Wirtz had n't hired McDonough when he did , and McDonough had n't hired Joel Quenneville when he did , the Hawks would not have won three Stanley Cups in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brilliant hockey that you saw in Chicago would not have occurred .
`` Rocky gave me a mandate and my name was on it , '' McDonough said in 2017 as we spoke about his 10-year anniversary .
`` Rocky deserves all of the credit for the last 10 years , and I mean all of it .
`` My role was micro-fractional .
Rocky took a nonfamily member and put him in a position that was always occupied by a family member .
`` Rocky did n't want the job .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to take someone from a different sport ?
Are you kidding me ?
`` So all of the people that were dubious about my coming over here -- and 'What would a baseball guy know about hockey ? '
-- I got that .
I would have been the same way .
`` The one thing that surprised me the most -- that blindsided me at 54 years old -- was when you walk into an organization and they know you 're coming in to change everything , that a large percentage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the program .
`` I said to Rocky that the changes we talked about are going to come faster and be more bountiful .
But everything he talked about ... autonomy and independence and the ability to make decisions , 10 years later he 's been true to the letter on all of it . ''
The changes included new buildings and rinks and divisions and departments , and the Hawks went from a staff of about 50 to more than 200 .
What was before a philosophy of self-preservation for those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ art in the most dysfunctional organization in professional sports , evolved into a championship organization in every way .
Even those who did not like McDonough or any of his hirings or firings have to admit he was successful in revolutionizing an archaic and broken franchise .
`` We had to implement a system that was collaborative between hockey ops and business ops , '' McDonough said .
`` Everyone has to work together .
`` From 1997 to 2007 , the Blackhawks had five general managers and seven head coaches , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pulford 's name .
`` If you do that every 14 months , you 're changing the blueprint , changing personnel , changing philosophies .
You 're changing everything .
You have no chance .
`` You have to hire someone you 're committed to .
It 's not continuity for the sake of it .
It 's continuity tethered to success and buying into the process .
`` This is n't Camelot here .
I think people sometimes think that everything 's perfect .
This can be a pretty intense place on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or not , John McDonough brought the Hawks into the 21st century and three Cups later the team has sold out 531 straight games .
The man did what he promised he would do -- and then some .

What's next for Blackhawks as McDonough exits?
It was business as usual late Monday afternoon.
Or unusual, if you will, given the circumstances of an NHL shutdown, but the Blackhawks were going about their business during the busiest time of the year.
For those in hockey operations, it's a critical period as they prepare for the draft and try to determine a roster for next season depending on so many factors, not the least of which is a salary cap that could take any form and change based on many factors.
In business and marketing, the time for setting up next season occurs now, so working remotely did not mean working any less diligently.
This was the picture painted by Hawks employees who were as stunned as anyone when they learned team president John McDonough had been fired Monday.
McDonough "was completely caught off guard," said a team source, and had no inkling that owner Rocky Wirtz was of a mind to make a change.
Wirtz expressed nothing but support for McDonough these last few years as the Hawks struggled on the ice, and praised McDonough endlessly over 13 years for his leadership and for bringing the Hawks into the modern era of sports business.
Son Danny Wirtz has been around more over the last couple of years and takes over as acting president, which calls into question the future of general manager Stan Bowman and much of the hockey ops staff, which had the backing of McDonough.
Rocky Wirtz has been strictly hands off in every aspect of the organization, so it's highly unlikely there was a dispute in terms of the GM position while Bowman tried to win and rebuild at the same time, a nearly impossible task.
That also doesn't mean that Wirtz didn't disagree with the direction of the program, even if he never voiced it.
In his statement Monday, Wirtz wrote, "What we do know is that it will take a new mindset to successfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice."
One surprising but logical replacement atop the organization is broadcaster and former Hawk Eddie Olczyk, whose name has been quietly bandied about in rumors among NHL types for years and in several NHL cities as a team president, including Philadelphia and Seattle.
Olczyk has the hockey knowledge and personality to run an organization, and he's widely popular in Chicago. That would give him the time necessary if he chose to rebuild.
McDonough, meanwhile, was always the first to admit that he is difficult to work for and incredibly demanding, but he also took over an organization that was stuck in the 1950s on the business side and in the 1970s on the hockey side.
A complete structural rebuild was necessary and that meant a serious approach that never existed on the West Side.
"We all read body language for a living, right? I could just see in people's eyes, 'I'm out. I want no part of this. I've heard of this guy and I want no part of it,' " McDonough told me in 2017 of his first day on the job with the Hawks. "I didn't want to make knee-jerk assessments on anyone, but I knew there had to be a new approach.
"People talk all the time about 'changing the culture.' I think it's the single-hardest thing I've ever had to deal with."
There were rumors in 2016 that the Bears might try to pry McDonough loose, and he would be a perfect fit for that organization, also stuck decades behind the times.
And then there's the White Sox, just about to hit full stride on the baseball side after a rebuild. McDonough is close with Jerry Reinsdorf and putting McDonough in charge of filling up that ballpark would be a natural for a former baseball executive.
McDonough has never been in the business of making friends or holding hands, which is what most people want these days. He was all about winning and filling the arena, two things he did better than just about any executive in the history of Chicago sports.
All you need to remember is that if Wirtz hadn't hired McDonough when he did, and McDonough hadn't hired Joel Quenneville when he did, the Hawks would not have won three Stanley Cups in six seasons, and the decade of brilliant hockey that you saw in Chicago would not have occurred.
"Rocky gave me a mandate and my name was on it," McDonough said in 2017 as we spoke about his 10-year anniversary. "Rocky deserves all of the credit for the last 10 years, and I mean all of it.
"My role was micro-fractional. Rocky took a nonfamily member and put him in a position that was always occupied by a family member.
"Rocky didn't want the job. He has too many other responsibilities. But to take someone from a different sport? Are you kidding me?
"So all of the people that were dubious about my coming over here -- and 'What would a baseball guy know about hockey?' -- I got that. I would have been the same way.
"The one thing that surprised me the most -- that blindsided me at 54 years old -- was when you walk into an organization and they know you're coming in to change everything, that a large percentage of people simply did not get on board with the program.
"That shocked me.
"I said to Rocky that the changes we talked about are going to come faster and be more bountiful. But everything he talked about ... autonomy and independence and the ability to make decisions, 10 years later he's been true to the letter on all of it."
The changes included new buildings and rinks and divisions and departments, and the Hawks went from a staff of about 50 to more than 200.
What was before a philosophy of self-preservation for those in charge, where backstabbing became an art in the most dysfunctional organization in professional sports, evolved into a championship organization in every way.
Even those who did not like McDonough or any of his hirings or firings have to admit he was successful in revolutionizing an archaic and broken franchise.
"We had to implement a system that was collaborative between hockey ops and business ops," McDonough said. "Everyone has to work together.
"From 1997 to 2007, the Blackhawks had five general managers and seven head coaches," McDonough said, never once mentioning Bob Pulford's name. "If you do that every 14 months, you're changing the blueprint, changing personnel, changing philosophies. You're changing everything. You have no chance.
"You have to hire someone you're committed to. It's not continuity for the sake of it. It's continuity tethered to success and buying into the process.
"This isn't Camelot here. I think people sometimes think that everything's perfect. This can be a pretty intense place on any given day."
Like him or not, John McDonough brought the Hawks into the 21st century and three Cups later the team has sold out 531 straight games.
The man did what he promised he would do -- and then some.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--April 27 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code

• Not all the suburbs with cases are listed below .
• As of Monday , suburban Cook County had 13,271 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 575 deaths , according to the IDPH 's coronavirus website ( visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19 ) .
In Chicago : 18,682 cases and 772 fatalities .
• The Cook County Department of Public Health listed 634 cases of COVID-19 in Des Plaines , 254 cases in Glenview , 209 in Mount Prospect , 191 in Wheeling , 163 each in Schaumburg and Streamwood , 152 in Palatine , 140 in Park Ridge , 128 in Arlington Heights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Elk Grove Village , 79 in Rolling Meadows , 65 in Prospect Heights , and 49 in Buffalo Grove ( Cook County portion ) .
• The Lake County Health Department lists 3,091 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 114 deaths on its coronavirus website as of Monday .
• Cases in some Lake County towns : 900 to 904 in Waukegan and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Waukegan ; 100 to 104 in Gurnee and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Gurnee ; 100 to 104 in Mundelein and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mundelein ; 65 to 69 in Round Lake and 40 to 44 in unincorporated areas near Round Lake ; 55 to 59 in Vernon Hills and fewer than five in unincorporated areas near Vernon Hills ; 40 to 44 in Wauconda and five to nine in unincorporated areas near Wauconda ; 35 to 39 in Libertyville and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Libertyville ; 35 to 39 in Buffalo Grove and fewer than five in unincorporated areas near Buffalo Grove ( Lake County portion ) ; 35 to 39 in Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ area near Lake Zurich ; 25 to 29 in Grayslake and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Grayslake ; and 15 to 19 in Lake Villa and 20 to 24 in unincorporated areas near Lake Villa .
• The DuPage County Health Department reports 2,625 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 135 deaths on its coronavirus website Monday .
• Cases per suburb include 231 in Addison , 181 in Bensenville , 180 in Naperville ( DuPage portion ) , 170 in Carol Stream , 168 in Glendale Heights , 141 in West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Elmhurst , 86 in Willowbrook , 85 in Aurora ( DuPage County portion ) , 83 in Downers Grove , 80 in Wheaton , and 48 in Glen Ellyn .
• The Kane County Health Department confirms 1,220 cases of COVID-19 with 39 deaths on its website Monday at kanehealth.com .
• Cases per town include 529 in Aurora ( Kane County portion ) , 237 in Elgin ( Kane portion ) , 66 in St. Charles , 47 in Geneva , 41 in South Elgin , 31 in Batavia , 28 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and 11 in Sugar Grove .
• There are 533 cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths in McHenry County , according to the health department 's website Monday .
• There have been 2,179 cases of COVID-19 and 136 deaths , according to the Will County Health Department 's website Monday .
• Cases per town include 153 in Naperville ( Will County portion ) , and 18 in Aurora ( Will County portion ) .

April 27 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Cook County's Department of Public Health has a website, shown here at the end of March, that breaks down cases of COVID-19 suburb by suburb.
Interactive map
• Not all the suburbs with cases are listed below.
Cook County
• As of Monday, suburban Cook County had 13,271 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 575 deaths, according to the IDPH's coronavirus website (visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19). In Chicago: 18,682 cases and 772 fatalities.
• The Cook County Department of Public Health listed 634 cases of COVID-19 in Des Plaines, 254 cases in Glenview, 209 in Mount Prospect, 191 in Wheeling, 163 each in Schaumburg and Streamwood, 152 in Palatine, 140 in Park Ridge, 128 in Arlington Heights, 122 in Hoffman Estates, 86 in Elk Grove Village, 79 in Rolling Meadows, 65 in Prospect Heights, and 49 in Buffalo Grove (Cook County portion).
Lake County
• The Lake County Health Department lists 3,091 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 114 deaths on its coronavirus website as of Monday.
• Cases in some Lake County towns: 900 to 904 in Waukegan and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Waukegan; 100 to 104 in Gurnee and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Gurnee; 100 to 104 in Mundelein and 10 to 14 in unincorporated areas near Mundelein; 65 to 69 in Round Lake and 40 to 44 in unincorporated areas near Round Lake; 55 to 59 in Vernon Hills and fewer than five in unincorporated areas near Vernon Hills; 40 to 44 in Wauconda and five to nine in unincorporated areas near Wauconda; 35 to 39 in Libertyville and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Libertyville; 35 to 39 in Buffalo Grove and fewer than five in unincorporated areas near Buffalo Grove (Lake County portion); 35 to 39 in Lake Zurich and fewer than five in unincorporated area near Lake Zurich; 25 to 29 in Grayslake and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Grayslake; and 15 to 19 in Lake Villa and 20 to 24 in unincorporated areas near Lake Villa.
DuPage County
• The DuPage County Health Department reports 2,625 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 135 deaths on its coronavirus website Monday.
• Cases per suburb include 231 in Addison, 181 in Bensenville, 180 in Naperville (DuPage portion), 170 in Carol Stream, 168 in Glendale Heights, 141 in West Chicago, 122 in Lombard, 118 in Elmhurst, 86 in Willowbrook, 85 in Aurora (DuPage County portion), 83 in Downers Grove, 80 in Wheaton, and 48 in Glen Ellyn.
Kane County
• The Kane County Health Department confirms 1,220 cases of COVID-19 with 39 deaths on its website Monday at kanehealth.com.
• Cases per town include 529 in Aurora (Kane County portion), 237 in Elgin (Kane portion), 66 in St. Charles, 47 in Geneva, 41 in South Elgin, 31 in Batavia, 28 in North Aurora, 16 in Gilberts, and 11 in Sugar Grove.
McHenry County
• There are 533 cases of COVID-19 and 28 deaths in McHenry County, according to the health department's website Monday.
Will County
• There have been 2,179 cases of COVID-19 and 136 deaths, according to the Will County Health Department's website Monday.
• Cases per town include 153 in Naperville (Will County portion), and 18 in Aurora (Will County portion).


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Aurora man charged with 2nd DUI after chase, crash on day he was released from jail

A 21-year-old Aurora man was charged last week with his second DUI after leading police on a chase that injured his toddler passengers -- the same day he posted bond in the first DUI case and was released from the Kane County jail -- according to police and Kane County court records .
David J. Ponce , of the 600 block of North Root Street , faces felony charges of aggravated DUI/causing great bodily harm , aggravated DUI/2nd violation , aggravated DUI/driving while license suspended , aggravated DUI/passenger under 16 , four counts of felony aggravated fleeing and eluding , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traffic offenses from the April 20 case .
Aurora police spokesman Paris Lewbel said an officer tried to pull over Ponce about 7:50 p.m. after seeing his vehicle run a stop sign at Jackson Place and Galena Boulevard on the city 's near east side , but Ponce sped off .
Officers gave chase , and Ponce crashed near Galena and East Avenue after he tried to pass a vehicle on its right side and hit a parked car , Lewbel said .
Two toddlers in Ponce 's vehicle were treated for `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who did not immediately have additional information on Ponce 's other passengers .
Lewbel said officers did not know the toddlers were in the vehicle until after the chase ended .
According to an Aurora police officer 's report , Ponce had glassy bloodshot eyes , smelled of alcohol but denied he had been drinking .
Ponce 's blood alcohol concentration was .177 , the report said .
According to Kane County court records , Ponce was released from the Kane County jail earlier that day after posting $ 3,000 of $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for more than 50 days after a Feb. 27 arrest for aggravated DUI/no license , aggravated DUI/no insurance , driving while license suspended and possession of cannabis after a traffic stop at 12:53 a.m. on the 500 block of East Downer Place , records show .
Ponce is being held at the Kane County jail on $ 100,000 bail , meaning he must post $ 10,000 to be released while the April 20 case is pending .
He is next due in court May 29 .
He faces a sentence ranging from probation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if convicted of aggravated DUI .

Aurora man charged with 2nd DUI after chase, crash on day he was released from jail
A 21-year-old Aurora man was charged last week with his second DUI after leading police on a chase that injured his toddler passengers -- the same day he posted bond in the first DUI case and was released from the Kane County jail -- according to police and Kane County court records.
David J. Ponce, of the 600 block of North Root Street, faces felony charges of aggravated DUI/causing great bodily harm, aggravated DUI/2nd violation, aggravated DUI/driving while license suspended, aggravated DUI/passenger under 16, four counts of felony aggravated fleeing and eluding, misdemeanor DUI, child endangerment and several traffic offenses from the April 20 case.
Aurora police spokesman Paris Lewbel said an officer tried to pull over Ponce about 7:50 p.m. after seeing his vehicle run a stop sign at Jackson Place and Galena Boulevard on the city's near east side, but Ponce sped off.
Officers gave chase, and Ponce crashed near Galena and East Avenue after he tried to pass a vehicle on its right side and hit a parked car, Lewbel said. Two toddlers in Ponce's vehicle were treated for "very minor injuries," said Lewbel, who did not immediately have additional information on Ponce's other passengers.
Lewbel said officers did not know the toddlers were in the vehicle until after the chase ended.
According to an Aurora police officer's report, Ponce had glassy bloodshot eyes, smelled of alcohol but denied he had been drinking. Ponce's blood alcohol concentration was .177, the report said.
According to Kane County court records, Ponce was released from the Kane County jail earlier that day after posting $3,000 of $30,000 bail. He had been held for more than 50 days after a Feb. 27 arrest for aggravated DUI/no license, aggravated DUI/no insurance, driving while license suspended and possession of cannabis after a traffic stop at 12:53 a.m. on the 500 block of East Downer Place, records show.
Ponce is being held at the Kane County jail on $100,000 bail, meaning he must post $10,000 to be released while the April 20 case is pending.
He is next due in court May 29. He faces a sentence ranging from probation to up to seven years in prison if convicted of aggravated DUI.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Blackhawks release president, CEO John McDonough

The Chicago Blackhawks announced Monday that they are releasing John McDonough from his role as president and CEO of the organization .
Team Chairman Rocky Wirtz said the COVID-19 crisis and the suspension of operations by the National Hockey League gave him the opportunity to reassess the team 's future `` and to set a renewed positive direction for the organization . ''
A search will begin immediately to replace McDonough , who was hired in 2007 as president .
In 2011 , the role of CEO was added .
`` Thirteen years ago , I recruited John to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and vision , '' Wirtz said in a statement .
`` John brought all of that to the table and more .
His contributions went well beyond leading the team to three Stanley Cup Championships .
`` He rebuilt the front office and helped guide the organization toward a winning vision .
As difficult as this is , we believe it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans . ''
Daniel Wirtz , 43 , will serve as the team 's interim president until a new one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active adviser with the Hawks for the past 10 years and is currently the vice president of the team and Alternate Governor to the NHL .
`` While we can reassure our fans there will be hockey again , no one knows what that will look like .
What we do know is that it will take a new mindset to successfully transition the organization to win both on and off the ice , '' Wirtz said .

Blackhawks release president, CEO John McDonough
John McDonough is out as president and CEO of the Blackhawks, Chairman Rocky Wirtz announced Monday afternoon. Associated Press
John McDonough helped take the Blackhawks and their faithful fans on a thrill ride they will never forget.
But that ride -- one that included three truly memorable Stanley Cup championships -- had veered off path over the past few seasons.
So although it wasn't easy, team chairman Rocky Wirtz elected to release McDonough from his duties as President and CEO on Monday.
The COVID-19 crisis and the suspension of operations by the NHL gave Wirtz the opportunity to reassess the team's future "and to set a renewed positive direction for the organization."
A search will begin immediately to replace McDonough, who was hired in 2007 as President. In 2011, the role of CEO was added.
"Thirteen years ago, I recruited John to the Blackhawks because of his leadership, direction and vision," Wirtz said in a statement. "John brought all of that to the table and more. His contributions went well beyond leading the team to three Stanley Cup Championships.
"He rebuilt the front office and helped guide the organization toward a winning vision. As difficult as this is, we believe it was the right decision for the future of the organization and its fans."
Daniel Wirtz, 43, will serve as the team's interim president until a new one is named.
Rocky Wirtz said last month that general manager Stan Bowman's job was safe, but that certainly seems in question now. As do the jobs of coach Jeremy Colliton, executive vice president Jay Blunk, senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac, assistant general manager Norm Maciver and others.
"It's all on the table," a source said.
A request to interview Rocky Wirtz went unanswered, but here is part of the internal memo that went out to all Hawks employees: "Today, we stand in unprecedented times that require us to think very differently about our future. While we can reassure you all that there will be hockey again, no one knows what it will look like. We must take the opportunity today to re-imagine our future and to set a positive course to getting there."
It then closed by saying: "We want to reiterate our appreciation for all of you during these unsettled times. We recognize that change is difficult and there may be bumps on our road, but we will strive to navigate them with the health of the organization intact. We will make decisions today to ensure we are well positioned for great success in the future."
Have no doubt -- this decision sent shock waves throughout the organization.
After all, it was McDonough who turned around a franchise that could barely put fans in the stands during the mid-2000s when 300-level seats were going for $10 each.
Wirtz convinced McDonough to leave the Cubs in November 2007 and put him in charge of putting the Hawks back on the map.
McDonough did exactly that by completely changing the culture of a franchise that was called the worst in pro sports by ESPN in 2006. When he was hired, the Hawks didn't have a receptionist or a director of human resources.
"I asked to speak to the person that ran the business operation and the intern who was walking me around now had a tear in her eye when she knew that I wasn't really happy," McDonough said during a Q&A session with the Herald's Barry Rozner in 2016. "She said, 'Well, we do have somebody that runs the business operation, but he's on vacation.' ...
"I realized at that point that, 'OK. This is really going to be an enormous undertaking from Day One.'"
It was, but McDonough got right to work and before long, the Hawks:
• Had every home game on television.
• Rehired estranged announcer Pat Foley.
• Brought estranged stars Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Tony Esposito and others back into the fold.
Was it easy? Of course not. Sometimes egos were bruised and feelings were hurt.
But you're going to leave some burn marks when you're blazing a new trail.
"Sometimes people think we're the Camelot Blackhawks or the Stepford Blackhawks," McDonough told me during the Hawks' 2015 title run. "And it's not.
"There's elbows thrown and we don't agree. I need unvarnished opinions from people. ... I want people that are really independent thinkers that will challenge me because I'll certainly challenge them.
There's a lot at stake. We're not going to be measured in years. We're going to be measured in decades and decades and decades and decades of excellence.
"I mean, this is just the start."
But five years later, it's over for McDonough.
What happens next? We'll have to wait and see.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Constable: Covid-19 helpers spread across the suburbs

It would be fun to start this column with , `` A computer whiz nicknamed 'Radar , ' a veteran police chief and a woman who does lighting for rock concerts walk into a bar . ''
But a bar would n't be big enough to fit all the players behind this volunteer effort to make protective face shields for police officers and others on the front lines of COVID-19 .
`` It 's 100 % a team effort , '' says Brian DeKind , 35 , a businessman and part-time Kildeer police officer who planted the seed .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was hard for police departments to get PPE ( personal protective equipment ) .
Working at the police department , I saw it firsthand . ''
He and Kildeer Police Chief Steve Balinski talked about `` the frustration where we just could n't get enough PPE , '' Balinski says .
But they saw how 3-D printers were being used to make face shields .
`` We went out and bought two printers , '' says DeKind , who set up his shield-making shop in his DeKind Computer Consultants company in North Barrington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wife and CEO , Monika , and his mom , Fran , who works in accounting -- immediately donated time and money to the project .
Then , his customers got involved .
Samantha and Scott Falbe , owners of Intelligent Lighting Creations in Arlington Heights , have used DeKind 's computer services for years and had a couple of 3-D printers in their warehouse .
So they brought them home and started printing shields from their Lake Bluff basement , with help from son Austin , 11 , and support from their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can make one shield an hour .
`` It became obvious and clear the couple of printers he ( DeKind ) had and the couple of printers we had were n't enough , '' Samantha Falbe says .
So she went on social media and asked if anyone had 3-D printers .
About a dozen friends across the suburbs joined the manufacturing effort , and also volunteered 3-D printers at local schools .
`` People were so coming out of the woodwork .
It 's really cool , '' Falbe says .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Balinski , whose Kildeer force no longer had to search online for a product that might be too costly and on back order .
His department took only what they needed from volunteers .
`` In these times in law enforcement , we have to think of our neighbors , '' says Balinski , who used his police chief contacts to distribute the face shields to officers in Buffalo Grove ( where Balinski served with the police department for 36 years before retiring as chief ) , Wheeling , Long Grove , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Bannockburn and elsewhere .
`` The guys say thanks .
They are very appreciative . ''
DeKind picks up the face shields from the volunteers and his team assembles them .
`` When else would I go to the houses of people I 've never met , wearing gloves and a mask , and pick up something ? ''
he says , acknowledging the strangeness of these days .
His conference room now boasts seven 3-D printers .
`` The chairs are pulled back and the conference table is full of 3-D @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` A colleague said , ' I ca n't believe we 're making things . '
'' Every employee has contributed to the effort , and so have others , including Ann Derrig , Steve Conway , Nick Thommes , Zach Motter , Jim DeMory , Chris Jackson , Amy Roby , Jolanda Florentinus , Craig Shields , Drew Holmes and Pat Smarto .
Tammy Dreyer , Kildeer 's police records clerk , helped assemble the shields .
The volunteers already have produced and distributed 2,000 face shields and DeKind says they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ masks that can replace the in-demand N95 masks .
`` We 've still got requests for the shields , but not in such an urgent manner , '' DeKind says .
Printing a single respirator-style mask takes almost three hours , about six times longer than each face shield .
DeKind got the computer bug as a kid growing up in Antioch playing the computer war strategy game `` Command & Conquer . ''
He taught himself by trial and error to fix his computer when things went wrong .
`` You know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freshman year and says , 'What do you want to do ? '
'' DeKind says .
His Antioch High School counselor 's office happened to be next to the district 's IT office , where District Technology Coordinator Mick Torres hired the teen to troubleshoot during the school day .
`` During period change , a teacher would grab me to do some work , '' DeKind remembers .
He got the nickname , Radar , after the character in the `` M*A*S*H '' TV show who had a knack for knowing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ graduation , `` I went away to school , and clients kept calling and saying they needed my help , '' DeKind say .
`` I pulled a Bill Gates and left . ''
He opened his company in 2001 .
But a ride-along with local first-responders got him hooked on another path .
He spent 12 years as a paramedic and eventually became chief of the now-defunct Antioch Rescue Squad .
He then went through the police academy to become a part-time police officer in Kildeer , where he typically works one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training .
`` I ca n't sit still , '' DeKind says .
Neither can his army of volunteers .
`` Everyone from different walks of life comes together to do this , '' DeKind says .
`` What a great community , right ? ''
Falbe says .
`` I love it , love it , love it . ''

Constable: Covid-19 helpers spread across the suburbs
Brian DeKind's North Barrington business has been making 3-D printer face shields to be donated to police departments. Courtesy of Brian DeKind
By Burt Constable
It would be fun to start this column with, "A computer whiz nicknamed 'Radar,' a veteran police chief and a woman who does lighting for rock concerts walk into a bar." But a bar wouldn't be big enough to fit all the players behind this volunteer effort to make protective face shields for police officers and others on the front lines of COVID-19.
"It's 100% a team effort," says Brian DeKind, 35, a businessman and part-time Kildeer police officer who planted the seed. "We realized as this pandemic started it was hard for police departments to get PPE (personal protective equipment). Working at the police department, I saw it firsthand."
He and Kildeer Police Chief Steve Balinski talked about "the frustration where we just couldn't get enough PPE," Balinski says. But they saw how 3-D printers were being used to make face shields.
"We went out and bought two printers," says DeKind, who set up his shield-making shop in his DeKind Computer Consultants company in North Barrington. His 13 employees -- including his wife and CEO, Monika, and his mom, Fran, who works in accounting -- immediately donated time and money to the project.
Then, his customers got involved.
Samantha and Scott Falbe, owners of Intelligent Lighting Creations in Arlington Heights, have used DeKind's computer services for years and had a couple of 3-D printers in their warehouse. So they brought them home and started printing shields from their Lake Bluff basement, with help from son Austin, 11, and support from their 7-year-old son, Blake. Each machine can make one shield an hour.
"It became obvious and clear the couple of printers he (DeKind) had and the couple of printers we had weren't enough," Samantha Falbe says. So she went on social media and asked if anyone had 3-D printers. About a dozen friends across the suburbs joined the manufacturing effort, and also volunteered 3-D printers at local schools.
"People were so coming out of the woodwork. It's really cool," Falbe says.
"It really touches the heart," says Balinski, whose Kildeer force no longer had to search online for a product that might be too costly and on back order. His department took only what they needed from volunteers.
"In these times in law enforcement, we have to think of our neighbors," says Balinski, who used his police chief contacts to distribute the face shields to officers in Buffalo Grove (where Balinski served with the police department for 36 years before retiring as chief), Wheeling, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Lake Zurich, Deerfield, Bannockburn and elsewhere. "The guys say thanks. They are very appreciative."
DeKind picks up the face shields from the volunteers and his team assembles them.
"When else would I go to the houses of people I've never met, wearing gloves and a mask, and pick up something?" he says, acknowledging the strangeness of these days. His conference room now boasts seven 3-D printers.
"The chairs are pulled back and the conference table is full of 3-D printers making shields," DeKind says. "A colleague said, 'I can't believe we're making things.'"
Every employee has contributed to the effort, and so have others, including Ann Derrig, Steve Conway, Nick Thommes, Zach Motter, Jim DeMory, Chris Jackson, Amy Roby, Jolanda Florentinus, Craig Shields, Drew Holmes and Pat Smarto. Tammy Dreyer, Kildeer's police records clerk, helped assemble the shields.
The volunteers already have produced and distributed 2,000 face shields and DeKind says they have adjusted the printers to make respirator-style masks that can replace the in-demand N95 masks.
"We've still got requests for the shields, but not in such an urgent manner," DeKind says. Printing a single respirator-style mask takes almost three hours, about six times longer than each face shield.
DeKind got the computer bug as a kid growing up in Antioch playing the computer war strategy game "Command & Conquer." He taught himself by trial and error to fix his computer when things went wrong. "You know how your guidance counselor pulls you in freshman year and says, 'What do you want to do?'" DeKind says. His Antioch High School counselor's office happened to be next to the district's IT office, where District Technology Coordinator Mick Torres hired the teen to troubleshoot during the school day.
"During period change, a teacher would grab me to do some work," DeKind remembers. He got the nickname, Radar, after the character in the "M*A*S*H" TV show who had a knack for knowing what had to be done.
After graduation, "I went away to school, and clients kept calling and saying they needed my help," DeKind say. "I pulled a Bill Gates and left."
He opened his company in 2001. But a ride-along with local first-responders got him hooked on another path. He spent 12 years as a paramedic and eventually became chief of the now-defunct Antioch Rescue Squad. He then went through the police academy to become a part-time police officer in Kildeer, where he typically works one or two shifts a week and conducts training.
"I can't sit still," DeKind says. Neither can his army of volunteers.
"Everyone from different walks of life comes together to do this," DeKind says.
"What a great community, right?" Falbe says. "I love it, love it, love it."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Authorities: Downers South security guard tried to get student to have sex with him

A security guard at Downers Grove South High School has been charged with indecent solicitation of one of the school 's students , authorities said Monday .
An arrest warrant was issued April 17 for Gonzalo Cesar Navejar , 39 , of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in Willowbrook .
He turned himself in Friday , posted $ 5,000 bond and was released .
He is also charged with one count of grooming .
On Oct. 24 , 2019 , a police officer stationed at the school was told a guard contacted a 15-year-old female student through social media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the girl to have sex with him .
`` The allegations against Mr. Navejar are , in a word , disgusting , '' DuPage County State 's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release .
`` Instead of protecting students , Mr. Navejar allegedly tried to engage in sexual activity with an underage girl to satisfy his sick sexual desires . ''
Navejar obtained his security worker license in May 2018 , according to the state 's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation .
The district hired him Aug. 14 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2019 , according to a statement to parents and students from Superintendent Hank Thiele .
`` We are very troubled by this incident , as we are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all students , staff and visitors .
... We strive to foster a culture of trust and safety , and we are glad that the students involved told a trusted adult at the school about what they felt was unusual . ''
DuPage County Judge Ann Celine Walsh has prohibited Navejar from being within 500 feet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with any person younger than 18 ; and from using social media , including Instagram , Facebook , Snapchat and TikTok .
He is due to be arraigned June 24 .

Authorities: Downers South security guard tried to get student to have sex with him
A security guard at Downers Grove South High School has been charged with indecent solicitation of one of the school's students, authorities said Monday.
An arrest warrant was issued April 17 for Gonzalo Cesar Navejar, 39, of the 0-100 block of Kingery Quarter in Willowbrook. He turned himself in Friday, posted $5,000 bond and was released.
He is also charged with one count of grooming.
On Oct. 24, 2019, a police officer stationed at the school was told a guard contacted a 15-year-old female student through social media the previous two days, trying to get the girl to have sex with him.
"The allegations against Mr. Navejar are, in a word, disgusting," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release. "Instead of protecting students, Mr. Navejar allegedly tried to engage in sexual activity with an underage girl to satisfy his sick sexual desires."
Navejar obtained his security worker license in May 2018, according to the state's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
The district hired him Aug. 14, 2019, and fired him Nov. 18, 2019, according to a statement to parents and students from Superintendent Hank Thiele.
"We are very troubled by this incident, as we are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all students, staff and visitors. ... We strive to foster a culture of trust and safety, and we are glad that the students involved told a trusted adult at the school about what they felt was unusual."
DuPage County Judge Ann Celine Walsh has prohibited Navejar from being within 500 feet of any school; from having contact with any person younger than 18; and from using social media, including Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok.
He is due to be arraigned June 24.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Sporting goods industry sweats out pandemic

As society sweats out the COVID-19 pandemic , the National Sporting Goods Association works up a sweat , even as bats , balls and athletic gear sit in storage .
While no games are being played , not everyone working in the sports industry has been benched .
`` We 're staying busy , '' said Marty Maciaszek , director of communications for Mount Prospect-based NSGA and a former Daily Herald staff sports writer .
`` We 're just trying to find different ways to keep our members informed of what 's going on . ''
April is typically a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only because athletic gear is flying off the shelves of local sporting goods stores thanks to the arrival of spring sports .
In any other year , the NSGA would be gearing up , so to speak , for its annual management conference and team dealer summit , which normally takes place in a warm-climate city .
When this year 's event in Phoenix was recently canceled , it meant the NSGA , like a sports team preparing for an end-of-season tournament , had to step up its game .
NSGA 's core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of its members throughout the country are small-business owners who have been impacted significantly by the coronavirus .
This year has been a different kind of busy , however .
Maciaszek , who 's been working from his McHenry home , has kept busy communicating with NSGA members about everything from the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses to loans to other business-related concerns , including potential email scams .
`` The demand ( for sporting goods ) right now is just not there , '' Maciaszek said .
`` At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to about it , they 're selling a few things here and there ( online ) , but there are no team sports going on , and youth sports are all on hold , so ( the pandemic ) is really having a pretty dramatic impact . ''
According to Reuters , last month 's shutdown of professional and amateur sports , along with the closure of most sporting-goods retailers , contributed to a near-record drop in prices for sports gear .
They fell 2 % month-over-month in March , matching the previous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Sporting Goods , which is the largest sporting goods retail company in the United States and has more than 800 locations and about 40,000 employees nationwide , has put many of its staffers on leave .
Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods has temporarily suspended operations at its factory and warehouse facilities .
The manufacturer notes on its website that its customer service team members are answering all calls and questions , only now from their homes .
When retail stores , large and small , will open again is a question no one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Then even when things do start to open up , what 's it going to be like ? ''
Maciaszek said .
`` I think a big question along with that is , 'When do team sports come back ? '
We got a lot of ski and snowboard shop owners that we represent .
What 's going to happen with them when it comes time for ski slopes to open up again ? ''
For now , no sporting goods business is ready to throw in the towel .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from said they 're holding steady , '' Maciaszek said .
`` A lot of our members have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program , the small business loans , and that it 's certainly going to help them .
The big thing is that they will at least help them pay their employees during this time . ''

Sporting goods industry sweats out pandemic
The best way to purchase sporting goods during the COVID-19 pandemic is online. DAILY HERALD FILE PHOTO
As society sweats out the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Sporting Goods Association works up a sweat, even as bats, balls and athletic gear sit in storage.
While no games are being played, not everyone working in the sports industry has been benched.
"We're staying busy," said Marty Maciaszek, director of communications for Mount Prospect-based NSGA and a former Daily Herald staff sports writer. "We're just trying to find different ways to keep our members informed of what's going on."
April is typically a busy time for NSGA, and not only because athletic gear is flying off the shelves of local sporting goods stores thanks to the arrival of spring sports. In any other year, the NSGA would be gearing up, so to speak, for its annual management conference and team dealer summit, which normally takes place in a warm-climate city.
When this year's event in Phoenix was recently canceled, it meant the NSGA, like a sports team preparing for an end-of-season tournament, had to step up its game. NSGA's core members are retailers and dealers, and a lot of its members throughout the country are small-business owners who have been impacted significantly by the coronavirus.
This year has been a different kind of busy, however. Maciaszek, who's been working from his McHenry home, has kept busy communicating with NSGA members about everything from the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses to loans to other business-related concerns, including potential email scams.
"The demand (for sporting goods) right now is just not there," Maciaszek said. "At least with the members I've talked to about it, they're selling a few things here and there (online), but there are no team sports going on, and youth sports are all on hold, so (the pandemic) is really having a pretty dramatic impact."
According to Reuters, last month's shutdown of professional and amateur sports, along with the closure of most sporting-goods retailers, contributed to a near-record drop in prices for sports gear. They fell 2% month-over-month in March, matching the previous record decline in November 1982.
Dick's Sporting Goods, which is the largest sporting goods retail company in the United States and has more than 800 locations and about 40,000 employees nationwide, has put many of its staffers on leave. Chicago-based Wilson Sporting Goods has temporarily suspended operations at its factory and warehouse facilities. The manufacturer notes on its website that its customer service team members are answering all calls and questions, only now from their homes.
When retail stores, large and small, will open again is a question no one knows, and it has everyone concerned.
"Then even when things do start to open up, what's it going to be like?" Maciaszek said. "I think a big question along with that is, 'When do team sports come back?' We got a lot of ski and snowboard shop owners that we represent. What's going to happen with them when it comes time for ski slopes to open up again?"
For now, no sporting goods business is ready to throw in the towel.
"Everybody we've talked to or heard from said they're holding steady," Maciaszek said. "A lot of our members have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, the small business loans, and that it's certainly going to help them. The big thing is that they will at least help them pay their employees during this time."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-27--Waukegan organization pays it forward by donating masks to first responders

The Waukegan-based Urban Muslim Minority Alliance paid it forward Monday , donating hundreds of professional grade KN95 masks to first responders and other front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic .
`` We use masks on every single call and if we run into someone who is displaying the symptoms , we throw the mask away and grab a new one . ''
said Brian Henderson , a firefighter/paramedic for the North Chicago Fire Department .
Other recipients included the Waukegan Fire Department .
Lakemoor Police Department and the Eddie Washington Center in Waukegan , which provides transitional housing for homeless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ donors have blessed us with more personal protective equipment than we need , and we would like to pay it forward , '' UMMA Executive Director Robert Montgomery said in the announcement of the donations .
`` These are trying times , and we appreciate the hard work and personal sacrifice of all our local essential workers , and we would like to do our part in making sure they 're taken care of .
We know that this donation is merely a drop in the bucket compared to the huge need , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have . ''

Waukegan organization pays it forward by donating masks to first responders
The Waukegan-based Urban Muslim Minority Alliance paid it forward Monday, donating hundreds of professional grade KN95 masks to first responders and other front-line workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We use masks on every single call, and if we run into someone who is displaying the symptoms, we throw the mask away and grab a new one." said Brian Henderson, a firefighter/paramedic for the North Chicago Fire Department.
Other recipients included the Waukegan Fire Department, the Lakemoor Police Department and the Eddie Washington Center in Waukegan, which provides transitional housing for homeless men in Lake County.
"Our donors have blessed us with more personal protective equipment than we need, and we would like to pay it forward," Urban Muslim Minority Alliance Executive Director Robert Montgomery said in the announcement of the donations. "These are trying times, and we appreciate the hard work and personal sacrifice of all our local essential workers, and we would like to do our part in making sure they're taken care of. We know that this donation is merely a drop in the bucket compared to the huge need, but for now, it's all we have."