dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Latinos represent highest number of COVID-19 confirmed cases

Latinos represent the largest segment -- 23 % -- of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide , according to the latest Illinois Department of Public Health data .
And suburban leaders are calling for more testing in Latino communities .
The Illinois Latino COVID-19 Initiative , a coalition of more than 50 elected officials , stakeholders and health professionals , is urging immediate dialogue and partnership with state and local governments to raise testing rates .
Officials are concerned the Latino community may be underreported in the numbers of both COVID-19 cases and deaths due to exclusion of race and ethnicity data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was n't listed for a quarter of those tested , while among those identified by race , blacks and whites ranked just behind Latinos .
`` There are legitimate concerns that the Latino community is being undercounted , '' said state Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin , whose 22nd District is 43 % Latino .
State data also shows nearly 65 % of Latinos tested are infected with the virus -- the highest percentage among all racial or ethnic groups .
The proportions are nearly 20 % for whites , nearly 37 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Asians .
Factory worker safety : State Rep. Karina Villa of West Chicago says she is concerned about health and safety issues at the more than 350 manufacturing facilities in her 49th district .
Villa 's office has fielded dozens of phone calls , Facebook messages and emails from `` scared Latino factory workers '' complaining about the lack of social distancing , personal protective gear for workers , and hand sanitizer in many DuPage County factories .
`` They are working elbow-to-elbow , '' Villa said .
`` The stories that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Some of the first COVID-19 cases happened in Villa 's hometown of West Chicago at Jel Sert Co .
The company halted manufacturing for a week on April 3 after at least six workers tested positive and some employees self-quarantined .
Helping asylum-seekers : Two suburban nonprofits raised $ 30,000 in one week to support migrant men , women and unaccompanied minors seeking asylum .
Viator House of Hospitality and Bethany House of Hospitality run safe houses in the Northwest suburbs .
Viator House shelters 20 young men -- a majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cares for 12 young women and three children .
They represent more than 18 countries and four religions .
`` Due to COVID-19 the need is far greater and the hope is to go above and beyond the ( initial ) goal , '' said Anisha Ismail Patel , of Arlington Heights , a Viator House board trustee .
`` The money raised will be used to support college education , a family emergency fund and general needs . ''
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan , three weekly dinners are being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also will receive Eid gifts at the end of the monthlong fasting observance .
Multilingual census PSAs : Bolingbrook-based American Association of Retired Asians has launched a series of multilingual 2020 Census public service announcement videos emphasizing the importance of being counted in Gujarati , Hindi , Korean , Polish , Spanish and Urdu .
The videos are being shared on Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison 's Facebook , Twitter and YouTube pages over the next few weeks .
`` When more than one-third of Cook County residents speak a language other than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that we reach out to our communities through trusted voices and in their preferred language , '' Morrison said .
With the COVID-19 lockdown , community groups are relying on PSAs , videos and social media to reach hard-to-count populations .
The PSA campaign targets historically undercounted communities with limited-English proficiency within Morrison 's 15th District , which includes Barrington Hills , Elk Grove Village , Hanover Park , Hoffman Estates , Schaumburg , Streamwood , South Barrington and portions of Barrington , Bartlett , East Dundee , Elgin and Roselle .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people use census data to say that our community is not very big in Cook County , '' AARA Executive Director Talat Khan said .
`` We know that it 's not true , and the 2020 Census is a chance for us to make sure the whole community is seen and counted . ''
• Share stories , news and happenings from the suburban mosaic with Madhu Krishnamurthy at mkrishnamurthy @ dailyherald.com .

Latinos represent highest number of COVID-19 confirmed cases
Latinos represent the largest segment -- 23% -- of confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, according to the latest Illinois Department of Public Health data.
And suburban leaders are calling for more testing in Latino communities.
The Illinois Latino COVID-19 Initiative, a coalition of more than 50 elected officials, stakeholders and health professionals, is urging immediate dialogue and partnership with state and local governments to raise testing rates.
Officials are concerned the Latino community may be underreported in the numbers of both COVID-19 cases and deaths due to exclusion of race and ethnicity data and gaps in data collection. Race wasn't listed for a quarter of those tested, while among those identified by race, blacks and whites ranked just behind Latinos.
"There are legitimate concerns that the Latino community is being undercounted," said state Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin, whose 22nd District is 43% Latino.
State data also shows nearly 65% of Latinos tested are infected with the virus -- the highest percentage among all racial or ethnic groups. The proportions are nearly 20% for whites, nearly 37% for blacks and nearly 34% among Asians.
Factory worker safety: State Rep. Karina Villa of West Chicago says she is concerned about health and safety issues at the more than 350 manufacturing facilities in her 49th district.
Villa's office has fielded dozens of phone calls, Facebook messages and emails from "scared Latino factory workers" complaining about the lack of social distancing, personal protective gear for workers, and hand sanitizer in many DuPage County factories.
"They are working elbow-to-elbow," Villa said. "The stories that I've received have been numerous and alarming."
Some of the first COVID-19 cases happened in Villa's hometown of West Chicago at Jel Sert Co. The company halted manufacturing for a week on April 3 after at least six workers tested positive and some employees self-quarantined.
Helping asylum-seekers: Two suburban nonprofits raised $30,000 in one week to support migrant men, women and unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.
Viator House of Hospitality and Bethany House of Hospitality run safe houses in the Northwest suburbs. Viator House shelters 20 young men -- a majority of Muslim faith -- and Bethany House cares for 12 young women and three children. They represent more than 18 countries and four religions.
"Due to COVID-19 the need is far greater and the hope is to go above and beyond the (initial) goal," said Anisha Ismail Patel, of Arlington Heights, a Viator House board trustee. "The money raised will be used to support college education, a family emergency fund and general needs."
During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, three weekly dinners are being provided at both homes. Each resident also will receive Eid gifts at the end of the monthlong fasting observance.
Multilingual census PSAs: Bolingbrook-based American Association of Retired Asians has launched a series of multilingual 2020 Census public service announcement videos emphasizing the importance of being counted in Gujarati, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Spanish and Urdu.
The videos are being shared on Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages over the next few weeks.
"When more than one-third of Cook County residents speak a language other than English at home, it's important that we reach out to our communities through trusted voices and in their preferred language," Morrison said.
With the COVID-19 lockdown, community groups are relying on PSAs, videos and social media to reach hard-to-count populations. The PSA campaign targets historically undercounted communities with limited-English proficiency within Morrison's 15th District, which includes Barrington Hills, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Streamwood, South Barrington and portions of Barrington, Bartlett, East Dundee, Elgin and Roselle.
"A lot of times we have had people use census data to say that our community is not very big in Cook County," AARA Executive Director Talat Khan said. "We know that it's not true, and the 2020 Census is a chance for us to make sure the whole community is seen and counted."
• Share stories, news and happenings from the suburban mosaic with Madhu Krishnamurthy at mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Facts Matter: Claim gives false info about use of vaccines to prevent viral infections

Among the misinformation about viruses circulating recently on social media is the idea that a virus that originated in nature has a remedy in nature while only viruses developed in laboratories can be prevented by vaccines .
But vaccines have been used for years to battle viruses that began in nature , according to The Associated Press .
The false claim `` ignores the fact that all human viruses came from nature , and that we have made vaccines for many of them , '' Vincent Racaniello , a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University , told The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polio , he said .
A vaccine for yellow fever , a virus transmitted from mosquitoes to humans , has been around since the 1930s , the AP said .
Conspiracy-minded social media users have been sharing the theory that a quarter depicting fruit bats is an indication coronavirus is a government plot .
The new coin showing the bats in a tribute to the National Park of American Samoa has no connection to the virus , < URL destination= '' https : //www.snopes.com/fact-check/covid-19-bat-quarters/ '' > according to Snopes.com .
< /URL > @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humans from bats is one of many theories about the origin of the disease .
This led to `` one of the more far-fetched conspiratorial takes '' about the origin , claiming COVID-19 was started by the government with plans to `` kill the masses and start a new world , '' Snopes said .
Some users posted statements claiming the timing of the coin is more than coincidence and proof the coronavirus is government made .
The quarter is part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program , honoring national parks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Columbia and the five U.S. territories , Snopes said .
The American Samoa coin , showing a fruit bat mother and her pup hanging in a tree , was announced last year and issued in 2020 .
But the design is n't about the virus , Snopes said .
Transmission from bats is only one of many theories , and even if it is correct , it is unlikely the source of COVID-19 was a Samoan fruit bat , found only in the Samoan archipelago and Fiji , far from Wuhan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have begun .
`` We also note the improbability that a government engaged in the furtive mass eradication of citizens would plan years in advance to plant subtle clues warning the public of the plot , '' Snopes said .
A meme circulating on social media claims President Donald Trump said hundreds of governors have called him but there are only 50 U.S. governors .
Actually , Trump has said there are hundreds of examples of governors praising him but he never said hundreds of governors called him , according to PolitiFact.com @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governors during recent news conferences , offering both praise and criticism , PolitiFact said .
On April 13 , Trump showed a video that included New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo and California Gov .
Gavin Newsom complimenting the federal government 's response .
`` We could give you hundreds of clips just like that , '' Trump said .
`` We have hundreds of statements .
Hundreds of statements , including from Democrats and Democrat governors . ''
This post has been flagged by Facebook as part of its effort against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showing a protester holding a sign linking former President Barack Obama to COVID-19 has not only been manipulated , but the fake information is inaccurate , according to Snopes.com .
The original photo was taken April 17 by Orange County Register photographer Jeff Gritchen , Snopes said .
It shows a protester in Huntington Beach , California , holding a sign with the phrase , `` Give me liberty or give me death , '' during a demonstration against the stay-at-home order .
When the doctored image was shared on social media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ changed to , `` Barack 6 ( depicting the number of letters in each name ) , Hussein 7 , Obama 5 ( equals ) COVID-19 , Open your eyes . ''
The three names are stacked up to look like the number of letters add up to 19 .
However , the numbers only add up to 18 .
The meme shows a fake photo , along with bad math .
• Bob Oswald is a veteran Chicago-area journalist and former news editor of the Elgin Courier-News .
Contact him at boboswald33 @ @ @

Facts Matter: Claim gives false info about use of vaccines to prevent viral infections
First- and second-graders at St. Vibiana's school are inoculated against polio with the Salk vaccine in Los Angeles. Contrary to misinformation spreading on social media, vaccines can protect against viruses that evolved naturally. AP File Photo/April 1955
Among the misinformation about viruses circulating recently on social media is the idea that a virus that originated in nature has a remedy in nature while only viruses developed in laboratories can be prevented by vaccines.
But vaccines have been used for years to battle viruses that began in nature, according to The Associated Press.
The false claim "ignores the fact that all human viruses came from nature, and that we have made vaccines for many of them," Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University, told The Associated Press.
Examples are measles and polio, he said.
A vaccine for yellow fever, a virus transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, has been around since the 1930s, the AP said.
Coin doesn't prove government plot
Conspiracy-minded social media users have been sharing the theory that a quarter depicting fruit bats is an indication coronavirus is a government plot.
The new coin showing the bats in a tribute to the National Park of American Samoa has no connection to the virus, according to Snopes.com.
The idea the coronavirus was transmitted to humans from bats is one of many theories about the origin of the disease. This led to "one of the more far-fetched conspiratorial takes" about the origin, claiming COVID-19 was started by the government with plans to "kill the masses and start a new world," Snopes said.
Some users posted statements claiming the timing of the coin is more than coincidence and proof the coronavirus is government made.
The quarter is part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, honoring national parks and sites in each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories, Snopes said. The American Samoa coin, showing a fruit bat mother and her pup hanging in a tree, was announced last year and issued in 2020.
But the design isn't about the virus, Snopes said. Transmission from bats is only one of many theories, and even if it is correct, it is unlikely the source of COVID-19 was a Samoan fruit bat, found only in the Samoan archipelago and Fiji, far from Wuhan, China, where the disease is believed to have begun.
"We also note the improbability that a government engaged in the furtive mass eradication of citizens would plan years in advance to plant subtle clues warning the public of the plot," Snopes said.
Trump didn't misstate number of governors
A meme circulating on social media claims President Donald Trump said hundreds of governors have called him but there are only 50 U.S. governors.
Actually, Trump has said there are hundreds of examples of governors praising him but he never said hundreds of governors called him, according to PolitiFact.com.
The president has referenced many of the governors during recent news conferences, offering both praise and criticism, PolitiFact said. On April 13, Trump showed a video that included New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and California Gov. Gavin Newsom complimenting the federal government's response.
"We could give you hundreds of clips just like that," Trump said. "We have hundreds of statements. Hundreds of statements, including from Democrats and Democrat governors."
This post has been flagged by Facebook as part of its effort against false news and misinformation.
Protester's sign was changed
An image showing a protester holding a sign linking former President Barack Obama to COVID-19 has not only been manipulated, but the fake information is inaccurate, according to Snopes.com.
The original photo was taken April 17 by Orange County Register photographer Jeff Gritchen, Snopes said. It shows a protester in Huntington Beach, California, holding a sign with the phrase, "Give me liberty or give me death," during a demonstration against the stay-at-home order.
When the doctored image was shared on social media, the words on the sign had been changed to, "Barack 6 (depicting the number of letters in each name), Hussein 7, Obama 5 (equals) COVID-19, Open your eyes." The three names are stacked up to look like the number of letters add up to 19. However, the numbers only add up to 18.
The meme shows a fake photo, along with bad math.
• Bob Oswald is a veteran Chicago-area journalist and former news editor of the Elgin Courier-News. Contact him at boboswald33@gmail.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Grammar Moses: Appellations in the Appalachians?

As you drink your morning coffee on the back deck , the warm sun in your face , your neighbors -- especially the annoying ones -- a safe distance away , you might think wistfully about the trip you 're not taking right now .
That 's what I was doing Friday morning while trying to come up with an idea for this column .
My wife and I have been contemplating doing something out of the ordinary for us in recent years -- seeing the good old USA rather than visiting another country -- in a pull-behind camper .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 or more years ago .
It involved a prolonged 105-degree heat wave in Missouri , mule deer dropping dead of heat stroke in the state park where we 'd pitched our tent , an escape to a frigid Joplin motel room and the decision to pawn off on friends our entire collection of camping gear upon our return home .
We are thinking of testing the waters of Tennessee , where there are both mountains and low taxes .
When in doubt , think in paronomasias .
Your idea of fun might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wineries of the Napa Valley .
But have you considered perusing the appellations of the Appalachians ?
In Appalachia , I 've heard tell , local wine is sometimes referred to as `` Hillbilly Hooch . ''
I did not make this up .
And , yes , I 've seen `` Deliverance '' several times .
Hollywood would have you believe that the Appalachians are full of moonshiners .
But there also is a pretty healthy wine industry in them thar hills .
Back to the weird near-homophone of the day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that has a couple of meanings , but the relevant one here describes a geographical area under which a winegrower is authorized to identify and market wine .
`` Appellation '' comes from the Old French `` apelacion , '' meaning `` name '' or `` denomination . ''
`` Appalachian '' is pronounced nearly the same way , but with a `` ch '' sound rather than an `` sh . ''
At least that 's how we say it in the Upper Midwest .
Some in the Appalachians pronounce the third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally make it rhyme with the letter `` H. '' But its origins are entirely different .
Spanish conquistadors adapted the name of a Native American village near what is now Tallahassee , Florida , to `` Apalachee . ''
So , back to the day I baked my brain while camping in Missouri .
Since then , inviting quizzical stares from my Illinoisan friends , I pronounce `` Missouri '' the way people on the western side of the state ( far from St. Louis ) often do : with an `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lesser casualties of COVID-19 has been the interruption of anything remotely fun to do in the suburbs .
You have no idea how much time and effort we put into previewing and covering summer festivals .
So it was with , I 'm certain , great seriousness that Deputy City Editor Bob Smith wrote to me recently : '' I was just about to pull together a brief on the cancellation of the 24th annual Art in Wilder Park event and it got me to wondering : with so many events being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean to the term 'annual ' going forward ?
Will next year 's art festival now become the 24th ?
Or would it be the 25th , even though there was n't a 24th ?
Or , more to the point , would it no longer be an 'annual ' festival at all and would it just be the Art in Wilder Park ?
Can it be an annual festival if we skip a year ? ''
And you think we do n't sweat the small stuff .
My response to Bob was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if there had n't been a 24th , and if something has persisted with that much regularity , it is solidly `` annual . ''
However , I would argue that something intended to be an annual event that debuted last year and was scrubbed this year should not be called a `` annual '' event until it had at least a couple of runs under its belt .
You have to earn that `` annual '' modifier in my book .
Anyone who has tried to blow the phrase `` first annual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my lecture well .
• Jim Baumann is vice president/managing editor of the Daily Herald .
Write him at jbaumann @ dailyherald.com .
Put Grammar Moses in the subject line .
You also can friend or follow Jim at facebook.com/baumannjim .

Grammar Moses: Appellations in the Appalachians?
Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, looms on the horizon May 7, 2010, in this view from Patten, Maine. Associated Press
As you drink your morning coffee on the back deck, the warm sun in your face, your neighbors -- especially the annoying ones -- a safe distance away, you might think wistfully about the trip you're not taking right now.
That's what I was doing Friday morning while trying to come up with an idea for this column.
My wife and I have been contemplating doing something out of the ordinary for us in recent years -- seeing the good old USA rather than visiting another country -- in a pull-behind camper.
Our last ill-advised tent camping trip was 15 or more years ago. It involved a prolonged 105-degree heat wave in Missouri, mule deer dropping dead of heat stroke in the state park where we'd pitched our tent, an escape to a frigid Joplin motel room and the decision to pawn off on friends our entire collection of camping gear upon our return home.
We are thinking of testing the waters of Tennessee, where there are both mountains and low taxes.
Et voila!
When in doubt, think in paronomasias.
Your idea of fun might be to take a Jeep trip between the wineries of the Napa Valley.
But have you considered perusing the appellations of the Appalachians?
In Appalachia, I've heard tell, local wine is sometimes referred to as "Hillbilly Hooch."
I did not make this up. And, yes, I've seen "Deliverance" several times. Hollywood would have you believe that the Appalachians are full of moonshiners. But there also is a pretty healthy wine industry in them thar hills.
Back to the weird near-homophone of the day.
"Appellation" is a noun that has a couple of meanings, but the relevant one here describes a geographical area under which a winegrower is authorized to identify and market wine.
"Appellation" comes from the Old French "apelacion," meaning "name" or "denomination."
"Appalachian" is pronounced nearly the same way, but with a "ch" sound rather than an "sh."
At least that's how we say it in the Upper Midwest. Some in the Appalachians pronounce the third syllable "latch," while we generally make it rhyme with the letter "H."
But its origins are entirely different.
Spanish conquistadors adapted the name of a Native American village near what is now Tallahassee, Florida, to "Apalachee."
So, back to the day I baked my brain while camping in Missouri.
Since then, inviting quizzical stares from my Illinoisan friends, I pronounce "Missouri" the way people on the western side of the state (far from St. Louis) often do: with an "uh" at the end.
Sweating the small stuff
Among the lesser casualties of COVID-19 has been the interruption of anything remotely fun to do in the suburbs.
You have no idea how much time and effort we put into previewing and covering summer festivals. So it was with, I'm certain, great seriousness that Deputy City Editor Bob Smith wrote to me recently:
"I was just about to pull together a brief on the cancellation of the 24th annual Art in Wilder Park event and it got me to wondering: with so many events being canceled this year, what does that mean to the term 'annual' going forward? Will next year's art festival now become the 24th? Or would it be the 25th, even though there wasn't a 24th? Or, more to the point, would it no longer be an 'annual' festival at all and would it just be the Art in Wilder Park? Can it be an annual festival if we skip a year?"
And you think we don't sweat the small stuff.
My response to Bob was that there can't be a 25th if there hadn't been a 24th, and if something has persisted with that much regularity, it is solidly "annual." However, I would argue that something intended to be an annual event that debuted last year and was scrubbed this year should not be called a "annual" event until it had at least a couple of runs under its belt.
You have to earn that "annual" modifier in my book.
Anyone who has tried to blow the phrase "first annual" by me in a story knows my lecture well.
Write carefully!
• Jim Baumann is vice president/managing editor of the Daily Herald. Write him at jbaumann@dailyherald.com. Put Grammar Moses in the subject line. You also can friend or follow Jim at facebook.com/baumannjim.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Long-secret phone bill in Koschman case reveals early calls to Mayor Daley's brother

Sixteen years after then-Mayor Richard M. Daley 's nephew Richard J .
`` R.J. '' Vanecko threw a punch that @ @ @ @ @ Koschman his life , newly released cellphone records reveal that one of the people Vanecko @ @ @ @ @ 's brother just eight hours after the incident .
Long hidden from public view by @ @ @ @ @ phone bill obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times shows Bridget Higgins McCarthy called attorney Michael Daley @ @ @ @ @ Chicago police detectives had come to the McCarthys ' house .
The cops were looking @ @ @ @ @ away after the punch was thrown , leaving Koschman , 21 , unconscious on Division @ @ @ @ @ April 25 , 2004 .

Long-secret phone bill in Koschman case reveals early calls to Mayor Daley's brother
Sixteen years after then-Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko threw a punch that cost Mount Prospect resident David Koschman his life, newly released cellphone records reveal that one of the people Vanecko was with called the mayor's brother just eight hours after the incident.
Long hidden from public view by a court order, the phone bill obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times shows Bridget Higgins McCarthy called attorney Michael Daley around the time that two Chicago police detectives had come to the McCarthys' house. The cops were looking for two men who ran away after the punch was thrown, leaving Koschman, 21, unconscious on Division Street around 3:15 a.m. on April 25, 2004.
For the complete story, visit chicago.sun.times.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Song to make you smile: 'Higher Ground' by Stevie Wonder

We 're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper ( and on dailyherald.com ) with a daily `` @ @ @ @ @ . ''
It 's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk .
@ @ @ @ @ Higher Ground '' by Stevie Wonder , released in 1973 .

Song to make you smile: 'Higher Ground' by Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder performs during a star-studded special celebrating the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016. Courtesy of ABC/Fred Watkins
We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile."
It's designed to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
Today's selection is "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder, released in 1973.
Send your ideas to suggestions@dailyherald.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--State list shows COVID-19 nursing home deaths top 1,000

The coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes has reached a grim milestone with more than 1,000 deaths -- more than 40 % of total pandemic deaths -- linked to long-term care facilities , newly released figures show .
In Cook County alone , facilities saw at least 603 fatalities , according to Illinois Department of Public Health data reported Friday .
DuPage County nursing homes recorded a death toll of 139 , the agency said .
The statewide tally shows deaths nearly doubled to 1,082 from 625 a week ago .
Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream remains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state .
Executive Director Ben Stevens told families Friday 84 people -- 60 residents and 24 employees -- have tested positive for the virus , including 19 residents who have died .
Dr. Ngozi Ezike , head of IDPH , said at Saturday 's news briefing that the state is still trying to identify hotspots at long-term care facilities earlier as testing increases .
Calling the situation very challenging , she said `` if people want to have their loved ones at home and are able to take care of their loved ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at all . ''
The total case numbers provided by the state include people who have yet to be tested but are assumed to be infected if they have symptoms .
State officials also have deferred to individual facilities and local health departments for `` the most up-to-date data . ''
Here 's a look at the case count in suburban Cook and the collar counties : • The Grove By the Lake

State list shows COVID-19 nursing home deaths top 1,000
The Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook has reported that 58 people -- 39 residents and 19 staff members -- have tested positive for COVID-19, including 11 who died, according to the DuPage County Health Department. Daily Herald File Photo
The coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes has reached a grim milestone with more than 1,000 deaths -- more than 40% of total pandemic deaths -- linked to long-term care facilities, newly released figures show.
In Cook County alone, facilities saw at least 603 fatalities, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data reported Friday. DuPage County nursing homes recorded a death toll of 139, the agency said.
The statewide tally shows deaths nearly doubled to 1,082 from 625 a week ago.
Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream remains one of the hardest-hit facilities in the state. Executive Director Ben Stevens told families Friday 84 people -- 60 residents and 24 employees -- have tested positive for the virus, including 19 residents who have died.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of IDPH, said at Saturday's news briefing that the state is still trying to identify hotspots at long-term care facilities earlier as testing increases. Calling the situation very challenging, she said "if people want to have their loved ones at home and are able to take care of their loved ones, there's no restriction on that at all."
The total case numbers provided by the state include people who have yet to be tested but are assumed to be infected if they have symptoms. State officials also have deferred to individual facilities and local health departments for "the most up-to-date data." Here's a look at the case count in suburban Cook and the collar counties:
Suburban Cook
• Albany Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Alden Estates of Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21; Deaths: 6
• Alden North Shore
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Amita Health Holy Family Medical Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Burbank
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 1
• Aperion Care Chicago Heights
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Dolton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11; Deaths: 3
• Aperion Care Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 29; Deaths: 1
• Aperion Care Forest Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 1
• Aperion Care Oak Lawn
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care Plum Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Arden Courts of Palos Heights
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 0
• Arden Courts of South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11; Deaths: 1
• Avantara Evergreen Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 29; Deaths: 9
• Avanti Wellness & Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 33; Deaths: 7
• Bella Terra Morton Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 0
• Belmont Oak Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Belmont Village Senior Living of Glenview
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 1
• Bickford of Tinley Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• BRIA of Chicago Heights
Outbreak Reported Cases: 18; Deaths: 0
• BRIA of Palos Hills
Outbreak Reported Cases: 14; Deaths: 3
• Briar Place of Indian Head Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22; Deaths: 4
• BRIA of River Oaks
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13; Deaths: 0
• Bridgeview HC
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25; Deaths: 12
• Brookdale Des Plaines
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 1
• Brookdale Northbrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 1
• Burbank Rehab -- Vera Care Stickney
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21; Deaths: 7
• Chicago Ridge Nursing and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 45; Deaths: 10
• City View Multi-Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 34; Deaths: 7
• David Webb, Jr. Senior Living Complex
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 1
• Elevate Care Niles
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Elevate Care Northbrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Elevate Care South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Elevate Saint Andrew
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 1
• 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: 25; Deaths: 5
• Generations at Elmwood Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 45; Deaths: 8
• Generations At Oakton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12; Deaths: 8
• Generations at Regency
Outbreak Reported Cases: 49; Deaths: 6
• Glenview Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 65; Deaths: 19
• Glenwood Health Care & Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 0
• Grace Point Place Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20; Deaths: 7
• Greenwood Care-Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• 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: 3
• Landmark of Des Plaines
Outbreak Reported Cases: 39; Deaths: 13
• Landmark of Richton Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 1
• Lemont Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 4
• Lexington Health Care Orland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12; Deaths: 1
• Lexington of Chicago Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22; Deaths: 11
• Lieberman Geriatric Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13; Deaths: 1
• Lincolnwood Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17; Deaths: 6
• Lydia Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17; Deaths: 2
• ManorCare Elk Grove Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• ManorCare Health Services-Homewood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30; Deaths: 11
• ManorCare Health Services-Palos Heights West
Outbreak Reported Cases: 33; Deaths: 12
• ManorCare Oak Lawn EAST. Cook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25; Deaths: 4
• ManorCare Oak Lawn West
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30; Deaths: 7
• ManorCare Palos Heights East
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9; Deaths: 1
• Mather Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 2
• Meadowbrook Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Midway Neuro and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 38; Deaths: 6
• Niles Nursing and Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 23; Deaths: 8
• Norridge Gardens
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25; Deaths: 5
• Northbrook Inn Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 1
• Norwood crossing Skilled Nursing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 0
• Oak Park Arms
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
• Oak Park Brookdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 1
• Oak Park Oasis
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20; Deaths: 4
• Palos Heights Nursing and Rehab
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Park Lawn Residential Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Pershing Garden
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13; Deaths: 2
• Prairie Oasis South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21; Deaths: 6
• Prairie Green at Dixie Crossing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9; Deaths: 2
• Prairie Green at Fay's Point
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9; Deaths: 2
• Prairie Manor Rehab and Nursing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17; Deaths: 2
• Presence Maryhaven
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12; Deaths: 4
• Presence St. Benedict
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Presence Villa Scalabrini Nursing & Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Revere Court of South Barrington
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 1
• Sheridan Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31; Deaths: 5
• South Suburban Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31; Deaths: 5
• Summit of Uptown
Outbreak Reported Cases: 26; Deaths: 8
• Sunrise of Flossmoor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11; Deaths: 5
• Sunrise of Park Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25; Deaths: 6
• Sunrise Palos Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 1
• Symphony at Aria
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15; Deaths: 2
• Symphony of Crestwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 0
• Symphony of Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15; Deaths: 1
• The Carrington Lincolnwood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 4
• The Grove of Berwyn
Outbreak Reported Cases: 23; Deaths: 4
• The Grove of Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 21; Deaths: 2
• The Grove of Skokie
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24; Deaths: 2
• The Mather Evanston
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• The Sheridan of Park Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 2
• The Vine At Countryside
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 1
• Three Crown Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24; Deaths: 6
• Vi at the Glen
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
• Victory Centre of Sierra Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 1
• Villa at South Holland
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 3
• Weinberg Community for Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
• Westchester Health and Rehabilitation Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 47; Deaths: 12
• Westminster Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 12; Deaths: 0
• Windsor Estates
Outbreak Reported Cases: 14; Deaths: 3
• Skokie Meadows
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
DuPage County
• Abbington Rehab & Nursing Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17; Deaths: 0
• Alden Estates of Naperville
Outbreak Reported Cases: 80; Deaths: 11
• Alden Valley Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 33; Deaths: 2
• Alden Village Bloomingdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Aperion Care West Chicago
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Arista Healthcare Naperville
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
• Artis Senior Living Elmhurst
Outbreak Reported Cases: 37; Deaths: 11
• Artis Senior Living of Bartlett
Outbreak Reported Cases: 18; Deaths: 4
• Aspired Living of Westmont
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Belmont Village Senior Living Carol Stream
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Bria of Westmont
Outbreak Reported Cases: 46; Deaths: 9
• Bridgeway Senior Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 19; Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Burr Ridge
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 2
• Brookdale Glen Ellyn
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 1
• Brookdale Lisle
Outbreak Reported Cases: 30; Deaths: 5
• Burgess Square Healthcare & Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 31; Deaths: 1
• Chateau Center Nursing & Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 58; Deaths: 11
• DuPage Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Forestview Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 27; Deaths: 0
• Harbor Chase of Naperville
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Harvester Place Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 38; Deaths: 10
• Lacey Creek Supportive Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Lexington of Bloomingdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 57; Deaths: 8
• Lexington of Elmhurst
Outbreak Reported Cases: 35; Deaths: 10
• Lexington of Lombard
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24; Deaths: 5
• ManorCare Hinsdale
Outbreak Reported Cases: 97; Deaths: 6
• Meadowbrook Manor Naperville
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
• Naperville Manor Health & Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 0
• Oakbrook Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 29; Deaths: 5
• Park Place Health and Wellness Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 8; Deaths: 0
• Providence Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 43; Deaths: 2
• St. Patricks Residence Nursing & Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Sunrise of Bloomingdale Assisted Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
• Sunrise of Willowbrook Assisted Living
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 0
• Tabor Hills Healthcare
Outbreak Reported Cases: 26; Deaths: 0
• Westbridge Assisted Living Wheaton
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• West Chicago Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Westmont Manor Health and Rehab Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 39; Deaths: 7
• Wheaton Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 51; Deaths: 7
• Windsor Park Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 116; Deaths: 20
• Winfield Woods Healthcare Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Wynscape Health and Rehabilitation
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
Kane County
• Alden of Waterford
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Asbury Gardens
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Avondale Estates of Elgin
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 0
• Bickford of Aurora
Outbreak Reported Cases: 35; Deaths: 7
• Bria of Geneva
Outbreak Reported Cases: 113; Deaths: 16
• Citadel of Elgin
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Elmwood Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 22; Deaths: 2
• Fox River Rehab and Healthcare
Outbreak Reported Cases: 44; Deaths: 9
• River Glen
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Sunnymere
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
• Symphony of Orchard Valley
Outbreak Reported Cases: 23; Deaths: 0
• The Grove of Fox Valley
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Tower Hill Healthcare Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 0
Lake County
• Azpira Place of Lake Zurich
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Balmoral Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 2
• Belmont Village of Buffalo Grove
Outbreak Reported Cases: 25; Deaths: 6
• Brookdale -- Hawthorn Lakes
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Cedar Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 15; Deaths: 7
• Claridge Health Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 42; Deaths: 8
• Elevate Care Riverwoods
Outbreak Reported Cases: 47; Deaths: 5
• Elevate Care Waukegan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 62; Deaths: 6
• Lake Forest Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Lexington of Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 38; Deaths: 10
• Pavilion of Waukegan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Radford Green at Sedgebrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 23; Deaths: 4
• Rolling Hills Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Sheridan at Green Oaks
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 0
• Terrace Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24; Deaths: 3
• The Auberge At Highland Park
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 2
• The Grove By the Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 50; Deaths: 6
• The Village at Victory Lakes
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11; Deaths: 1
• Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 17; Deaths: 2
• Warren Barr Lincolnshire
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Warren Barr North Shore
Outbreak Reported Cases: 20; Deaths: 5
• Wauconda Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 58; Deaths: 12
• Whitehall of Deerfield
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 1
• Winchester House
Outbreak Reported Cases: 10; Deaths: 1
McHenry County
• Alden Terrace of McHenry
Outbreak Reported Cases: 120; Deaths: 4
• Cross Roads Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 41; Deaths: 4
• Fair Oaks Health Care Center
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13; Deaths: 0
• Florence Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 18; Deaths: 0
• Revere Court of Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 11; Deaths: 2
• The Fountains at Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 67; Deaths: 6
• The Springs at Crystal Lake
Outbreak Reported Cases: 36; Deaths: 3
• Three Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
Will County
• Alden Courts of Shorewood
Outbreak Reported Cases: 5; Deaths: 1
• Arbor Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 26; Deaths: 7
• Charter Senior Living, The Cottages
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9; Deaths: 2
• Clarendale of Mokena
Outbreak Reported Cases: 9; Deaths: 1
• Joliet Terrace
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• Lakewood Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Marley Oaks
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 1
• Meadowbrook Manor of Bolingbrook
Outbreak Reported Cases: 93; Deaths: 10
• Presence Villa Franciscan
Outbreak Reported Cases: 59; Deaths: 13
• Rock Run Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 4; Deaths: 0
• Salem Village NH
Outbreak Reported Cases: 2; Deaths: 0
• Senior Star at Weber Place
Outbreak Reported Cases: 13; Deaths: 4
• Smith Crossing
Outbreak Reported Cases: 7; Deaths: 0
• Spring Creek Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 0
• St. James Manor
Outbreak Reported Cases: 34; Deaths: 6
• Sunny Hill Nursing Home
Outbreak Reported Cases: 24; Deaths: 5
• Symphony of Joliet
Outbreak Reported Cases: 127; Deaths: 24
• The PARC of Joliet
Outbreak Reported Cases: 33; Deaths: 7
• Victorian Village
Outbreak Reported Cases: 3; Deaths: 1
• Willow Falls
Outbreak Reported Cases: 6; Deaths: 2
Capitol News Illinois contributed to this report.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-02--Deaf Mundelein massage therapist anticipates a tougher time in masked environment

Jennie Halvorsen sees a frustrating future for her massage therapy business in an age of social distancing .
Halvorsen , 52 , of Mundelein , runs Touch of Health Therapeutic Massage , and she 's concerned not only about how the proximity of masseuse and client contradicts with the requirement to stay 6 feet away from others .
She 's also worried about the new statewide order to wear masks in indoor public places , primarily because she is deaf .
`` A lot of my interactions with people are through lip-reading because I 'm more of an oralist than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Language , '' said Halvorsen , who grew up learning to write and speak English before her hearing loss , caused by a childhood case of the measles , progressed to the profound level when she was in her 30s .
`` This ( mask requirement ) is like a double-edged sword .
It hit me the other day that I have to wear a mask , my client has to wear a mask and there 's going to be no interaction in terms of when they come into the office . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ from massage industry groups about how to safely reopen when the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane .
And she 's awaiting a chance to reapply for unemployment insurance benefits , which she said initially were denied based on her income .
In the meantime , her top concern is communication .
Drive-throughs are the worst , Halvorsen said , because they often do n't include visual cues of when to speak or how the order has been entered to confirm its accuracy .
Visual cues can be handy during shopping excursions , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cashier at Jewel must have been saying because he was holding up Monopoly game pieces .
When masks cover everyone 's faces , Halvorsen said , she plans to rely more on the Live Transcribe app for her Android phone .
The app provides instant written versions of spoken communication .
But much will be lost , she predicts , when facial expressions are hidden behind coverings designed to prevent the spread of the new virus .
`` I know they 're trying to protect people , '' she said about the mask @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several suburbs before Gov .
J.B. Pritzker 's statewide order kicked in Friday .
`` In terms of the whole shopping experience , it 's just going to add another layer of frustration . ''
Halvorsen , a board member for the Lake County Center for Independent Living , said she is pushing for changes to help people communicate across barriers of deafness or hearing difficulties .
She hopes to see increased use of clear face masks , live transcription apps , visuals at drive-throughs and cash registers , sign language interpretation during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ language skills .
`` We need the public and politicians to also be more sensitive to these challenges , '' she said .
`` We 're all in this together , and to overcome this , we need to continue to work together , come up with creative solutions . ''

Deaf Mundelein massage therapist anticipates a tougher time in masked environment
Jennie Halvorsen sees a frustrating future for her massage therapy business in an age of social distancing.
Halvorsen, 52, of Mundelein, runs Touch of Health Therapeutic Massage, and she's concerned not only about how the proximity of masseuse and client contradicts with the requirement to stay 6 feet away from others. She's also worried about the new statewide order to wear masks in indoor public places, primarily because she is deaf.
"A lot of my interactions with people are through lip-reading because I'm more of an oralist than a person who uses predominantly American Sign Language," said Halvorsen, who grew up learning to write and speak English before her hearing loss, caused by a childhood case of the measles, progressed to the profound level when she was in her 30s.
"This (mask requirement) is like a double-edged sword. It hit me the other day that I have to wear a mask, my client has to wear a mask and there's going to be no interaction in terms of when they come into the office."
Halvorsen said she's still awaiting guidance from massage industry groups about how to safely reopen when the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wane. And she's awaiting a chance to reapply for unemployment insurance benefits, which she said initially were denied based on her income.
In the meantime, her top concern is communication.
Drive-throughs are the worst, Halvorsen said, because they often don't include visual cues of when to speak or how the order has been entered to confirm its accuracy. Visual cues can be handy during shopping excursions, like the time she figured out what the cashier at Jewel must have been saying because he was holding up Monopoly game pieces.
When masks cover everyone's faces, Halvorsen said, she plans to rely more on the Live Transcribe app for her Android phone. The app provides instant written versions of spoken communication.
But much will be lost, she predicts, when facial expressions are hidden behind coverings designed to prevent the spread of the new virus.
"I know they're trying to protect people," she said about the mask requirements, which went into effect in several suburbs before Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide order kicked in Friday. "In terms of the whole shopping experience, it's just going to add another layer of frustration."
Halvorsen, a board member for the Lake County Center for Independent Living, said she is pushing for changes to help people communicate across barriers of deafness or hearing difficulties. She hopes to see increased use of clear face masks, live transcription apps, visuals at drive-throughs and cash registers, sign language interpretation during news conferences and education on basic sign language skills.
"We need the public and politicians to also be more sensitive to these challenges," she said. "We're all in this together, and to overcome this, we need to continue to work together, come up with creative solutions."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border

SEOUL , South Korea -- North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday , the South 's military said , blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post .
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said in a statement that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border .
South Korea fired two rounds in response after issuing a warning broadcast , it said .
South Korea suffered no casualties , the military said .
It 's unknown whether North Korea had any casualties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News Agency has n't reported about the incident .
It comes a day after North Korea broadcast images of leader Kim Jong Un reappearing in public after a 20-day absence amid intense speculation about his health .
KCNA said Kim attended Friday 's ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang along with senior officials .
State TV showed Kim smiling and walking around factory facilities .
Kim earlier vanished from the public eye after presiding over a Politburo meeting of the ruling Workers ' Party on April 11 to discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began swirling after he missed an April 15 event commemorating the birthday of his grandfather and state founder , Kim Il Sung , something he had never done since inheriting power upon his father Kim Jong Il 's death in late 2011 .
The Koreas are split along the 248-kilometer ( 155-mile ) -long , 4-kilometer ( 2.5-mile ) -wide border called the Demilitarized Zone that was originally created as a buffer .
But unlike its name , the DMZ is the world 's most heavily fortified border .
An estimated 2 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DMZ , which is also guarded by barbed wire fences , tank traps and combat troops on both sides .
In late 2018 , the two Koreas began destroying some of their front-line guard posts and removing mines from the DMZ as part of steps to reduce tensions .
But the efforts stalled amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between Kim and President Donald Trump meant to convince North Korea to give up its arsenal in exchange for lifting economic sanctions .
The last time there was gunfire along the border was in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a soldier fleeing to South Korea .

North and South Korean troops exchange fire along border
A father holds his son as he hangs a ribbon wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
People in a park watch news broadcasted on a giant screen showing leader Kim Jong Un attending the opening ceremony of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory Saturday, May, 2nd. 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill. Associated Press
People in a park wearing masks watch news broadcasted on a giant screen showing leader Kim Jong Un attending the opening ceremony of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory Saturday, May, 2nd. 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill. Associated Press
People in a park watch news broadcasted on a giant screen showing leader Kim Jong Un attending the opening ceremony of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory Saturday, May, 2nd. 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang, state media said Saturday, ending an absence that had triggered global rumors that he may be seriously ill. Associated Press
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2019, file photo, South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. The Joint Chiefs of Staffs in Seoul said that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the heavily fortified border between the countries on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Associated Press
Military guard posts of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, bottom, are seen in Paju, at the border with North Korea, South Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
A North Korean flag flutters in the wind at a military guard post in Paju, at the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
A family watches the north side at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
Army soldiers stand guard inside a military guard post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
Army soldiers walk up the stairs of their military guard post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Sunday, May 3, 2020. North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, blaming North Korean soldiers for targeting a guard post. Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea -- North and South Korean troops exchanged fire along their tense border on Sunday, the South's military said, the first such incident since the rivals took unprecedented steps to lower front-line animosities in late 2018.
Violent confrontations have occasionally occurred along the border, the world's most heavily fortified. While Sunday's incident is a reminder of persistent tensions, it didn't cause any known casualties on either side and is unlikely to escalate, observers said.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said in a statement that North Korean troops fired several bullets at a South Korean guard post inside the border zone. South Korea responded with a total of 20 rounds of warning shots on two occasions before issuing a warning broadcast, it said.
South Korea suffered no casualties, the military said. Defense officials said it's also unlikely that North Korea had any casualties, since the South Korean warning shots were fired at uninhibited North Korean territory. The North's official Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, did not immediately report about the incident.
A preliminary South Korean analysis showed that North Korea's firing wasn't likely a calculated provocation, though Seoul will continue examining whether there was any motivation for the action, a South Korean defense official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity, citing department rules.
Farming activities around the North Korean area where the firing occurred continued throughout Sunday and North Korea's military didn't display any other suspicious activities after the gunfire, the official said. He said there was a thick fog in the area at the time of the incident.
Later Sunday, South Korea sent a message to North Korea to try to avoid an escalation, but the North did not immediately reply, according to South Korea's military.
The exchange of fire came a day after North Korea broadcast video of its leader, Kim Jong Un, reappearing in public after a 20-day absence amid intense speculation about his health.
KCNA said Kim attended Friday's ceremony marking the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang along with senior officials. State TV showed Kim smiling and walking around factory facilities.
Kim earlier vanished from the public eye after presiding over a Politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party on April 11 to discuss the coronavirus. Speculation about his health began swirling after he missed an April 15 event commemorating the birthday of his grandfather and state founder, Kim Il Sung, something he had never done since inheriting power upon his father Kim Jong Il's death in late 2011.
The Korean Peninsula remains split along the 248-kilometer (155-mile) -long, 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) -wide border called the Demilitarized Zone. It was originally created as a buffer after the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. But unlike its name, an estimated 2 million mines are peppered inside and near the DMZ, which is also guarded by barbed wire fences, tank traps and combat troops on both sides.
Under a set of agreements to reduce border tensions reached in September 2018, the two Koreas destroyed some of their front-line guard posts and began removing mines from the DMZ later that year. But the efforts stalled amid a deadlock in negotiations between Kim and President Donald Trump meant to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear arsenal. The diplomacy hasn't made any headway since the second Kim-Trump summit in Vietnam in early 2019 broke down due to disputes over U.S.-led sanctions on North Korea.
Earlier this year, North Korea carried out a slew of missile and other weapons tests, but they were short-range and none posed a direct threat to the U.S. mainland.
The last time there was gunfire along the Korea border was in November 2017, when North Korean soldiers sprayed bullets at a colleague fleeing to South Korea. The defector was hit five times, but survived and is now living in South Korea. South Korea didn't return fire.
Previously, the two Koreas traded gunfire along the DMZ numerous times, but no deadly clashes have occurred in recent years. A 2015 land mine blast that maimed two South Korean soldiers pushed the Koreas to the brink of an armed conflict. South Korea blamed North Korea for the explosion.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--Nearly 3,000 more cases, 63 more deaths after record day of testing in Illinois

Gov .
J.B. Pritzker reported 2,994 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Sunday and 63 additional deaths , following a single-day record of 19,417 tests performed in the previous 24 hours .
The new numbers bring the state 's death toll from the coronavirus to 2,618 and the total cases to 61,499 .
As of midnight Sunday , 4,701 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in state hospitals , 1,232 of them in intensive-care units and 759 on ventilators .
The new numbers come as the number of people protesting or ignoring Pritzker 's stay-at-home guidelines continued to grow over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Randall Road in Algonquin on Sunday , a day after a demonstration in Fox Lake focused on restrictions limiting boat capacities to two people .
`` The enforcement is up to local enforcement , '' Pritzker said when asked about those measures Sunday .
`` And I would remind the people that are doing it that , look , it 's the data that tells us that if you 're in a large group of people in a small space , if you ca n't maintain a six-foot distance between each person in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be together in that space . ''
Pritzker continued to rail against those holding parties after more videos of large gatherings in Chicago emerged Sunday .
`` The fact is people need to follow the rules , '' he said .
`` People will get sick if they do n't follow the rules .
We need local government and local police to make sure that people are following these rules .
`` We are not looking to have police crack down on people , arrest people .
That is not the intent here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can break up a party and should , '' he added .
With stimulus checks arriving for some , Pritzker announced Sunday that the Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation has reached agreement with Illinois banks that will allow non-customers to cash their checks for free .
Banks participating include Wells Fargo , J.P. Morgan Chase , U.S. Bank , Fifth Third and First Midwest , he said .
He also warned those receiving checks to be aware of scams .
`` Reprehensible , bad actors continue to use this public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governor said .
`` We 're hearing reports of cyberscams , telephone , email and text messaging scams , counterfeit COVID product offers , bogus door-to-door offers of COVID tests and of COVID products relating to coronavirus , solicitations for donations to phony charities related to COVID-19 , and fraudulent efforts to obtain federal relief funds . ''
Pritzker also addressed the reasoning behind allowing pet groomers to operate during the stay-at-home order while keeping salons and barbershops closed .
`` The idea is that dog and pet groomers do n't have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ human being that may have COVID-19 , but at a hair salon it would be nearly impossible for somebody to perform a haircut on somebody without being very very close to them , '' he said .

Nearly 3,000 more cases, 63 more deaths after record day of testing in Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported 2,994 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Sunday and 63 additional deaths, following a single-day record of 19,417 tests performed in the previous 24 hours.
The new numbers bring the state's death toll from the coronavirus to 2,618 and the total cases to 61,499.
As of midnight Sunday, 4,701 COVID-19 patients were receiving treatment in state hospitals, 1,232 of them in intensive-care units and 759 on ventilators.
The new numbers come as the number of people protesting or ignoring Pritzker's stay-at-home guidelines continued to grow over the weekend.
About 100 protesters lined Randall Road in Algonquin on Sunday, a day after a demonstration in Fox Lake focused on restrictions limiting boat capacities to two people.
"The enforcement is up to local enforcement," Pritzker said when asked about those measures Sunday. "And I would remind the people that are doing it that, look, it's the data that tells us that if you're in a large group of people in a small space, if you can't maintain a six-foot distance between each person in a party, then you shouldn't be together in that space."
Pritzker continued to rail against those holding parties after more videos of large gatherings in Chicago emerged Sunday.
"The fact is people need to follow the rules," he said. "People will get sick if they don't follow the rules. We need local government and local police to make sure that people are following these rules.
"We are not looking to have police crack down on people, arrest people. That is not the intent here. But it is true that police can break up a party and should," he added.
With stimulus checks arriving for some, Pritzker announced Sunday that the Illinois Department of Professional and Financial Regulation has reached agreement with Illinois banks that will allow non-customers to cash their checks for free. Banks participating include Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, U.S. Bank, Fifth Third and First Midwest, he said.
He also warned those receiving checks to be aware of scams.
"Reprehensible, bad actors continue to use this public health emergency to prey on others," the governor said. "We're hearing reports of cyberscams, telephone, email and text messaging scams, counterfeit COVID product offers, bogus door-to-door offers of COVID tests and of COVID products relating to coronavirus, solicitations for donations to phony charities related to COVID-19, and fraudulent efforts to obtain federal relief funds."
Pritzker also addressed the reasoning behind allowing pet groomers to operate during the stay-at-home order while keeping salons and barbershops closed.
"The idea is that dog and pet groomers don't have to come within six feet of a human being that may have COVID-19, but at a hair salon it would be nearly impossible for somebody to perform a haircut on somebody without being very very close to them," he said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--Driver, kids escape injury after SUV plows into Arlington Heights Denny's restaurant

A Mundelein man and his children escaped serious injury Sunday when his SUV swerved off the road , knocked over a light pole and slammed into a Denny 's restaurant in Arlington Heights , police said .
Police said driver Jose Ozaeta , 43 , apparently suffered a medical episode just after noon while behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban traveling west on Algonquin Road near Arlington Heights Road .
Witnesses told police that after the Suburban passed through the intersection , it veered into the eastbound lanes of Algonquin then left the roadway , striking the pole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the restaurant building at 17 W. Algonquin Road .
A witness helped remove Ozaeta 's three minor children from the vehicle while police and firefighters extricated the Mundelein man .
Arlington Heights Police Chief Nicholas Pecora said Ozaeta was unconscious after the crash and taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights for treatment of injuries police later said were not life-threatening .
The children and a restaurant employee were treated at the scene by paramedics , according to police .
The restaurant is closed for dine-in customers because of the state 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ curbside pickup Sunday afternoon .
After the crash , the front of the Suburban was lodged inside the building where one of the windows on the southeast side used to be .
The shattered remains of the window were scattered on the asphalt nearby and the dislodged light pole was resting on the roof of the restaurant .
Ozaeta later was issued a ticket for improper lane use , police said .
His court date is pending .

SUV plows into Arlington Heights restaurant
A Mundelein man and his children escaped serious injury Sunday when his SUV swerved off the road, knocked over a light pole and slammed into a Denny's restaurant in Arlington Heights, police said.
Police said driver Jose Ozaeta, 43, apparently suffered a medical episode just after noon while behind the wheel of a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban traveling west on Algonquin Road near Arlington Heights Road.
Witnesses told police that after the Suburban passed through the intersection, it veered into the eastbound lanes of Algonquin then left the roadway, striking the pole and crashing into the east side of the restaurant at 17 W. Algonquin Road.
A witness helped remove Ozaeta's three minor children from the vehicle while police and firefighters extricated the Mundelein man.
Arlington Heights Police Chief Nicholas Pecora said Ozaeta was unconscious after the crash and taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights for treatment of injuries police later said were not life-threatening.
The children and a restaurant employee were treated at the scene by paramedics, according to police.
The restaurant is closed for dine-in customers because of the state's stay-at-home order, but was open for curbside pickup Sunday afternoon.
After the crash, the front of the Suburban was lodged inside the building where one of the windows on the southeast side used to be. The shattered remains of the window were scattered on the asphalt nearby and the dislodged light pole was resting on the roof of the restaurant.
Ozaeta later was issued a ticket for improper lane use, police said. His court date is pending.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--Man shot dead in Rolling Meadows early Sunday; persons of interest being questioned

Rolling Meadows police are investigating the killing of a 30-year-old man found fatally shot early Sunday morning on the city @ @ @ @ @ discovered the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest at about 5 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ shots fired in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road , police said .
The man @ @ @ @ @ been disclosed , was taken from the scene to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights @ @ @ @ @ pronounced dead .
Police said they are questioning persons of interest and the shooting appears @ @ @ @ @ .

Man shot dead in Rolling Meadows early Sunday; persons of interest being questioned
Rolling Meadows police are investigating the killing of a 30-year-old man found fatally shot early Sunday morning on the city's east side.
Officers discovered the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest at about 5 a.m. while responding to reports of shots fired in the 2000 block of Kirchoff Road, police said.
The man, whose identity has not been disclosed, was taken from the scene to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where he later was pronounced dead.
Police said they are questioning persons of interest and the shooting appears to be an isolated event.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--McHenry Outdoor Theater ready to resume operations this weekend

The McHenry Outdoor Theater will reopen for business Friday and Saturday with a host of new regulations in place to maintain social distancing , its owner announced Sunday .
The first features planned for the Golden Age Cinema facility , 1510 N. Chapel Hill Road , are `` The Flintstones , '' followed by the action-adventure picture `` Jurassic Park . ''
Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and customers are advised not to arrive later than 7 p.m. '' You came together as a single voice in an effort to help us open , '' Golden Age Cinema CEO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday .
`` Your efforts are a true testament as to what can be accomplished when people work together towards a common goal .
Imagine if we all did that across all areas of our lives . ''
Dehn noted several precautions the theater will be taking , based on guidelines from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity .
Among them , the theater will be limiting its capacity to 350 vehicles instead of the usual 750 .
Filmgoers must stay within their vehicle , though they may lay in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearing a face mask .
No outdoor seating will allowed .
Only one vehicle will be allowed to park between two speaker poles , allowing for a distance of 12 to 16 feet , Dehn wrote .
Pets will not be allowed .
Pole speakers will not be turned on , and the theater will not be renting radios .
Dehn recommended bringing a radio from home if the vehicle 's radio is unsuitable .
Bathrooms will be open and subject to social distancing , but the concessions stand will be closed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be available from carts in the parking lot .
Customers using the services must wear a face mask .
The theater eventually hopes to operate seven days a week , beginning May 23 , Dehn said .
`` In the 70 ( -plus ) years that this theater has stood it has never had to function during times like these , '' he wrote .
`` I can promise that we will all do our best and I will be closely monitoring everything from Box Office to the Concession Carts in an effort @ @ @ @ @ @ @

McHenry Outdoor Theater ready to resume operations this weekend
The McHenry Outdoor Theater will begin showing movies Friday with a long list of regulations aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19, its owner announced Sunday. Daily Herald File Photo, 2019
The McHenry Outdoor Theater will reopen for business Friday and Saturday with a host of new regulations in place to maintain social distancing, its owner announced Sunday.
The first features planned for the Golden Age Cinema facility, 1510 N. Chapel Hill Road, are "The Flintstones," followed by the action-adventure picture "Jurassic Park." Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and customers are advised not to arrive later than 7 p.m.
"You came together as a single voice in an effort to help us open," Golden Age Cinema CEO Scott Dehn wrote in a Facebook post Sunday. "Your efforts are a true testament as to what can be accomplished when people work together towards a common goal. Imagine if we all did that across all areas of our lives."
Dehn noted several precautions the theater will be taking, based on guidelines from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Among them, the theater will be limiting its capacity to 350 vehicles instead of the usual 750. Filmgoers must stay within their vehicle, though they may lay in the bed of a truck or van if wearing a face mask. No outdoor seating will allowed.
Only one vehicle will be allowed to park between two speaker poles, allowing for a distance of 12 to 16 feet, Dehn wrote. Pets will not be allowed.
Pole speakers will not be turned on, and the theater will not be renting radios. Dehn recommended bringing a radio from home if the vehicle's radio is unsuitable.
Bathrooms will be open and subject to social distancing, but the concessions stand will be closed. However, food and drink items will be available from carts in the parking lot. Customers using the services must wear a face mask.
The theater eventually hopes to operate seven days a week, beginning May 23, Dehn said.
"In the 70 (-plus) years that this theater has stood it has never had to function during times like these," he wrote. "I can promise that we will all do our best and I will be closely monitoring everything from Box Office to the Concession Carts in an effort to find ways to improve."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--May 3 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code

• Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com .
• As of Sunday , suburban Cook County had 17,460 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 777 deaths , according to the IDPH 's coronavirus website ( visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19 ) .
In Chicago : 24,864 cases and 1,009 fatalities .
• The Cook County Department of Public Health listed 882 cases of COVID-19 in Des Plaines , 296 cases in Glenview , 291 in Mount Prospect , 281 in Wheeling , 217 in Palatine , 216 in Streamwood , 203 in Schaumburg , 192 in Arlington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 166 in Park Ridge , 127 in Rolling Meadows , 110 in Elk Grove Village , 96 in Prospect Heights , and 43 in Buffalo Grove ( Cook County portion ) .
• The Lake County Health Department still listed 3,794 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 127 deaths on its coronavirus website on Sunday , not different from Friday 's numbers .
• Cases in some Lake County towns : 1,285 to 1,289 in Waukegan and 45 to 49 in unincorporated areas near Waukegan ; 125 to 129 in Gurnee and 25 to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 80 to 84 in Round Lake and 60 to 64 in unincorporated areas near Round Lake ; 165 to 169 in Mundelein and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Mundelein ; 45 to 49 in Libertyville and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Libertyville ; 85 to 89 in Vernon Hills and less than five in unincorporated areas near Vernon Hills ; 35 to 39 in Grayslake and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Grayslake ; 55 to 59 in Wauconda and 10 to 14 in unincorporated areas near Wauconda @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and less than five in unincorporated areas near Buffalo Grove ( Lake County portion ) ; 50 to 54 in Lake Zurich and five to nine in unincorporated area near Lake Zurich ; and 15 to 19 in Lake Villa and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Lake Villa .
• The DuPage County Health Department reports 3,439 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 189 deaths on its coronavirus website Sunday .
• Cases per suburb include 318 in Addison , 252 in Bensenville , 240 in Glendale Heights , 237 in West @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portion ) , 228 in Carol Stream , 142 in Elmhurst and Lombard , 115 in Bloomingdale , 113 in Aurora ( DuPage County portion ) , 109 in Downers Grove , 101 in Wheaton , 93 in Willowbrook , and 69 in Glen Ellyn .
• The Kane County Health Department confirms 1,965 cases of COVID-19 with 57 deaths on its website Sunday at kanehealth.com .
• The most recent listing of cases per town include 803 in Aurora ( Kane County portion ) , 370 in Elgin ( Kane portion ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Charles , 76 in Geneva , 73 in South Elgin , 44 in Batavia , 43 in North Aurora , 20 in Gilberts , and 18 in Sugar Grove .
• There are 742 cases of COVID-19 and 39 deaths in McHenry County , according to the health department 's website Sunday .
• There have been 2,868 cases of COVID-19 and 162 deaths , according to the Will County Health Department 's website Sunday .
• Cases per town include 179 in Naperville ( Will County portion ) , and 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

May 3 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.
• Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com.
Cook County
• As of Sunday, suburban Cook County had 17,460 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 777 deaths, according to the IDPH's coronavirus website (visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19). In Chicago: 24,864 cases and 1,009 fatalities.
• The Cook County Department of Public Health listed 882 cases of COVID-19 in Des Plaines, 296 cases in Glenview, 291 in Mount Prospect, 281 in Wheeling, 217 in Palatine, 216 in Streamwood, 203 in Schaumburg, 192 in Arlington Heights, 186 in Hoffman Estates, 166 in Park Ridge, 127 in Rolling Meadows, 110 in Elk Grove Village, 96 in Prospect Heights, and 43 in Buffalo Grove (Cook County portion).
Lake County
• The Lake County Health Department still listed 3,794 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 127 deaths on its coronavirus website on Sunday, not different from Friday's numbers.
• Cases in some Lake County towns: 1,285 to 1,289 in Waukegan and 45 to 49 in unincorporated areas near Waukegan; 125 to 129 in Gurnee and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Gurnee; 80 to 84 in Round Lake and 60 to 64 in unincorporated areas near Round Lake; 165 to 169 in Mundelein and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Mundelein; 45 to 49 in Libertyville and 15 to 19 in unincorporated areas near Libertyville; 85 to 89 in Vernon Hills and less than five in unincorporated areas near Vernon Hills; 35 to 39 in Grayslake and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Grayslake; 55 to 59 in Wauconda and 10 to 14 in unincorporated areas near Wauconda; 60 to 64 in Buffalo Grove and less than five in unincorporated areas near Buffalo Grove (Lake County portion); 50 to 54 in Lake Zurich and five to nine in unincorporated area near Lake Zurich; and 15 to 19 in Lake Villa and 25 to 29 in unincorporated areas near Lake Villa.
DuPage County
• The DuPage County Health Department reports 3,439 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 189 deaths on its coronavirus website Sunday.
• Cases per suburb include 318 in Addison, 252 in Bensenville, 240 in Glendale Heights, 237 in West Chicago, 233 in Naperville (DuPage portion), 228 in Carol Stream, 142 in Elmhurst and Lombard, 115 in Bloomingdale, 113 in Aurora (DuPage County portion), 109 in Downers Grove, 101 in Wheaton, 93 in Willowbrook, and 69 in Glen Ellyn.
Kane County
• The Kane County Health Department confirms 1,965 cases of COVID-19 with 57 deaths on its website Sunday at kanehealth.com.
• The most recent listing of cases per town include 803 in Aurora (Kane County portion), 370 in Elgin (Kane portion), 182 in Carpentersville, 89 in St. Charles, 76 in Geneva, 73 in South Elgin, 44 in Batavia, 43 in North Aurora, 20 in Gilberts, and 18 in Sugar Grove.
McHenry County
• There are 742 cases of COVID-19 and 39 deaths in McHenry County, according to the health department's website Sunday.
Will County
• There have been 2,868 cases of COVID-19 and 162 deaths, according to the Will County Health Department's website Sunday.
• Cases per town include 179 in Naperville (Will County portion), and 24 in Aurora (Will County portion).


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--About 100 protest against stay-at-home order in Algonquin

Protesters calling for an end to the state 's COVID-19 stay-at-home order , saying it 's wrecked the economy and diminished civil liberties , lined a busy roadway Sunday in Algonquin .
The protesters , some wearing red `` Make America Great Again '' caps , started arriving about 9:30 a.m. By noon there were about 100 people along Randall Road near County Line Road .
Many held signs demanding the reopening off the Illinois economy , while others waved American flags as people in passing cars honked their horns .
The protest was organized by Brandon Harris of Joliet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ USA , an organization opposing Illinois Gov .
J.B. Pritzker 's stay-at-home order .
`` Yes , we need to take precautions and older and younger people need to be safe , but at some point , ( with ) our personal liberties and economy , ( we ) need to stand up for something and we 're not going to take it anymore , '' Harris said .
Rob Benton of West Dundee , who works for a heating and air conditioning business , has been furloughed from his job due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ works in what 's been deemed an essential industry .
`` My wish is for a more measured approach that does n't cost everybody everything , '' Benton said .
He said customers are reluctant to have people come into their homes .
The work that is taking place is emergency service and maintenance .
Benton said it does not bother him to be in proximity to the other people , citing examples of busy home improvement and grocery stores .
`` I am not concerned , to tell you the truth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to live my life in a bubble . ''
While some protesters wore masks and other face coverings , most did not .
A small group of counterprotesters gathered on the west side of Randall Road .
The group 's co-organizer , Raquel Wynn of Algonquin , said she intentionally limited the group 's size to four people for social-distancing reasons .
She was there with her husband , while a pair of EMTs who work together for a private ambulance company stood a short distance away .
Wynn said both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the COVID-19 pandemic , and that the stay at-home order should n't last forever .
She understands that people have lost their jobs and the economy has suffered , and thinks the two sides ' goals are similar , although their timelines are different .
`` At the end of the day , human life should matter above everything else , '' Wynn said .

About 100 protest against stay-at-home order in Algonquin
Protesters calling for an end to the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home order, saying it's wrecked the economy and diminished civil liberties, lined a busy roadway Sunday in Algonquin.
The protesters, some wearing red "Make America Great Again" caps, started arriving about 9:30 a.m. By noon there were about 100 people along Randall Road near County Line Road.
Many held signs demanding the reopening off the Illinois economy, while others waved American flags as people in passing cars honked their horns.
The protest was organized by Brandon Harris of Joliet, the executive director of Freedom Movement USA, an organization opposing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order.
"Yes, we need to take precautions and older and younger people need to be safe, but at some point, (with) our personal liberties and economy, (we) need to stand up for something and we're not going to take it anymore," Harris said.
Rob Benton of West Dundee, who works for a heating and air conditioning business, has been furloughed from his job due to the business downturn, even though he works in what's been deemed an essential industry.
"My wish is for a more measured approach that doesn't cost everybody everything," Benton said.
He said customers are reluctant to have people come into their homes. The work that is taking place is emergency service and maintenance.
Benton said it does not bother him to be in proximity to the other people, citing examples of busy home improvement and grocery stores.
"I am not concerned, to tell you the truth," Benton said. "I'm not going to live my life in a bubble."
While some protesters wore masks and other face coverings, most did not.
A small group of counterprotesters gathered on the west side of Randall Road.
The group's co-organizer, Raquel Wynn of Algonquin, said she intentionally limited the group's size to four people for social-distancing reasons. She was there with her husband, while a pair of EMTs who work together for a private ambulance company stood a short distance away.
Wynn said both groups have a common goal to end the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the stay at-home order shouldn't last forever. She understands that people have lost their jobs and the economy has suffered, and thinks the two sides' goals are similar, although their timelines are different.
"At the end of the day, human life should matter above everything else," Wynn said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--Good News Sunday: Nothing like the Batmobile to turn heads

This is Good News Sunday , a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week : A dozen show cars did exactly what they are supposed to do Friday in Volo : they showed off .
The Volo Auto Museum held a short , but colorful parade to entertain stir crazy families in several neighborhoods .
The parade started from the museum and wound through virtually all of the village neighborhoods , which are spaced miles apart around the intersections of Routes 120 , 12 and 60 in Lake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bathed in sunshine as adults sat in lawn chairs and munched sandwiches .
Each family kept to themselves because of social distancing rules .
The Volo Auto Museum houses hundreds of antique , classic , film-famous and personality-famous cars , as well as music machines , animatronic displays and other displays .
For the full story , click here .
The superintendent of an elementary school district and the owner of a frozen yogurt shop partnered to hand out sweet treats to teachers during a drive-up event Friday in downtown Arlington Heights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the help of Berry Yo owner Sheila Henneman , district administrators and Berry Yo employees , distributed approximately 400 cups of frozen yogurt during the two-hour lunchtime event .
`` We 're just thanking District 25 teachers for how hard they 're working to keep school going virtually , '' said Bein .
`` And we wanted to do it with Berry Yo , because Berry Yo does so much for the community . ''
Teachers , many of whom had their children with them in their cars , smiled and waved as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in front of the Vail Avenue shop .
For the full story , click here .
A new month of social distancing , stay-at-home orders and restaurant shutdowns has brought with it a fresh idea to keep staff at Fat Rosie 's Taco & Tequila Bar in Schaumburg occupied and employed .
Assistant General Manager Michael Garcia , who himself is among the restaurant 's furloughed workers , spent a sleepless night thinking about his financially struggling colleagues and by dawn hit upon the idea of a temporary lawn care service .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everyone 's doing , so I reach out , '' Garcia said .
The closeness of the staff might seem remarkable for a location that 's been operating only since Dec. 20 , but these employees who usually depend on their big personalities to make their living are often together for 8 to 14 hours a day during normal times , he said .
When Garcia reached out to the staff of about 45 to see who was interested , eight said yes right away .
He got the ball rolling by pitching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Facebook page .
Within hours , he had 20 jobs lined up just through Monday .
For the full story , click here .
• Good News Sunday will run each weekend .
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Good News Sunday: Nothing like the Batmobile to turn heads
This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week:
Colorful car parade entertains Volo residents
A dozen show cars did exactly what they are supposed to do Friday in Volo: they showed off.
The Volo Auto Museum held a short, but colorful parade to entertain stir crazy families in several neighborhoods.
The parade started from the museum and wound through virtually all of the village neighborhoods, which are spaced miles apart around the intersections of Routes 120, 12 and 60 in Lake County.
Kids played in front yards bathed in sunshine as adults sat in lawn chairs and munched sandwiches. Each family kept to themselves because of social distancing rules.
The Volo Auto Museum houses hundreds of antique, classic, film-famous and personality-famous cars, as well as music machines, animatronic displays and other displays.
For the full story, click here.
Teachers thanked with frozen yogurt
The superintendent of an elementary school district and the owner of a frozen yogurt shop partnered to hand out sweet treats to teachers during a drive-up event Friday in downtown Arlington Heights.
District 25 Superintendent Lori Bein, with the help of Berry Yo owner Sheila Henneman, district administrators and Berry Yo employees, distributed approximately 400 cups of frozen yogurt during the two-hour lunchtime event.
"We're just thanking District 25 teachers for how hard they're working to keep school going virtually," said Bein. "And we wanted to do it with Berry Yo, because Berry Yo does so much for the community."
Teachers, many of whom had their children with them in their cars, smiled and waved as they stopped to make a quick pickup in front of the Vail Avenue shop.
For the full story, click here.
Fat Rosie's helps keep staff earning
A new month of social distancing, stay-at-home orders and restaurant shutdowns has brought with it a fresh idea to keep staff at Fat Rosie's Taco & Tequila Bar in Schaumburg occupied and employed.
Assistant General Manager Michael Garcia, who himself is among the restaurant's furloughed workers, spent a sleepless night thinking about his financially struggling colleagues and by dawn hit upon the idea of a temporary lawn care service.
"You can't help but wonder how everyone's doing, so I reach out," Garcia said.
The closeness of the staff might seem remarkable for a location that's been operating only since Dec. 20, but these employees who usually depend on their big personalities to make their living are often together for 8 to 14 hours a day during normal times, he said.
When Garcia reached out to the staff of about 45 to see who was interested, eight said yes right away.
He got the ball rolling by pitching the idea on the "Everything Schaumburg" Facebook page. Within hours, he had 20 jobs lined up just through Monday.
For the full story, click here.
• Good News Sunday will run each weekend. Visit dailyherald.com/newsletters to sign up for our Good News Sunday newsletter.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-05-03--Aurora man, 22, killed in shooting on city's southeast side

A 22-year-old Aurora man was shot to death early Sunday morning on the city 's far southeast side , police @ @ @ @ @ just before 4 a.m. in response to multiple reports of shots fired in the 2700 @ @ @ @ @ , according to the Aurora Police Department .
While officers were on the scene searching @ @ @ @ @ , Aurora 's 911 center received a call from an area hospital reporting that a @ @ @ @ @ at the emergency room with a gunshot wound .
Officers went to the hospital and @ @ @ @ @ about the shooting without success , police said .
The man , identified as Ronelle @ @ @ @ @ pronounced dead at a hospital .
An investigation into the shooting continues , police said @ @ @ @ @ asked to call the Investigations Division , ( 630 ) 256-5500 , or Aurora Area @ @ @ @ @ ) 892-1000 , to report information anonymously .

Aurora man, 22, killed in shooting on city's southeast side
A 22-year-old Aurora man was shot to death early Sunday morning on the city's far southeast side, police said.
Officers were dispatched just before 4 a.m. in response to multiple reports of shots fired in the 2700 block of Village Green Drive, according to the Aurora Police Department.
While officers were on the scene searching for evidence, police said, Aurora's 911 center received a call from an area hospital reporting that a man was in critical condition at the emergency room with a gunshot wound.
Officers went to the hospital and attempted to get more information about the shooting without success, police said. The man, identified as Ronelle Dortch Jr., later was pronounced dead at a hospital.
An investigation into the shooting continues, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Investigations Division, (630) 256-5500, or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers, (630) 892-1000, to report information anonymously.