dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--What's in the $2 Trillion coronavirus stimulus package

The massive stimulus package negotiated between the Trump administration and congressional leaders early Wednesday is an unprecedented $ 2 trillion aid package designed to help the public and the economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic .
The bill provides direct help to citizens , businesses , hospitals and state and local governments .
It needs to be passed by the Senate and the House .
A Senate vote may come as soon as Wednesday .
Here are some of the provisions .
About $ 500 billion can be used to back loans and assistance to companies , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 25 billion in strings-attached grants and $ 25 billion in loans to passenger carriers , $ 3 billion to airline contractors providing ground staff such as caterers , while cargo haulers would see $ 4 billion in grants .
More than $ 350 billion to aid small businesses .
A $ 150 billion boost for hospitals and other health-care providers for equipment and supplies .
Direct payments to lower- and middle-income Americans of $ 1,200 for each adult , as well as $ 500 for each child .
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Unemployment insurance extension to four months , bolstered by $ 600 weekly .
Eligibility would be expanded to cover more workers .
Any company receiving a government loan would be subject to a ban on stock buybacks through the term of the loan plus one additional year .
They also would have to limit executive bonuses and take steps to protect workers .
The Treasury Department would have to disclose the terms of loans or other aid to companies , and a new Treasury inspector general would oversee the lending program .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ business owned by President Donald Trump or his family from getting loans from Treasury .
Businesses owned by members of Congress , heads of executive departments and Vice President Mike Pence also would be blocked .
States get $ 400 million in election assistance for 2020 voting amid the coronavirus pandemic , allowing them to increase the ability to vote by mail , expand early voting and online registration .

What's in the $2 Trillion coronavirus stimulus package
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, walks Tuesday to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington. Associated Press
The massive stimulus package negotiated between the Trump administration and congressional leaders early Wednesday is an unprecedented $2 trillion aid package designed to help the public and the economy to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill provides direct help to citizens, businesses, hospitals and state and local governments. It needs to be passed by the Senate and the House. A Senate vote may come as soon as Wednesday.
Here are some of the provisions.
Big Businesses
About $500 billion can be used to back loans and assistance to companies, as well as state and local governments.
Airlines
$25 billion in strings-attached grants and $25 billion in loans to passenger carriers, $3 billion to airline contractors providing ground staff such as caterers, while cargo haulers would see $4 billion in grants.
Small Businesses
More than $350 billion to aid small businesses.
Hospitals
A $150 billion boost for hospitals and other health-care providers for equipment and supplies.
Individuals
Direct payments to lower- and middle-income Americans of $1,200 for each adult, as well as $500 for each child. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said checks would be cut April 6.
Unemployed
Unemployment insurance extension to four months, bolstered by $600 weekly. Eligibility would be expanded to cover more workers.
Restrictions on Business Aid
Any company receiving a government loan would be subject to a ban on stock buybacks through the term of the loan plus one additional year. They also would have to limit executive bonuses and take steps to protect workers.
Transparency
The Treasury Department would have to disclose the terms of loans or other aid to companies, and a new Treasury inspector general would oversee the lending program. Democrats won language that would bar any business owned by President Donald Trump or his family from getting loans from Treasury. Businesses owned by members of Congress, heads of executive departments and Vice President Mike Pence also would be blocked.
Elections
States get $400 million in election assistance for 2020 voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, allowing them to increase the ability to vote by mail, expand early voting and online registration.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Elk Grove Village bakery surprises residents with free baked goods

Some Elk Grove Village residents who are cooped up amid the state 's stay-at-home order have been treated to a sweet surprise , thanks to a long-standing bakery in town .
Jarosch Bakery this week began randomly delivering free boxes of its famous danishes and doughnuts to neighbors near its store at Arlington Heights and Higgins roads to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic .
The local bakers have also dropped off baked goods for employees at AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village and the village 's police and fire stations .
`` Our overall thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day , '' said Kathy Jarosch , who runs the bakery with her husband , Ken .
Each Jarosch cardboard container comes with a dozen baked goods and a note stapled to the outside : `` From our family to yours .
Enjoy this Care Package .
Please stay safe . ''
Jarosch said they got the idea from their friends at Weber 's Bakery on Chicago 's Southwest Side who have also given out neighborhood care packages .
`` They randomly went out into the neighborhood and knocked on people 's doors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here for you , ' '' Jarosch said .
Jarosch enlisted local students to make the deliveries , and on Tuesday alone , they donated nearly 30 boxes .
She said the bakery normally donates leftover product on Tuesdays to a PADS shelter and on Wednesdays to the USO at O'Hare International Airport , but both of those places have temporarily closed .
In addition to the surprise home deliveries , the bakery plans to donate boxes of cookies to a Queen of the Rosary food drive on Friday .
`` We 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and finding new ways to spread the love , '' Jarosch said .

Elk Grove Village bakery surprises residents with free baked goods
Some Elk Grove Village residents who are cooped up amid the state's stay-at-home order have been treated to a sweet surprise, thanks to a long-standing bakery in town.
Jarosch Bakery this week began randomly delivering free boxes of its famous danishes and doughnuts to neighbors near its store at Arlington Heights and Higgins roads to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic.
The local bakers have also dropped off baked goods for employees at AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village and the village's police and fire stations.
"Our overall thought is to find someone to brighten their day," said Kathy Jarosch, who runs the bakery with her husband, Ken.
Each Jarosch cardboard container comes with a dozen baked goods and a note stapled to the outside: "From our family to yours. Enjoy this Care Package. Please stay safe."
Jarosch said they got the idea from their friends at Weber's Bakery on Chicago's Southwest Side who have also given out neighborhood care packages.
"They randomly went out into the neighborhood and knocked on people's doors and said, 'Hey, we're here for you,'" Jarosch said.
Jarosch enlisted local students to make the deliveries, and on Tuesday alone, they donated nearly 30 boxes.
She said the bakery normally donates leftover product on Tuesdays to a PADS shelter and on Wednesdays to the USO at O'Hare International Airport, but both of those places have temporarily closed.
In addition to the surprise home deliveries, the bakery plans to donate boxes of cookies to a Queen of the Rosary food drive on Friday.
"We're taking normally what we have as extra and finding new ways to spread the love," Jarosch said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Restaurants that are open for you to order delivery or carry out

Local restaurants all over the suburbs are open for business -- but you 'll have to order for delivery or @ @ @ @ @ Prior to the health safety shut down , our region supported over 21,000 jobs in @ @ @ @ @ sector , '' Meet Chicago Northwest President Dave Parulo said .
`` Folks doing takeout @ @ @ @ @ only have a connection to the community , it also is saving jobs . ''
@ @ @ @ @ one global website compiling restaurant information .
The Chicago-area page is diningatadistance.com/chicago .
Your local @ @ @ @ @ associations are also compiling restaurants .
Click on each town to go a list or @ @ @ @ @ .
They are subject to change and we will continue to update .
Barrington ( @ @ @ @ @ )

Restaurants that are open for you to order delivery or carry out
Local restaurants all over the suburbs are open for business -- but you'll have to order for delivery or get carry out.
"Prior to the health safety shut down, our region supported over 21,000 jobs in the hotel and food service sector," Meet Chicago Northwest President Dave Parulo said. "Folks doing takeout and gift card purchases not only have a connection to the community, it also is saving jobs."
Dining at a Distance is one global website compiling restaurant information. The Chicago-area page is diningatadistance.com/chicago.
Your local chambers of commerce or business associations are also compiling restaurants. Click on each town to go a list or a site with related postings.
They are subject to change and we will continue to update.
Addison
Arlington Heights
Algonquin-Lake in the Hills
Aurora
Barrington (Every Business that is open)
Bartlett
Batavia
Bloomingdale
Buffalo Grove
Carol Stream
Deer Park
Des Plaines
DuPage County
Elgin
Elmhurst
GOA, Itasca and Elk Grove Village
Geneva
Glen Ellyn
Glendale Heights
GLMV
Grayslake
Hoffman Estates
Libertyville
Lisle
Lombard
Meet Chicago Northwest
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Naperville
Randhurst Village
Rolling Meadows
Roselle
St. Charles
Schaumburg
South Barrington
Westmont
Wheaton
Wheeling


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Coping with the outbreak: Send us your Wilson photos

One of the delights of last week arrived in an email from Lauree Harp , a reader from Arlington Heights .
She wrote a nice note about coping with the isolation we 're all feeling these days .
And she included this image of the `` Wilson '' she has created to befriend her .
There 's a lot of tough news right now , some of it scary , some of it sad and tragic .
We ca n't ignore that reality .
But one of the sweet aspects of this challenge is how it seems to be bonding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of encouraging email from readers like Ms. Harp along with many constructive suggestions .
A lot of those ideas have shown up in the paper already , and a many more of them are being pursued .
And on top of all that , my , how Ms. Harp 's Wilson photo brightened my mood .
I just have to share it .
Maybe it will prompt you to create a Wilson of your own .
If you do , send us a photo ; if we get enough of them , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to share them too .
Send it to me : jlampinen @ dailyherald.com and I 'll see that it gets forwarded around our virtual newsroom .
Wilson , as most of us know , was famously a creation of Tom Hanks ' character Chuck Noland in the 2000 movie `` Cast Away . ''
Stranded on an island with a handful of packages that floated in from a downed cargo jet , Noland put a face on a Wilson volleyball so he 'd have a friend to keep him company .
In our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than a little connection we might feel to Hanks ' character .
One of my favorite soliloquies from that movie ( via screenwriter William Boyles Jr. ) comes near the end when Noland reflects on his seclusion and applies it to the loss of his one true love .
`` Now I know what I have to do , '' Noland says .
`` I have to keep breathing .
And tomorrow the sun will rise .
And who knows what the tide will bring in . ''
Yes , these are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breathing .
Send us your suggestions .
Send us your Wilson photos .

Coping with the outbreak: Send us your Wilson photos
Borrowing from Tom Hanks' famous friend in "Cast Away," Lauree Harp of Arlington Heights created a Wilson companion of her own. Courtesy of Lauree Harp
One of the delights of last week arrived in an email from Lauree Harp, a reader from Arlington Heights.
She wrote a nice note about coping with the isolation we're all feeling these days.
And she included this image of the "Wilson" she has created to befriend her.
There's a lot of tough news right now, some of it scary, some of it sad and tragic. We can't ignore that reality.
But one of the sweet aspects of this challenge is how it seems to be bonding us.
We've received a lot of encouraging email from readers like Ms. Harp along with many constructive suggestions. A lot of those ideas have shown up in the paper already, and a many more of them are being pursued.
And on top of all that, my, how Ms. Harp's Wilson photo brightened my mood.
I just have to share it.
Maybe it will prompt you to create a Wilson of your own. If you do, send us a photo; if we get enough of them, we'll find a spot in the paper to share them too.
Send it to me: jlampinen@dailyherald.com and I'll see that it gets forwarded around our virtual newsroom.
Wilson, as most of us know, was famously a creation of Tom Hanks' character Chuck Noland in the 2000 movie "Cast Away." Stranded on an island with a handful of packages that floated in from a downed cargo jet, Noland put a face on a Wilson volleyball so he'd have a friend to keep him company.
In our isolation these days, there's probably more than a little connection we might feel to Hanks' character.
One of my favorite soliloquies from that movie (via screenwriter William Boyles Jr.) comes near the end when Noland reflects on his seclusion and applies it to the loss of his one true love.
"Now I know what I have to do," Noland says. "I have to keep breathing. And tomorrow the sun will rise. And who knows what the tide will bring in."
Yes, these are difficult days. We have to keep breathing.
Send us your suggestions. Send us your Wilson photos.
Most importantly, stay well.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders from Pritzker

SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov .
J.B. Pritzker is on a pace to set a modern-day record for issuing the most executive orders by an Illinois governor .
Since 1999 , which is as far back as the executive orders page of the governor 's website goes , the most executive orders any governor issued in a single year was 20 .
That mark was set by Gov .
Pat Quinn in 2009 .
The average from 1999 through 2019 was 11.2 executive orders per year .
But in just the first three months of this year , Pritzker has already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since he declared a public health disaster on March 9 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , COVID-19 .
Some of the orders Pritzker has issued deal with multiple , unrelated issues .
On Tuesday , for example , he issued an order to expand the state 's health care workforce by suspending portions of a law requiring former or retired certified nursing assistants to undergo background and fingerprint checks in order to practice again and limiting them to just three months under a temporary license while the background checks are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may now work for six months on a temporary license .
That same order , however , also contained a provision suspending a law requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to give local prosecutors at least 30 days ' notice before releasing an offender from custody .
And it contained another provision suspending a portion of the Coal Mining Act that requires the Miners ' Examining Board to conduct examinations at least once a month .
Some of the executive orders have made headlines , such as the one he issued Friday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people essentially to shelter in place except for limited purposes , imposing social distancing rules and ordering certain nonessential businesses to close .
That order also contained a provision halting residential evictions throughout the state for as long as the disaster proclamation remains in effect .
The following Monday , March 23 , he issued a follow-up order amending the March 20 order to clarify that people could leave their homes to work for or obtain human services provided through the Department of Human Services , the Illinois Department of Children and Family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suspended a law requiring the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide relevant local prosecutors with 14 days advance notice of an inmate being given early release .
On March 19 , he issued an order requiring health insurance companies to cover telehealth services .
That order also allowed for the reinstatement of medical licenses for practitioners whose licenses have been lapsed or inactive for less than three years , as long as they meet certain conditions .
The first executive order Pritzker issued after the disaster proclamation came on Thursday , March 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people to submit cannabis license applications for craft growers , infusers or transporters .
That deadline was moved back to March 30 instead of March 16 .
A full list of all executive orders dating back to 1999 is available on the governor 's office website .

COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders from Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is on a pace to set a modern-day record for issuing the most executive orders by an Illinois governor.
Since 1999, which is as far back as the executive orders page of the governor's website goes, the most executive orders any governor issued in a single year was 20. That mark was set by Gov. Pat Quinn in 2009. The average from 1999 through 2019 was 11.2 executive orders per year.
But in just the first three months of this year, Pritzker has already issued 12 executive orders, including 10 since he declared a public health disaster on March 9 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
Some of the orders Pritzker has issued deal with multiple, unrelated issues. On Tuesday, for example, he issued an order to expand the state's health care workforce by suspending portions of a law requiring former or retired certified nursing assistants to undergo background and fingerprint checks in order to practice again and limiting them to just three months under a temporary license while the background checks are being completed. Under the order they may now work for six months on a temporary license.
That same order, however, also contained a provision suspending a law requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to give local prosecutors at least 30 days' notice before releasing an offender from custody. And it contained another provision suspending a portion of the Coal Mining Act that requires the Miners' Examining Board to conduct examinations at least once a month.
Some of the executive orders have made headlines, such as the one he issued Friday, March 20, the stay-at-home order directing people essentially to shelter in place except for limited purposes, imposing social distancing rules and ordering certain nonessential businesses to close. That order also contained a provision halting residential evictions throughout the state for as long as the disaster proclamation remains in effect.
The following Monday, March 23, he issued a follow-up order amending the March 20 order to clarify that people could leave their homes to work for or obtain human services provided through the Department of Human Services, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services or Medicaid.
That order also suspended a law requiring the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide relevant local prosecutors with 14 days advance notice of an inmate being given early release.
On March 19, he issued an order requiring health insurance companies to cover telehealth services. That order also allowed for the reinstatement of medical licenses for practitioners whose licenses have been lapsed or inactive for less than three years, as long as they meet certain conditions.
The first executive order Pritzker issued after the disaster proclamation came on Thursday, March 12, when he extended the deadline for people to submit cannabis license applications for craft growers, infusers or transporters. That deadline was moved back to March 30 instead of March 16.
A full list of all executive orders dating back to 1999 is available on the governor's office website.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Elgin keeps residents informed with online videos, mapping hub

The city of Elgin has been posting daily online videos with city leaders providing updates about the new coronavirus , and now it has created an online hub of information for residents .
The `` coronavirus mapping resource center '' at cityofelgin.org/mappingresource gives information on businesses and organizations in light of the state 's mandatory `` shelter in place '' order .
The categories listed are : human services ; school food distribution centers ; open businesses , places of worship , and nonprofits ; restaurants ; and places that are temporarily closed .
The hub was built by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) team with information from the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin , the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and more .
`` Our GIS team uses a great software and has a lot of data .
They immediately saw the potential impact of using a map to have accurate data available to the public , '' city spokeswoman Molly Center said .
The map is constantly updated .
Businesses and organizations can be included by submitting information regarding their operations at cityofelgin.org/bizsurvey .
The daily `` coronavirus update '' videos started March 16 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They have featured Mayor David Kaptain , Police Chief Ana Lalley , Fire Chief Robb Cagann and Brad Bohner , the city 's public health manager .
The first Spanish-language video featuring city management analyst Karina Nava was to be released this evening with an English version Thursday .
The topic is how residents can conduct business with the city despite public facilities being closed .
The videos keep the community informed and connected , and answers questions people may have , Lalley said .
Her video Tuesday focused on enforcement of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We want to do all that we can to help ease any stress and anxiety someone may have and provide support to our community through this time , '' she said .
One of Cagann 's videos last week was about how the fire department is working with nursing homes and extended care facilities , which are particularly at risk for the spread of COVID-19 .
`` We are doing it on whatever we feel is the hot topic that needs to be addressed , '' he said .
The videos are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcements and reminders , Center said .
For information , visit cityofelgin.org/coronavirus .

Elgin keeps residents informed with online videos, mapping hub
The city of Elgin has created an online "coronavirus resource center" with information and resources for residents during the state's "stay at home" order. COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ELGIN
The city of Elgin has been posting daily online videos with city leaders providing updates about the new coronavirus, and now it has created an online hub of information for residents.
The "coronavirus mapping resource center" at cityofelgin.org/mappingresource gives information on businesses and organizations in light of the state's mandatory "shelter in place" order. The categories listed are: human services; school food distribution centers; open businesses, places of worship, and nonprofits; restaurants; and places that are temporarily closed.
The hub was built by the city's geographic information systems (GIS) team with information from the Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin, the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce and more.
"Our GIS team uses a great software and has a lot of data. They immediately saw the potential impact of using a map to have accurate data available to the public," city spokeswoman Molly Gillespie said.
The map is constantly updated. Businesses and organizations can be included by submitting information regarding their operations at cityofelgin.org/bizsurvey.
The daily "coronavirus update" videos started March 16 and are posted Monday to Friday. They have featured Mayor David Kaptain, Police Chief Ana Lalley, Fire Chief Robb Cagann and Brad Bohner, the city's public health manager.
The first Spanish-language video featuring city management analyst Karina Nava was to be released this evening with an English version Thursday. The topic is how residents can conduct business with the city despite public facilities being closed.
The videos keep the community informed and connected, and answers questions people may have, Lalley said. Her video Tuesday focused on enforcement of the "stay at home" order.
"We want to do all that we can to help ease any stress and anxiety someone may have and provide support to our community through this time," she said.
One of Cagann's videos last week was about how the fire department is working with nursing homes and extended care facilities, which are particularly at risk for the spread of COVID-19.
"We are doing it on whatever we feel is the hot topic that needs to be addressed," he said.
The videos are also an opportunity to reinforce public service announcements and reminders, Gillespie said. For information, visit cityofelgin.org/coronavirus.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Delinquent Cook County tax sale postponed

A Cook County circuit judge has postponed the annual tax sale of delinquent properties scheduled to begin May 8 , @ @ @ @ @ the new coronavirus , Treasurer Maria Pappas said Wednesday .
In an emergency motion , @ @ @ @ @ to protect the health and safety of Cook County residents .
The judge granted the @ @ @ @ @ sale until the court orders the sale to proceed .
`` Holding the tax sale @ @ @ @ @ unfair to tens of thousands of homeowners who are living paycheck-to-paycheck and face this pandemic @ @ @ @ @ are more than 52,000 properties whose delinquent taxes would be sold to investors if the @ @ @ @ @ Pappas said .
Of those properties : More than 30,000 are homes ; more than @ @ @ @ @ 1,000 ; about 2,000 are owned by senior citizens .
Postponing the tax sale would @ @ @ @ @ $ 48 million in property taxes that would have been collected .
The Cook County @ @ @ @ @ 14 billion in taxes each year .

Delinquent Cook County tax sale postponed
A Cook County circuit judge has postponed the annual tax sale of delinquent properties scheduled to begin May 8, because of the spread of the new coronavirus, Treasurer Maria Pappas said Wednesday.
In an emergency motion, Pappas asked for the delay to protect the health and safety of Cook County residents. The judge granted the motion, postponing the tax sale until the court orders the sale to proceed.
"Holding the tax sale under these circumstances would be unfair to tens of thousands of homeowners who are living paycheck-to-paycheck and face this pandemic" Pappas said.
There are more than 52,000 properties whose delinquent taxes would be sold to investors if the tax sale were held, Pappas said. Of those properties: More than 30,000 are homes; more than 23,000 owe less than $1,000; about 2,000 are owned by senior citizens.
Postponing the tax sale would delay payment of an estimated $48 million in property taxes that would have been collected. The Cook County Treasurer's Office collects $14 billion in taxes each year.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--'Our front-line heroes': How the suburbs are supporting health care workers

Residents and community leaders are organizing meal deliveries .
School districts and colleges are donating personal protective equipment .
Baked goods are left at the door , and handwritten thank-you notes are placed on cars .
As the number of COVID-19 patients in Illinois increases daily , concerns abound for potential medical equipment shortages and heightened workloads for health care workers .
But there 's no limit to how community members are showing their support for those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` We 've been receiving inquiries from everyone about ways they can help out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of community and government relations for Edward-Elmhurst Health .
`` It really is overwhelming in the best possible way . ''
That philanthropic spirit has caught fire throughout the suburbs , with individual acts of kindness spiraling into communitywide efforts that also benefit local businesses , first responders and others affected by the global health crisis .
For Masha Chepov of Northbrook , her desire to give back was sparked by daily phone calls to a friend , an emergency room doctor who described the fear , stress and low morale emanating throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meal as a pick-me-up .
Then , realizing more could be done , she partnered with two other North Shore moms -- Irena Persky of Deerfield and Rachel Brown of Wilmette -- to coordinate hospital donation efforts through the Give InKind platform .
Within days , hundreds have signed up to have meals , snacks and coffee delivered to six hospitals in Lake and Cook counties , Chepov said .
In some cases , workplaces or friend groups are pooling money to make one large contribution , she said , noting the platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ similar scenario is playing out in the Naperville area , where the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Naperville Alliance have raised more than $ 35,000 through a GoFundMe page to send food to health care workers , police officers and firefighters .
`` These are our front-line heroes , the first line of defense for all of us against this hideous virus , '' said Katie Wood , executive director of the downtown alliance .
`` The need is great . ''
The `` Naperville Helps ! ''
initiative also offers support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prepare the individually packaged meals and coordinate deliveries , often at discounted rates , Wood said .
And it gives community members a safe and effective way to help during the state 's stay-at-home order .
Other suburban businesses and restaurants are leading the charge in their own towns .
Dave Pahlke of West Dundee is organizing a communitywide effort to deliver food from Masi 's Pizza in Carpentersville to Advocate Sherman Hospital employees this Friday .
Elgin resident Alyssa Hargrave started a Meal Train for the emergency room staff at Northwestern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There are countless people risking their own lives right now , and their own health , '' Hargrave said .
`` Just trying to find some way to help and brighten up their day is really important . ''
The visual of her dark , empty classroom was gnawing away at Leah Bielski .
The science teacher at Glenbard East High School in Lombard had boxes of gloves waiting to go for anatomy dissections , and then the building shut down .
So she hatched a plan to collect materials from the science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove .
East alumna Katherine Magee , a coordinator of nursing and emergency logistics at Advocate , was `` ecstatic '' to see four face shields among the donations from the school this week .
Bielski and her colleagues also gave away 5,000 gloves , nearly 100 safety goggles and 25 to 30 unused Tyvek gowns .
`` ( Magee ) asked me , 'Do I need to come out with a box or what ? '
And I said , 'You need a cart , ' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Glenbard High School District 87 are now sharing supplies with medical workers and first responders .
And other schools and agencies throughout the suburbs have been pulling their resources together for the coronavirus response .
Round Lake Area Unit District 116 , which already donated to Advocate 's Children 's Hospital in Park Ridge , provided a second round of supplies to senior living facilities .
The Vernon Area Public Library sent over protective gear to first responders in Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire .
At Elgin Community College , staff members and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , filled three cars full of supplies and `` gave everything we had '' to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin , said Donna Boyce , manager of the nursing simulation center .
Similar efforts were organized by the College of Lake County and Wheaton College , which then donated the supplies -- including hundreds of N95 masks -- to nearby hospitals .
`` It was an instant reaction , '' Boyce said .
`` We 're just really thrilled to be able to help our community in these tough times . ''
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Lisle , coordinating relief efforts served as a way to counter blame and ill will expressed toward Chinese Americans because the coronavirus was first detected in China , said Jie Su , chairman of the board of directors .
Since last week , the nonprofit raised about $ 25,000 to buy gear for medical workers .
About 4,000 nonsurgical masks , 2,500 N95 respirator masks and 384 face shields are expected to be delivered Friday to Edward Hospital in Naperville and the DuPage Medical Group 's headquarters in Glen Ellyn .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community that Chinese Americans are doing their best to help out , '' Su said .
• Daily Herald staff writers Katlyn Smith and Susan Sarkauskas contributed to this report .

'Our front-line heroes': How the suburbs are supporting health care workers
Glenbard East High School teacher Leah Bielski, right, donates supplies to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday. "The hospital was delighted," said Bielski, who stands next to Katherine Magee, Advocate's coordinator of nursing and emergency logistics. Courtesy of Shahe Bagdasarian
300 pairs of goggles, 29 boxes of surgical gloves and 150 rubberized dissection aprons: Round Lake Area Unit District 116 nurse Bridget Heroff led an effort to donate those supplies to Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge. The district then gave away a second round of supplies to area nursing homes. Courtesy of Round Lake Area Unit District 116
Residents and community leaders are organizing meal deliveries. School districts and colleges are donating personal protective equipment. Baked goods are left at the door, and handwritten thank-you notes are placed on cars.
As the number of COVID-19 patients in Illinois increases daily, concerns abound for potential medical equipment shortages and heightened workloads for health care workers. But there's no limit to how community members are showing their support for those on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We've been receiving inquiries from everyone about ways they can help out," said Colin Dalough, manager of community and government relations for Edward-Elmhurst Health. "It really is overwhelming in the best possible way."
That philanthropic spirit has caught fire throughout the suburbs, with individual acts of kindness spiraling into communitywide efforts that also benefit local businesses, first responders and others affected by the global health crisis.
The front line
For Masha Chepov of Northbrook, her desire to give back was sparked by daily phone calls to a friend, an emergency room doctor who described the fear, stress and low morale emanating throughout the hospital.
Chepov first sent a meal as a pick-me-up. Then, realizing more could be done, she partnered with two other North Shore moms -- Irena Persky of Deerfield and Rachel Brown of Wilmette -- to coordinate hospital donation efforts through the Give InKind platform.
Within days, hundreds have signed up to have meals, snacks and coffee delivered to six hospitals in Lake and Cook counties, Chepov said. In some cases, workplaces or friend groups are pooling money to make one large contribution, she said, noting the platform offers different levels of donating.
A similar scenario is playing out in the Naperville area, where the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Naperville Alliance have raised more than $35,000 through a GoFundMe page to send food to health care workers, police officers and firefighters.
Glenbard East High School teachers donated four face shields, 5,000 gloves, close to 100 safety goggles and at least 25 to 30 unused Tyvek gowns for medical workers to cover up their scrubs to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove this week. - Courtesy of Shahe Bagdasarian
"These are our front-line heroes, the first line of defense for all of us against this hideous virus," said Katie Wood, executive director of the downtown alliance. "The need is great."
The "Naperville Helps!" initiative also offers support to local restaurants that have signed up to prepare the individually packaged meals and coordinate deliveries, often at discounted rates, Wood said. And it gives community members a safe and effective way to help during the state's stay-at-home order.
Other suburban businesses and restaurants are leading the charge in their own towns. Dave Pahlke of West Dundee is organizing a communitywide effort to deliver food from Masi's Pizza in Carpentersville to Advocate Sherman Hospital employees this Friday.
Elgin resident Alyssa Hargrave started a Meal Train for the emergency room staff at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva.
"There are countless people risking their own lives right now, and their own health," Hargrave said. "Just trying to find some way to help and brighten up their day is really important."
Providing protection
The visual of her dark, empty classroom was gnawing away at Leah Bielski.
The science teacher at Glenbard East High School in Lombard had boxes of gloves waiting to go for anatomy dissections, and then the building shut down. So she hatched a plan to collect materials from the science department and donate the crucial supplies to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.
An anonymous group placed thank-you notes on about 40 cars in the staff parking lot Monday at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital. - COURTESY NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL
East alumna Katherine Magee, a coordinator of nursing and emergency logistics at Advocate, was "ecstatic" to see four face shields among the donations from the school this week. Bielski and her colleagues also gave away 5,000 gloves, nearly 100 safety goggles and 25 to 30 unused Tyvek gowns.
"(Magee) asked me, 'Do I need to come out with a box or what?' And I said, 'You need a cart,'" Bielski said.
All four campuses in Glenbard High School District 87 are now sharing supplies with medical workers and first responders. And other schools and agencies throughout the suburbs have been pooling their resources together for the coronavirus response.
Elgin Community College faculty and administrators cleared the supplies out of classrooms and labs and "gave everything we had" to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, said Donna Boyce, manager of the nursing simulation center. - Courtesy of Elgin Community College
Round Lake Area Unit District 116, which already donated to Advocate's Children's Hospital in Park Ridge, provided a second round of supplies to senior living facilities. The Vernon Area Public Library sent over protective gear to first responders in Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire.
At Elgin Community College, staff members and administrators cleared their health and science labs, filled three cars full of supplies and "gave everything we had" to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, said Donna Boyce, manager of the nursing simulation center. Similar efforts were organized by the College of Lake County and Wheaton College, which then donated the supplies -- including hundreds of N95 masks -- to nearby hospitals.
Employees of the Allegory restaurant in Naperville prepare more than 70 lunches Wednesday to be delivered to health care workers and first responders as part of a communitywide coronavirus relief effort. - Courtesy of the Downtown Naperville Alliance
"It was an instant reaction," Boyce said. "We're just really thrilled to be able to help our community in these tough times."
For the families of the Ray Chinese School in Lisle, coordinating relief efforts served as a way to counter blame and ill will expressed toward Chinese Americans because the coronavirus was first detected in China, said Jie Su, chairman of the board of directors.
Since last week, the nonprofit raised about $25,000 to buy gear for medical workers. About 4,000 nonsurgical masks, 2,500 N95 respirator masks and 384 face shields are expected to be delivered Friday to Edward Hospital in Naperville and the DuPage Medical Group's headquarters in Glen Ellyn.
"We want to express to the local community that Chinese Americans are doing their best to help out," Su said.
• Daily Herald staff writers Katlyn Smith and Susan Sarkauskas contributed to this report.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Senate passes $2 trillion virus rescue bill; it now goes to House

WASHINGTON -- The Senate with a 96-0 vote Wednesday night passed an unparalleled $ 2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses , workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic .
The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in U.S. history , and , after days of delay and a last-minute scramble , the chamber at long last unveiled the final version late Wednesday .
The legislation now goes to the House , whose leaders say a vote will come Friday .
President Donald Trump said he intends to sign it immediately .
Insistently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public-health emergency in anyone 's lifetime , `` I do n't think its going to end up being such a rough patch '' and anticipated the economy soaring `` like a rocket ship '' when it 's over .
Yet he implored Congress late in the day to move on critical aid without further delay .
The package is intended as relief for an economy spiraling into recession or worse and a nation facing a grim toll from an infection that 's killed nearly 20,000 people worldwide .
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the economy afloat , said : `` We 've anticipated three months .
Hopefully , we wo n't need this for three months . ''
Underscoring the effort 's sheer magnitude , the bill finances a response with a price tag that equals half the size of the entire $ 4 trillion annual federal budget .
But the drive by leaders to speed the bill through the Senate was slowed as four conservative Republican senators from states who economies are dominated by low-wage jobs demanded changes , saying the legislation as written might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay on unemployment instead of returning return to their jobs since they may earn more money if they 're laid off than if they 're working .
They settled for a futile vote to modify the provision , with a final vote to immediately follow .
Other objections floated in from New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo , who has become a prominent Democrat on the national scene as the country battles the pandemic .
Cuomo , whose state has seen more deaths from the pandemic than any other , said , `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do n't work . ''
Ardent liberals like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were restless as well , but top Washington Democrats assured them that a fourth coronavirus bill will follow this spring and signaled that delaying the pending measure would be foolish .
The sprawling measure is the third coronavirus response bill produced by Congress and by far the largest .
It builds on efforts focused on vaccines and emergency response , sick and family medical leave for workers , and food aid .
House .
Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif. , swung behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people . ''
Working in tandem after days of feuding , Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and top Democrat Chuck Schumer pressed for passage of the legislation in the Republican-led Senate by the end of the day .
Senate passage would leave final congressional approval up to the Democratic-controlled House on Friday .
House members are scattered around the country and the timetable for votes in that chamber was unclear .
House Democratic and Republican leaders have hoped to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a voice vote without having to call lawmakers back to Washington .
The package would give direct payments to most Americans , expand unemployment benefits and provide a $ 367 billion program for small businesses to keep making payroll while workers are forced to stay home .
One of the last issues to close concerned $ 500 billion for guaranteed , subsidized loans to larger industries , including a fight over how generous to be with the airlines .
Hospitals would get significant help as well .
Five days of arduous talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress ' top leaders , who each took care to tend to party politics as they maneuvered and battled over crafting the legislation .
But failure is not an option , nor is starting over , which permitted both sides to include their priorities .
`` That Washington drama does not matter any more , '' McConnell said .
`` The Senate is going to stand together , act together , and pass this historic relief package today . ''
The bill would provide one-time direct payments to Americans of $ 1,200 per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , and $ 2,400 to a married couple making up to $ 150,000 , with $ 500 payments per child .
A huge cash infusion for hospitals expecting a flood of COVID-19 patients grew during the talks to an estimated $ 130 billion .
Another $ 45 billion would fund additional relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local response efforts and community services .
Democrats said the package would help replace the salaries of furloughed workers for four months , rather than the three months first proposed .
Furloughed workers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provides for unemployment , plus a $ 600 per week add-on , with gig workers like Uber drivers covered for the first time .
Businesses controlled by members of Congress and top administration officials -- including Trump and his immediate family members -- would be ineligible for the bill 's business assistance .
Schumer immediately sent out a roster of negotiating wins for transit systems , hospitals and cash-hungry state governments that were cemented after Democrats blocked the measure in votes held Sunday and Monday .
But Cuomo said the Senate package would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , far short of his estimate that the crisis will cost his state up to $ 15 billion over the next year .
More than 280 New Yorkers have died from the virus , a death toll more than double that of any other state .
Still , Pelosi said the need for more money for New York is `` no reason to stop the step we are taking . ''
Pelosi was a force behind $ 400 million in grants to states to expand voting by mail and other steps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Republican critics called political opportunism .
The package also contains $ 15.5 billion more for a surge in demand for food stamps .
Republicans won inclusion of an `` employee retention '' tax credit that 's estimated to provide $ 50 billion to companies that retain employees on payroll and cover 50 % of workers ' paycheck up to $ 10,000 .
Companies would also be able to defer payment of the 6.2 % Social Security payroll tax .
A companion appropriations package ballooned as well , growing from a $ 46 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion , which dwarfs earlier disasters -- including Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy combined .
Europe is enacting its own economic recovery packages , with huge amounts of credit guarantees , government spending and other support .
Germany , Europe 's biggest economy , has agreed to commit over 1 trillion euros ( $ 1.1 trillion ) in fiscal stimulus and support -- roughly 30 % of that nation 's entire annual output .
France , Spain and Italy have launched similar programs .
For most people , the new coronavirus causes mild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cough that clear up in two to three weeks .
For some , especially older adults and people with existing health problems , it can cause more severe illness , including pneumonia , or death .
In the United States , more than 55,000 people have been sickened and more than 900 have died .
Associated Press writers Matthew Daly , Alan Fram , Mary Clare Jalonick , Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Padmananda Rama contributed to this report .

Senate passes $2 trillion virus rescue bill; it now goes to House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gives a thumbs up Wednesday as he leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. The $2 trillion stimulus bill is expected to be voted on in the Senate Wednesday. Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Senate with a 96-0 vote Wednesday night passed an unparalleled $2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The 880-page measure is the largest economic relief bill in U.S. history, and, after days of delay and a last-minute scramble, the chamber at long last unveiled the final version late Wednesday. The legislation now goes to the House, whose leaders say a vote will come Friday.
President Donald Trump said he intends to sign it immediately.
Insistently optimistic, Trump said of the greatest public-health emergency in anyone's lifetime, "I don't think its going to end up being such a rough patch" and anticipated the economy soaring "like a rocket ship" when it's over. Yet he implored Congress late in the day to move on critical aid without further delay.
The package is intended as relief for an economy spiraling into recession or worse and a nation facing a grim toll from an infection that's killed nearly 20,000 people worldwide. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, asked how long the aid would keep the economy afloat, said: "We've anticipated three months. Hopefully, we won't need this for three months."
Underscoring the effort's sheer magnitude, the bill finances a response with a price tag that equals half the size of the entire $4 trillion annual federal budget.
But the drive by leaders to speed the bill through the Senate was slowed as four conservative Republican senators from states who economies are dominated by low-wage jobs demanded changes, saying the legislation as written might give workers like store clerks incentives to stay on unemployment instead of returning return to their jobs since they may earn more money if they're laid off than if they're working. They settled for a futile vote to modify the provision, with a final vote to immediately follow.
Other objections floated in from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has become a prominent Democrat on the national scene as the country battles the pandemic. Cuomo, whose state has seen more deaths from the pandemic than any other, said, "I'm telling you, these numbers don't work."
Ardent liberals like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were restless as well, but top Washington Democrats assured them that a fourth coronavirus bill will follow this spring and signaled that delaying the pending measure would be foolish. The sprawling measure is the third coronavirus response bill produced by Congress and by far the largest. It builds on efforts focused on vaccines and emergency response, sick and family medical leave for workers, and food aid.
House. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., swung behind the bipartisan agreement, saying it "takes us a long way down the road in meeting the needs of the American people."
Working in tandem after days of feuding, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and top Democrat Chuck Schumer pressed for passage of the legislation in the Republican-led Senate by the end of the day.
Senate passage would leave final congressional approval up to the Democratic-controlled House on Friday. House members are scattered around the country and the timetable for votes in that chamber was unclear.
House Democratic and Republican leaders have hoped to clear the measure for Trump's signature by a voice vote without having to call lawmakers back to Washington.
The package would give direct payments to most Americans, expand unemployment benefits and provide a $367 billion program for small businesses to keep making payroll while workers are forced to stay home.
One of the last issues to close concerned $500 billion for guaranteed, subsidized loans to larger industries, including a fight over how generous to be with the airlines. Hospitals would get significant help as well.
Five days of arduous talks produced the bill, creating tensions among Congress' top leaders, who each took care to tend to party politics as they maneuvered and battled over crafting the legislation. But failure is not an option, nor is starting over, which permitted both sides to include their priorities.
"That Washington drama does not matter any more," McConnell said. "The Senate is going to stand together, act together, and pass this historic relief package today."
The bill would provide one-time direct payments to Americans of $1,200 per adult making up to $75,000 a year, and $2,400 to a married couple making up to $150,000, with $500 payments per child.
A huge cash infusion for hospitals expecting a flood of COVID-19 patients grew during the talks to an estimated $130 billion. Another $45 billion would fund additional relief through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for local response efforts and community services.
Democrats said the package would help replace the salaries of furloughed workers for four months, rather than the three months first proposed. Furloughed workers would get whatever amount a state usually provides for unemployment, plus a $600 per week add-on, with gig workers like Uber drivers covered for the first time.
Businesses controlled by members of Congress and top administration officials -- including Trump and his immediate family members -- would be ineligible for the bill's business assistance.
Schumer immediately sent out a roster of negotiating wins for transit systems, hospitals and cash-hungry state governments that were cemented after Democrats blocked the measure in votes held Sunday and Monday.
But Cuomo said the Senate package would send less than $4 billion to New York, far short of his estimate that the crisis will cost his state up to $15 billion over the next year. More than 280 New Yorkers have died from the virus, a death toll more than double that of any other state.
Still, Pelosi said the need for more money for New York is "no reason to stop the step we are taking."
Pelosi was a force behind $400 million in grants to states to expand voting by mail and other steps that Democrats billed as making voting safer but Republican critics called political opportunism. The package also contains $15.5 billion more for a surge in demand for food stamps.
Republicans won inclusion of an "employee retention" tax credit that's estimated to provide $50 billion to companies that retain employees on payroll and cover 50% of workers' paycheck up to $10,000. Companies would also be able to defer payment of the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax.
A companion appropriations package ballooned as well, growing from a $46 billion White House proposal to $330 billion, which dwarfs earlier disasters -- including Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy combined.
Europe is enacting its own economic recovery packages, with huge amounts of credit guarantees, government spending and other support.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has agreed to commit over 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in fiscal stimulus and support -- roughly 30% of that nation's entire annual output. France, Spain and Italy have launched similar programs.
For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death.
In the United States, more than 55,000 people have been sickened and more than 900 have died.
Associated Press writers Matthew Daly, Alan Fram, Mary Clare Jalonick, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Padmananda Rama contributed to this report.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Need a new outlook? Naperville teen's book emphasizes optimism

A book by a Naperville teen contains a message the virus-weary world might do well to hear .
It 's about positivity .
`` Generation Optimism : Creating the Next Generation of Doers & Dreamers '' is based on the life experiences of 18-year-old author Juan David Campolargo , as well as interviews and research about the power of a rosy outlook .
A senior at Benet Academy in Lisle who moved to Naperville when he was 14 , Juan David has used optimism since his early days in Venezuela -- first to overcome grief and later to learn new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others in his Generation Z cohort are falling too far into fear , anxiety and pessimism .
`` When you 're pessimistic , you are complacent , '' he said .
`` When you are complacent , you 're lazy .
When you 're lazy , you do nothing . ''
Optimistic people , by contrast , are `` ambitious and happy , courageous and adaptable , '' he said last fall during a TEDx talk he gave at a speaker conference in Naperville .
`` I see optimism as the only way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the future , '' Juan David said .
The power of optimism entered Juan David 's life after his father 's death .
In a TEDx talk he gave last fall in Durango , Colorado , he told how he was in the car with his father in Venezuela when his dad was shot to death .
`` Everyone thought I was going to be traumatized for the rest of my life and that I was n't going to be a 'normal kid , ' '' Juan David wrote on his website .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I 'm definitely not normal .
I 'm just a crazy kid .
Just a crazy kid who wants to inspire people to change the world . ''
And with optimism , Juan David says , people feel inspired to take action .
Optimism helped in his own life again , he said , when he came to America with his mother and younger sister , not speaking a word of English .
In six months , he said , he was able to learn the language -- his fourth , as he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` For me , optimism is part of my identity , '' he said during his Naperville TEDx talk .
His book aims to make that a truth for more young people , even during an age of concern over school shootings or climate change or the spread of the new coronavirus .
`` I 'd rather believe that we 're going to solve all of these challenges with the coronavirus than think that nothing 's going to happen and we 're all going to die , '' he said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to survive , so why would I spend the energy thinking otherwise ? ''
Writing `` Generation Optimism '' took Juan David roughly a year , with guidance and help finding a publisher from Eric Koester at Georgetown University , who is known as `` the book professor '' for his goal to create 10,000 new authors .
One highlight of the writing process , Juan David said , was interviewing Dallas Mavericks owner and `` Shark Tank '' entrepreneur Mark Cuban to learn his advice about optimism .
`` He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Generation Optimism '' is available on Amazon as its author plans his next steps .
Juan David said he is waiting to hear back from colleges to which he applied .
He plans to study engineering or statistics , both of which he said can help with his goal of starting businesses .
He also said he plans to write another book , this one about the future of marketing .
As students adjust to online learning and the cancellation of regular school activities because of the new coronavirus , Juan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Adapt .
`` Intelligence is the ability to adapt , '' he said .
`` We as a society , we as citizens of the world need to adapt and become more optimistic . ''

Need a new outlook? Naperville teen's book emphasizes optimism
Juan David Campolargo, 18, of Naperville, has written a book called "Generation Optimism" about the benefits of learning and adopting a positive point of view. Courtesy of Juan David Campolargo
Juan David Camplargo gave two TEDx talks last fall, one in Naperville and one in Colorado, about his book "Generation Optimism: Creating the Next Generation of Doers & Dreamers." Courtesy of Juan David Campolargo
A book by a Naperville teen contains a message the virus-weary world might do well to hear. It's about positivity.
"Generation Optimism: Creating the Next Generation of Doers & Dreamers" is based on the life experiences of 18-year-old author Juan David Campolargo, as well as interviews and research about the power of a rosy outlook.
A senior at Benet Academy in Lisle who moved to Naperville when he was 14, Juan David has used optimism since his early days in Venezuela -- first to overcome grief and later to learn new languages. But he says he fears others in his Generation Z cohort are falling too far into fear, anxiety and pessimism.
"When you're pessimistic, you are complacent," he said. "When you are complacent, you're lazy. When you're lazy, you do nothing."
Optimistic people, by contrast, are "ambitious and happy, courageous and adaptable," he said last fall during a TEDx talk he gave at a speaker conference in Naperville.
"I see optimism as the only way to solve the problems and challenges in the future," Juan David said.
The power of optimism entered Juan David's life after his father's death. In a TEDx talk he gave last fall in Durango, Colorado, he told how he was in the car with his father in Venezuela when his dad was shot to death.
"Everyone thought I was going to be traumatized for the rest of my life and that I wasn't going to be a 'normal kid,'" Juan David wrote on his website. "Well, they were right, I'm definitely not normal. I'm just a crazy kid. Just a crazy kid who wants to inspire people to change the world."
And with optimism, Juan David says, people feel inspired to take action.
Optimism helped in his own life again, he said, when he came to America with his mother and younger sister, not speaking a word of English. In six months, he said, he was able to learn the language -- his fourth, as he also speaks Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.
"For me, optimism is part of my identity," he said during his Naperville TEDx talk.
His book aims to make that a truth for more young people, even during an age of concern over school shootings or climate change or the spread of the new coronavirus.
"I'd rather believe that we're going to solve all of these challenges with the coronavirus than think that nothing's going to happen and we're all going to die," he said. "Realistically and statistically, we're likely going to survive, so why would I spend the energy thinking otherwise?"
Writing "Generation Optimism" took Juan David roughly a year, with guidance and help finding a publisher from Eric Koester at Georgetown University, who is known as "the book professor" for his goal to create 10,000 new authors.
One highlight of the writing process, Juan David said, was interviewing Dallas Mavericks owner and "Shark Tank" entrepreneur Mark Cuban to learn his advice about optimism.
"He was super nice," Juan David said.
"Generation Optimism" is available on Amazon as its author plans his next steps.
Juan David said he is waiting to hear back from colleges to which he applied. He plans to study engineering or statistics, both of which he said can help with his goal of starting businesses. He also said he plans to write another book, this one about the future of marketing.
As students adjust to online learning and the cancellation of regular school activities because of the new coronavirus, Juan David has one more piece of advice: Adapt.
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt," he said.
"We as a society, we as citizens of the world need to adapt and become more optimistic."


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--Dozens -- individually -- donate blood at Chicago Wolves' drive

From a variety of motivations , several dozen people practiced both good health and proper social distancing as they responded Wednesday to the call for blood donations at a drive co-hosted by the Chicago Wolves across the street from Allstate Arena in Rosemont .
The blood donation agency Vitalant was the true on-site organizer and expert at the event held at the Skyline Room for which 160 people had signed up over a six-hour period , though a turnout slightly short of that was anticipated .
Practicing newly established protocols , each arrival 's temperature was taken .
Donors had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether they were feeling well and had been out of the country within the past four weeks .
Midway through the event , Vitalant-Illinois Marketing Lead Holly Seese said she had yet to learn of anyone having to be turned away for not meeting the health criteria .
Once through the door , waiting donors sat in chairs approximately a hockey stick 's length apart .
The event -- as well as regular operations at all established Vitalant centers -- was based on prearranged appointment times for specific numbers of people , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seese said .
Donated blood is in great demand because of the recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 drives across the country , largely due to the closures of the facilities at which they were to be held .
Experts have said that the nation 's blood supply is down 30 % to 40 % from a year ago , and that new donations are always needed because blood has a shelf life of only 42 days .
Seese said Vitalant does have three scheduled drives in the region this weekend , and another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pittance compared to the usual numbers for a two-week period .
Justin Williams of Woodstock , a first-time donor who described himself as squeamish about needles , admitted that it was the lure of Chicago Wolves swag , including hats , T-shirts and ticket vouchers , that inspired his bravery and selflessness .
`` That was kind of what pushed me in the door , '' he said .
Williams puts in long shifts on the days he works , resulting in his being off half the week .
He considers Wolves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
Pleased by the COVID-19 precautions being taken during the drive , he said his anxiety about needles turned out to be solvable just by looking away .
Kristine Binder , who lives on Chicago 's Northwest Side , said the event provided the ideal way to fulfill her annual blood donation .
`` It 's close to my house , I 'm a hockey lover , I love the Chicago Wolves and I wanted to donate , '' she said .
`` It was awesome .
Everyone was so friendly and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Chicago Wolves Marketing Coordinator Katherine Damisch of Glenview had a snack to raise her blood sugar after she donated .
She said she had been signed up to give for months .
`` It 's an opportunity to show that we 're part of the community and care about the people of the Chicago area , '' she said .

Dozens -- individually -- donate blood at Chicago Wolves' drive
From a variety of motivations, several dozen people practiced both good health and proper social distancing as they responded Wednesday to the call for blood donations at a drive co-hosted by the Chicago Wolves across the street from Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
The blood donation agency Vitalant was the true on-site organizer and expert at the event held at the Skyline Room for which 160 people had signed up over a six-hour period, though a turnout slightly short of that was anticipated.
Practicing newly established protocols, each arrival's temperature was taken. Donors had to answer a few questions such as whether they were feeling well and had been out of the country within the past four weeks.
Midway through the event, Vitalant-Illinois Marketing Lead Holly Seese said she had yet to learn of anyone having to be turned away for not meeting the health criteria.
Once through the door, waiting donors sat in chairs approximately a hockey stick's length apart.
The event -- as well as regular operations at all established Vitalant centers -- was based on prearranged appointment times for specific numbers of people, while walk-in traffic has been temporarily discontinued, Seese said.
Donated blood is in great demand because of the recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 drives across the country, largely due to the closures of the facilities at which they were to be held. Experts have said that the nation's blood supply is down 30% to 40% from a year ago, and that new donations are always needed because blood has a shelf life of only 42 days.
Seese said Vitalant does have three scheduled drives in the region this weekend, and another one next week, but that is a pittance compared to the usual numbers for a two-week period.
Justin Williams of Woodstock, a first-time donor who described himself as squeamish about needles, admitted that it was the lure of Chicago Wolves swag, including hats, T-shirts and ticket vouchers, that inspired his bravery and selflessness.
"That was kind of what pushed me in the door," he said.
Williams puts in long shifts on the days he works, resulting in his being off half the week. He considers Wolves games a good way to fill that time.
Pleased by the COVID-19 precautions being taken during the drive, he said his anxiety about needles turned out to be solvable just by looking away.
Kristine Binder, who lives on Chicago's Northwest Side, said the event provided the ideal way to fulfill her annual blood donation.
"It's close to my house, I'm a hockey lover, I love the Chicago Wolves and I wanted to donate," she said. "It was awesome. Everyone was so friendly and kind, and it was so clean."
Chicago Wolves Marketing Coordinator Katherine Damisch of Glenview had a snack to raise her blood sugar after she donated. She said she had been signed up to give for months.
"It's an opportunity to show that we're part of the community and care about the people of the Chicago area," she said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-03-25--A song to make you smile: "Heroes" by David Bowie

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 .
@ @ @ @ @ Heroes '' by David Bowie , released in 1977 .

A song to make you smile: "Heroes" by David Bowie
David Bowie gives a concert in New York in May 1978. Associated Press
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 "Heroes" by David Bowie, released in 1977.
Send your ideas to suggestions@dailyherald.com.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-16--Illinois deaths from COVID-19 surpass 1,000; Illinois joins Midwest coalition

The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000 , Gov .
J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while announcing a coalition with six other Midwestern governors to coordinate reopening their states ' economies .
The state experienced its `` greatest number of deaths in a 24-hour period , '' with 125 fatalities in one day , Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike said at a briefing .
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,140 , which is the lowest one-day total since April 6 , when 1,006 infections were reported .
There have been 25,733 confirmed cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Illinois ' 102 counties .
The states joining Illinois in the coalition are Michigan , Ohio , Wisconsin , Minnesota , Indiana and Kentucky .
The seven governors will use a `` fact-based , data-driven approach to reopening our economy in a way that protects families from the spread of COVID-19 , '' Pritzker said .
But he added that every state 's economy is diverse and each governor will determine when to lift stay-at-home orders .
Wisconsin Gov .
Tony Evers lengthened his state 's stay-at-home order until 8 a.m. May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to expire April 24 .
Asked when or if he will extend Illinois ' stay-at-home order past April 30 , Pritzker said he will consult with health experts and `` we will be making an announcement over the next several days or over the next week . ''
Loosening stay-at-home restrictions is contingent on a controlled rate of new infections and hospitalizations , increased capability to test and trace , capacity in hospitals to handle a second wave of COVID-19 and strong social distancing standards in the workplace , officials said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , particularly in Chicago neighborhoods where black and minority residents are being disproportionately stricken by the disease .
Details are still emerging , but a number of federally qualified health centers in the suburbs , Chicago and across the state will be offering tests .
Information is forthcoming on the IDPH 's COVID-19 website , Pritzker said .
The state 's policy had previously restricted testing to people with advanced symptoms who have a doctor 's order .
Now those limitations will be expanded to individuals with mild symptoms , but details were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the website at Erie Family Health Centers , with locations in Evanston , Waukegan and numerous sites in Chicago , said expanded COVID-19 testing will begin May 1 and only current patients will be eligible .
Tests `` will be by appointment only .
No walk-in testing , '' the website stated .
Other medical centers partnering with the state to offer tests are : Quorum Health in Waukegan and VNA Healthcare in Aurora , Carol Stream , Romeoville and Elgin , officials said .
Pritzker acknowledged that just a fraction -- under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 12.7 million people have been tested .
But fixes to testing machines at state labs and a windfall of raw materials like swabs coming from state laboratories will accelerate results , he said .

Illinois deaths from COVID-19 surpass 1,000; Illinois joins Midwest coalition
The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while announcing a coalition with six other Midwestern governors to coordinate reopening their states' economies.
The state experienced its "greatest number of deaths in a 24-hour period," with 125 fatalities in one day, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike said at a briefing.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,140, which is the lowest one-day total since April 6, when 1,006 infections were reported.
There have been 25,733 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,072 deaths in 90 of Illinois' 102 counties.
The states joining Illinois in the coalition are Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Kentucky.
The seven governors will use a "fact-based, data-driven approach to reopening our economy in a way that protects families from the spread of COVID-19," Pritzker said.
But he added that every state's economy is diverse and each governor will determine when to lift stay-at-home orders.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers lengthened his state's stay-at-home order until 8 a.m. May 26 on Thursday. It had been set to expire April 24.
Asked when or if he will extend Illinois' stay-at-home order past April 30, Pritzker said he will consult with health experts and "we will be making an announcement over the next several days or over the next week."
Loosening stay-at-home restrictions is contingent on a controlled rate of new infections and hospitalizations, increased capability to test and trace, capacity in hospitals to handle a second wave of COVID-19 and strong social distancing standards in the workplace, officials said.
Pritzker also promised to ramp up testing, particularly in Chicago neighborhoods where black and minority residents are being disproportionately stricken by the disease.
Details are still emerging, but a number of federally qualified health centers in the suburbs, Chicago and across the state will be offering tests. Information is forthcoming on the IDPH's COVID-19 website, Pritzker said.
The state's policy had previously restricted testing to people with advanced symptoms who have a doctor's order. Now those limitations will be expanded to individuals with mild symptoms, but details were not entirely clear.
For example, the website at Erie Family Health Centers, with locations in Evanston, Waukegan and numerous sites in Chicago, said expanded COVID-19 testing will begin May 1 and only current patients will be eligible.
Tests "will be by appointment only. No walk-in testing," the website stated.
Other medical centers partnering with the state to offer tests are: Quorum Health in Waukegan and VNA Healthcare in Aurora, Carol Stream, Romeoville and Elgin, officials said.
Pritzker acknowledged that just a fraction -- under 1% -- of the state's 12.7 million people have been tested. But fixes to testing machines at state labs and a windfall of raw materials like swabs coming from state laboratories will accelerate results, he said.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-16--Trump to governors: 'Call your own shots' in three-phase plan to recovery

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic , laying out `` a phased and deliberate approach '' to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases .
`` We 're starting our life again , '' Trump said during his daily press briefing .
`` We 're starting rejuvenation of our economy again . ''
He added , `` This is a gradual process . ''
The new guidelines are aimed at easing restrictions in areas with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holding the line in harder-hit locations .
They make clear that the return to normalcy will be a far longer process than Trump initially envisioned , with federal officials warning that some social distancing measures may need to remain in place through the end of the year to prevent a new outbreak .
And they largely reinforce the plans already under development by governors , who have the primary responsibility for public health in their states .
`` You 're going to call your own shots , '' Trump told the governors Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to an audio recording obtained by The Associated Press .
`` We 're going to be standing alongside of you . ''
Places with declining infections and strong testing would begin a three-phase gradual reopening of businesses and schools .
In Phase 1 , for instance , the plan recommends strict social distancing for all people in public .
Gatherings larger than 10 people are to be avoided and nonessential travel is discouraged .
In Phase 2 , people are encouraged to maximize social distancing where possible and limit gatherings to no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken .
Travel could resume .
Phase 3 envisions a return to normalcy for most Americans , with a focus on identification and isolation of any new infections .
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the guidelines before their public release .
Governors of both parties made clear they will move at their own pace .
Delaware Gov .
John Carney , a Democrat , said the guidelines `` seem to make sense . ''
`` We 're days , maybe weeks away from the starting line and then you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of declining symptoms and hospital capacity that exists in case you have a rebound , '' he said .
West Virginia Gov .
Jim Justice , a Trump ally , cautiously floated the idea of reopening parts of the state , but said testing capacity and contact tracing would need to be considerably ramped up before restrictions could be safely lifted .
`` All would be forgotten very quickly if we moved into a stage quicker than we should , and then we got into a situation where we had people dying like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At earliest , the guidelines suggest , some parts of the country could see a resumption in normal commerce and social gatherings after a month of evaluating whether easing up on restrictions has led to a resurgence in virus cases .
In other parts of the country , or if virus cases pick up , it could be substantially longer .
In briefing the governors on the plan , Trump said they were going to be responsible for deciding when it is safe to lift restrictions in their states .
Just days before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming he had the absolute authority to determine how and when states reopen .
`` We have a very large number of states that want to get going and they 're in very good shape , '' Trump said .
`` That 's good with us , frankly . ''
The guidelines also include general recommendations to businesses as they plan for potential reopenings , suggesting temperature-taking , rapid COVID-19 testing and widespread disinfection efforts in workplaces .
Those most susceptible to the respiratory disease are advised to remain sheltered in place until @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and even then are encouraged to take precautions to avoid close contact with other people .
Governors , for their part , have been moving ahead with their own plans for how to safely revive normal activity .
Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday they will coordinate on reopening their economies .
Similar pacts were announced earlier in the week in the West and Northeast .
Two in three Americans expressed concerns that restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus would be eased too quickly , according to a Pew Research Center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference calls Thursday with lawmakers he named to a new congressional advisory task force on reviving the economy .
The economic costs were clear in new federal data showing that at least 22 million Americans have been thrown out of work in the last month .
But the legislators repeatedly urged the president not to sacrifice public health by moving too quickly .
`` My highest priority on this task force will be to ensure the federal government 's efforts to reopen our economy are bipartisan , data-driven , and based on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia .
The federal government envisions a gradual recovery from the virus , in which disruptive mitigation measures may be needed in some places at least until a vaccine is available -- a milestone unlikely to be reached until sometime next year .
`` It 's not going to immediately be a situation where we have stadiums full of people , '' said Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday .
`` We 're Americans .
We will adapt , '' he added .
Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ built the most advanced and robust testing anywhere in the world . ''
But even people close to him warned more would be necessary .
`` We are struggling with testing at a large scale , '' South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told ABC 's `` The View . ''
`` You really ca n't go back to work until we have more tests . ''
But some of Trump 's conservative allies , like economist Stephen Moore , have encouraged him to act swiftly , warning of `` a mini Great Depression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
`` That is a catastrophic outcome for our country .
Period , '' Moore said he advised the president .
`` We ca n't have 30 million people in this country unemployed or you 're going to have social chaos . ''
A big testing ground for Trump 's road map could be Texas , where Republican Gov .
Greg Abbott , who has stuck close to federal guidance throughout the crisis , will lay out his reopening plan Friday .
Abbott has said the process will be gradual , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to get Texas back to work .

Trump to governors: 'Call your own shots' in three-phase plan to recovery
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. Associated Press
President Donald Trump, followed by Vice President Mike Pence, arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. Associated Press
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Washington. Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out "a phased and deliberate approach" to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.
"We're starting our life again," Trump said during his daily press briefing. "We're starting rejuvenation of our economy again."
He added, "This is a gradual process."
The new guidelines are aimed at easing restrictions in areas with low transmission of the coronavirus, while holding the line in harder-hit locations. They make clear that the return to normalcy will be a far longer process than Trump initially envisioned, with federal officials warning that some social distancing measures may need to remain in place through the end of the year to prevent a new outbreak. And they largely reinforce the plans already under development by governors, who have the primary responsibility for public health in their states.
"You're going to call your own shots," Trump told the governors Thursday afternoon in a conference call, according to an audio recording obtained by The Associated Press. "We're going to be standing alongside of you."
Places with declining infections and strong testing would begin a three-phase gradual reopening of businesses and schools.
In Phase 1, for instance, the plan recommends strict social distancing for all people in public. Gatherings larger than 10 people are to be avoided and nonessential travel is discouraged.
In Phase 2, people are encouraged to maximize social distancing where possible and limit gatherings to no more than 50 people unless precautionary measures are taken. Travel could resume.
Phase 3 envisions a return to normalcy for most Americans, with a focus on identification and isolation of any new infections.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of the guidelines before their public release.
Governors of both parties made clear they will move at their own pace.
Delaware Gov. John Carney, a Democrat, said the guidelines "seem to make sense."
"We're days, maybe weeks away from the starting line and then you have to have 14 days of declining cases, of declining symptoms and hospital capacity that exists in case you have a rebound," he said.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Trump ally, cautiously floated the idea of reopening parts of the state, but said testing capacity and contact tracing would need to be considerably ramped up before restrictions could be safely lifted.
"All would be forgotten very quickly if we moved into a stage quicker than we should, and then we got into a situation where we had people dying like flies," Justice told reporters.
At earliest, the guidelines suggest, some parts of the country could see a resumption in normal commerce and social gatherings after a month of evaluating whether easing up on restrictions has led to a resurgence in virus cases. In other parts of the country, or if virus cases pick up, it could be substantially longer.
In briefing the governors on the plan, Trump said they were going to be responsible for deciding when it is safe to lift restrictions in their states. Just days before, he had drawn swift pushback for claiming he had the absolute authority to determine how and when states reopen.
"We have a very large number of states that want to get going and they're in very good shape," Trump said. "That's good with us, frankly."
The guidelines also include general recommendations to businesses as they plan for potential reopenings, suggesting temperature-taking, rapid COVID-19 testing and widespread disinfection efforts in workplaces.
Those most susceptible to the respiratory disease are advised to remain sheltered in place until their area enters the final phase -- and even then are encouraged to take precautions to avoid close contact with other people.
Governors, for their part, have been moving ahead with their own plans for how to safely revive normal activity. Seven Midwestern governors announced Thursday they will coordinate on reopening their economies. Similar pacts were announced earlier in the week in the West and Northeast.
Two in three Americans expressed concerns that restrictions meant to slow the spread of the virus would be eased too quickly, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday.
Trump also held conference calls Thursday with lawmakers he named to a new congressional advisory task force on reviving the economy. The economic costs were clear in new federal data showing that at least 22 million Americans have been thrown out of work in the last month. But the legislators repeatedly urged the president not to sacrifice public health by moving too quickly.
"My highest priority on this task force will be to ensure the federal government's efforts to reopen our economy are bipartisan, data-driven, and based on the expertise of public health professionals," said Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia.
The federal government envisions a gradual recovery from the virus, in which disruptive mitigation measures may be needed in some places at least until a vaccine is available -- a milestone unlikely to be reached until sometime next year.
"It's not going to immediately be a situation where we have stadiums full of people," said Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Thursday. "We're Americans. We will adapt," he added.
Trump on Thursday claimed the U.S. has "built the most advanced and robust testing anywhere in the world." But even people close to him warned more would be necessary.
"We are struggling with testing at a large scale," South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told ABC's "The View." "You really can't go back to work until we have more tests."
But some of Trump's conservative allies, like economist Stephen Moore, have encouraged him to act swiftly, warning of "a mini Great Depression if we keep the economy shut down."
"That is a catastrophic outcome for our country. Period," Moore said he advised the president. "We can't have 30 million people in this country unemployed or you're going to have social chaos."
A big testing ground for Trump's road map could be Texas, where Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has stuck close to federal guidance throughout the crisis, will lay out his reopening plan Friday. Abbott has said the process will be gradual, but he is facing pressure from conservative lawmakers to get Texas back to work.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-16--Two men killed in wrong-way crash on Route 12 in Wauconda

Two men were killed and a third was injured early Thursday when a minivan headed the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda collided with a truck , police said .
The identities of the men killed were n't released Thursday as authorities continued their investigation .
The crash occurred about 2:15 a.m. when a Honda Odyssey traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 12 near Route 59 hit a delivery truck from A.H .
Vending & Food Services .
The Odyssey had turned onto Route 12 about a quarter-mile north of the crash site by going south up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ David Wermes said .
Another motorist came upon the crash site and called 911 , Wermes said .
The 25-year-old man driving the Odyssey and a 24-year-old passenger were pronounced dead on the scene , police said .
The truck 's driver , a 23-year-old man , was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with unspecified injuries .
Route 12 was closed between Old Rand Road and Route 176 for several hours Thursday morning as Wauconda police and the Major Crash Assistance Team investigated the crash .
Wauconda police were assisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major crash team , Lake County sheriff 's police , Lake Zurich police and Island Lake police .
Wauconda Fire District crews responded , too .

Two men killed in wrong-way crash on Route 12 in Wauconda
Editor's note: The story has been updated to reflect that the Odyssey had turned onto Route 12 from Bonner Road, which is more than a mile north of the crash site.
Two men were killed and a third was injured early Thursday when a minivan headed the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda collided with a truck, police said.
The identities of the men killed weren't released Thursday as authorities continued their investigation.
The crash occurred about 2:15 a.m. when a Honda Odyssey traveling south in the northbound lanes of Route 12 near Route 59 hit a delivery truck from A.H. Vending & Food Services.
The Odyssey had turned onto Route 12 from Bonner Road, which is more than a mile north of the crash site, Wauconda Police Chief David Wermes said.
Another motorist came upon the crash site and called 911, Wermes said.
The 25-year-old man driving the Odyssey and his 24-year-old passenger were pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The truck's driver, a 23-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville with unspecified injuries.
Route 12 was closed between Old Rand Road and Route 176 for several hours Thursday morning as Wauconda police and the Major Crash Assistance Team investigated the crash.


dailyheraldchicago--2020-04-16--Barrington Hills wants to recover costs from murder investigation

Barrington Hills officials may seek reimbursement from a property owner , an online home rental service and others for police costs related to a fatal shooting last month during a house party they say violated village code .
Police spokesman William Walsh said no new information has surfaced regarding the killing of Sean B. Patton , 28 , of Chicago , during the March 7 party on the 300 block of Old Sutton Road .
Walsh said three other men suffered gunshot wounds , but their injuries were not life-threatening .
Officials said the home was advertised for rent on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barrington Hills zoning regulations do n't allow for the use of a residential property for commercial purposes , such as short-term rentals for lodging and special events .
That 's why the reimbursement of the police expenses should be sought , said Trustee Brian Cecola , who chairs the village board 's public safety committee .
`` In a recent meeting with the village president and administrator , and in conjunction with the treasurer and the police chief , I am advocating to move forward with presenting the costs associated with this investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the ( online ) rental company agencies and the responsible party who rented this property , '' said Cecola , who raised the issue during a recent village board session .
Village Attorney Mary Dickson said the potential for recouping the unspecified police costs will be studied .
The village had contact with the property owner before the short-term rental occurred and `` they were fully aware of their use of the property in that manner being in violation '' of village ordinance .
`` We will follow up on this with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Police called to the house at 3:22 a.m. March 7 for a report of shots fired arrived to find Patton dead from gunshot wounds .
A preliminary investigation revealed a large party was held at the house by people who live outside the village , police said .
Walsh said police have investigated at least 70 leads in the case .
Barrington Hills has received assistance from the Cook County Major Case Assistance Team .
At the last Barrington Hills village board meeting , Cecola said the Old Sutton Road home was for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ late March .
According to a current Zillow real estate listing , the price for the four-bedroom , five-bathroom house with a heated indoor pool was reduced to $ 848,000 on April 2 .
`` If someone were to sell it , I want to make sure we have some legal recourse with the owners , whether that 's a lien or some ( other ) legal recourse , that the village ought to get some of these costs back .
I 'm a firm believer on that .
And I will stand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office , '' said Cecola , who could not be reached for additional comment Wednesday .
Officials have not publicly identified the home 's owners .
The Cook County treasurer 's office lists a mailing address for the latest property tax bill at a Clarendon Hills business on Ogden Avenue .

Barrington Hills wants to recover costs from murder investigation
Barrington Hills officials may seek reimbursement from a property owner, an online home rental service and others for police costs related to a fatal shooting last month during a house party they say violated village code.
Police spokesman William Walsh said no new information has surfaced regarding the killing of Sean B. Patton, 28, of Chicago, during the March 7 party on the 300 block of Old Sutton Road.
Walsh said three other men suffered gunshot wounds, but their injuries were not life-threatening.
Officials said the home was advertised for rent on multiple online marketplaces before the shooting.
Barrington Hills zoning regulations don't allow for the use of a residential property for commercial purposes, such as short-term rentals for lodging and special events. That's why the reimbursement of the police expenses should be sought, said Trustee Brian Cecola, who chairs the village board's public safety committee.
"In a recent meeting with the village president and administrator, and in conjunction with the treasurer and the police chief, I am advocating to move forward with presenting the costs associated with this investigation for immediate reimbursement from the property owner, the (online) rental company agencies and the responsible party who rented this property," said Cecola, who raised the issue during a recent village board session.
Village Attorney Mary Dickson said the potential for recouping the unspecified police costs will be studied. The village had contact with the property owner before the short-term rental occurred and "they were fully aware of their use of the property in that manner being in violation" of village ordinance.
"We will follow up on this with the owners," Dickson said.
Police called to the house at 3:22 a.m. March 7 for a report of shots fired arrived to find Patton dead from gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation revealed a large party was held at the house by people who live outside the village, police said.
Walsh said police have investigated at least 70 leads in the case. Barrington Hills has received assistance from the Cook County Major Case Assistance Team.
At the last Barrington Hills village board meeting, Cecola said the Old Sutton Road home was for sale and listed at $880,000 in late March. According to a current Zillow real estate listing, the price for the four-bedroom, five-bathroom house with a heated indoor pool was reduced to $848,000 on April 2.
"If someone were to sell it, I want to make sure we have some legal recourse with the owners, whether that's a lien or some (other) legal recourse, that the village ought to get some of these costs back. I'm a firm believer on that. And I will stand by that until I'm out of office," said Cecola, who could not be reached for additional comment Wednesday.
Officials have not publicly identified the home's owners. The Cook County treasurer's office lists a mailing address for the latest property tax bill at a Clarendon Hills business on Ogden Avenue.