chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,450 new known COVID-19 cases and 105 fatalities reported as offic

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,450 new known COVID-19 cases and 105 fatalities reported as officials urge caution amid warmer weather

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Paca Kujtim of Arlington Heights self-administers a COVID-19 test in his car at the Arlington International Racecourse on March 31, 2021 in Arlington Heights. Kujtim was getting testing as a precaution for upcoming travel. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday that over the last 24 hours, there were 63 new deaths confirmed in Illinois, for a total of at least 2,618 confirmed deaths. There were 2,994 new known cases, for a total of 61,499 total cases.
As Chicagoans and Illinoisans continued to flock outside during a warm spring weekend, Pritzker on Sunday again reminded Illinois residents to continue practicing social distancing during the pandemic.
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He urged local governments and police departments to help enforce the state’s stay-at-home guidelines.
“There’s no other way for us to do it,” he said, “we need the public to comply with the stay-at-home rule. Because that is how we’ve been defeating coronavirus.”
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Here’s a recap of what happened May 2-3 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area and Illinois:
2:35 p.m.: 2,994 new known COVID-19 cases, 63 new deaths in state
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday that over the last 24 hours, there were 63 new deaths confirmed in Illinois, for a total of at least 2,618 confirmed deaths. There were 2,994 new known cases, for a total of 61,499 total cases.
As of midnight, 4,701 people in Illinois were hospitalized with coronavirus. Of those patients, 1,232 were in intensive care units and 759 were on ventilators, Pritzker said.
Illinois tested 19,417 people over the last 24 hours, the highest total yet, the governor said.
The governor reported Sunday that 97 of 102 counties in Illinois have coronavirus cases.
As Chicagoans and Illinoisans continued to flock outside during a warm spring weekend, Pritzker on Sunday again reminded Illinois residents to continue practicing social distancing during the pandemic.
“People need to follow the rules,” the governor said. “People will get sick if they don’t follow the rules.”
He urged local governments and police departments to help enforce the state’s stay-at-home guidelines.
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“There’s no other way for us to do it,” he said, “we need the public to comply with the stay-at-home rule. Because that is how we’ve been defeating coronavirus.”
Pritzker also reminded young people that even if they do not get sick, or contract a mild case of coronavirus, they are putting older relatives and friends, or those they know who have medical conditions that make them more vulnerable to the virus, at risk. –Patrick O’Connell
11:50 a.m.: First Chicago area farmers market opens under new coronavirus rules with two-block long lines
The day after some protested Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the stay-at-home order, on the weekend Smithfield reopened a hog slaughterhouse in Monmouth following a White House executive order, the first Chicago area farmers market opened quietly for the season under new coronavirus rules.
The downtown Evanston farmers market kicked off the outdoor season Saturday with a two-block line around the market, and some rural vendors scared about coming into the city.
“The line was two blocks long because everybody was social distancing,” said Myra Gorman, market manager. “I asked people who were in line and it only took them 12 minutes to get in.”
The line ebbed and flowed, at times disappearing at the market which was open from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., under 75-degree sunny blue skies. Palatine also launched its farmers market Saturday. Read more here. –Louisa Chu
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11:20 a.m.: Church that sued state over stay-at-home order says it’s holding services Sunday
A rural Illinois church planned Sunday to hold services just days after it filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, contending his executive actions were discriminatory against religious practices.
The Beloved Church, a roughly 80-person congregation in the northwest Illinois town of Lena in Stephenson County, announced in a news release it would provide masks and hand sanitizer to worshippers, and families would be situated six feet a part to respect social distancing recommendations by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The planned service comes three days after the Thomas More Society, a Chicago-based conservative public interest law firm, filed a lawsuit on the church’s behalf. The suit alleges Pritzker, law enforcement and public health officials have “intentionally denigrated Illinois churches and pastors and people of faith by relegating them to second-class citizenship.”
The governor has said large gatherings pose a public health risk to communities in which they occur, and encourages parishioners across Illinois to request that services be canceled or held online during the stay-at-home order. A revision late Thursday in the governor’s order, after the lawsuit was filed, added “free exercise of religion” as a permitted essential activity to the order, but limits religious gatherings to 10 people or fewer, in line with limits on all gatherings laid out in the order.
Lena’s police chief and Stephenson County officials have said they would not enforce Pritzker’s executive order, according to the release. Officials with the sheriff’s office said Lena police had jurisdiction over the church and police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more here. –Jeremy Gorner
10:45 a.m.: Mayor Lori Lightfoot turns over Instagram account to local musicians to raise money for artists during pandemic
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Instagram account may look – and sound – a little different on Sunday.
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Lightfoot and her wife, Amy Eshleman, invite Chicagoans to join them on the social media platform each Sunday in May for performances by local musicians to benefit the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund, according to a news release from Lightfoot’s office. The fund was launched by Lightfoot and Eshleman because the COVID-19 pandemic is having “an enormous economic impact on Chicago’s local arts community,” the statement said. Read more here. –Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
10 a.m.: DuPage County mayors want governor’s permission to reopen businesses before May 30, Naperville’s Steve Chirico says
A group of DuPage County mayors and managers plan to send a letter to Gov. J.B. Pritzker requesting that DuPage County businesses be allowed to open before the end of May, Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico said.
A one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t make sense for the state because the coronavirus pandemic is not affecting all parts of Illinois same way, said Chirico, president of the DuPage County Mayors and Managers Conference.
“We’re encouraging an opening sooner than June 1 based on the different paces communities are experiencing COVID-19,” Chirico said.
The mayor has been vocal in his desire to reopen Naperville before May 30, which is the expiration date for the governor’s most recent stay-at-home and nonessential business shutdown order extensions. Read more here. –Erin Hegarty
10 a.m.: More than 100 cases of COVID-19 reported at Geneva nursing home
More than 100 residents and staff at a Geneva nursing home have tested positive for COVID-19, marking the most cases of the virus at any single Kane County long-term care facility, new state figures show.
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The nursing home, Bria of Geneva, is also reporting 18 residents who have died of the virus, according to nursing home figures provided to The Beacon-News. That number, too, marks the highest number of deaths associated with the virus at any Kane County nursing home.
Bria of Geneva Medical Director Phil Branshaw said the number of residents who had contracted the virus skyrocketed within days of the first resident testing positive. He attributed the current high numbers in part to widespread testing at the nursing home, which he said took place soon after learning the first resident had tested positive.
"You didn’t know you had a problem until it literally was blown up all over the facility,” he said.
Bria is among 13 long-term care facilities in Kane County reporting cases of COVID-19, state figures made public Friday show. They include six facilities in Aurora and three in Elgin. Read more here. –Sara Freishtat
7:30 a.m.: New coronavirus testing site opens today in Waukegan
A new community based COVID-19 drive-through testing site will open Sunday in Waukegan.
Approximately 60 Illinois National Guard soldiers will operate the facility, which can perform up to 500 tests per day, seven days a week, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Testing is free to anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
Lake County has the third-highest population of positive COVID-19 cases in the state, Illinois officials have said. Read more here. –Yadira Sanchez Olson
May 2
‘We are never getting out of this,’ if residents keep having house parties, Lightfoot says
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Saturday warned "we are never getting out of this" if residents continue flouting stay-at-home orders by having house parties.
Lightfoot made the comments in an impassioned speech on a West Side street corner near the site of a house party officials said was planned for Saturday night near Springfield Avenue and Adams Street, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
The Chicago Police Department broke up several house parties across the city on Friday night, Lightfoot said, and police learned of at least six more planned for Saturday night — including the one near the spot where Lightfoot spoke. Read more here. —Gregory Pratt
Warm weather leads to more warnings about social distancing from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot
An early May Saturday with temperatures in the 70s brought crowds of people outside to enjoy the sunshine and stern reminders from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot that social-distancing requirements remain in place, no matter the weather.
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“Because people think it’s summer, it’s warm out, I can do whatever I want, I’m young, it’s not going to affect me," the mayor said at a late afternoon news conference on the West Side. "It does, it will, and we will make sure you are in compliance.
"And please, folks, you’ve got to stay home, and save lives.”
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown was with Lightfoot and warned that officers will crack down to stop parties where crowds gather. Towing cars, issuing citations and making arrests are all “on the table,” he said.
Asked at his daily coronavirus news briefing earlier Saturday afternoon about the importance of social distancing as warm temperatures arrive, Pritzker said, “That’s still what people need to do."
He also reiterated that "face coverings are vital for people to wear, in fact it may be the most important thing you can do to save other people’s lives.” Read more here. —Robert McCoppin and Madeline Buckley
2,450 new known COVID-19 cases, 105 additional deaths
Illinois officials reported 2,450 additional known coronavirus cases Saturday, a day after the state marked the first time that more than 3,000 new cases were announced in a day, and bringing the total to 58,505. Officials also announced 105 additional deaths, for a total statewide death toll of 2,559.
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Arwady issues a warm-weather warning: ‘I am a little worried...It’s a beautiful day and people are out’
Chicago’s top health official said Saturday she worries people eager to get outdoors and enjoy the pleasant weather this weekend could counteract the progress against the COVID-19 pandemic made through social distancing efforts.
“We’ve been making progress in terms of seeing that curve flattening, but we are not seeing it decreasing,” Dr. Allison Arwady said Saturday morning on her daily Facebook live-streaming event. “We’re close there, but there was a reason to extend the stay-at-home order. And I am a little worried because I was out today ... it’s a beautiful day and people are out.”
As of Saturday morning, the city reported a total of 22,744 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 962 deaths, Arwady said. Though the rate of infection has slowed, she cautioned the state has not yet seen its peak and will need to keep restrictions in place for some time.
Dr. Allison Arwady, director of the Chicago Department of Public Health, on March 26, 2020. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
The city’s new numbers represent an increase of 1,238 new diagnoses and 30 additional deaths since yesterday, Arwady said. The figures have risen, in part, as more testing becomes available, Arwady said.
Another measure the city tracks was also going the wrong direction: cell phone data, which shows the movement of residents, indicates people have been more active outside their homes in the last 24 hours. That could be tied to weather, which brought sunshine yesterday and is expected to reach 75 degrees Saturday.
“I’m worried because we need to get on the other side of this curve,” Arwady said. “We’re not going to see that peak until sometime in May, and the more we have new infections, the more we have people out and about and not abiding by the stay-at-home order, the longer that peak gets pushed.” Read more here. —Elyssa Cherney
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Health department provides guidance on how General Assembly could get back to work in Springfield
The Illinois Department of Public Health provides a glimpse at measures legislative leaders could take to reconvene at the Capitol, in a document that includes recommendations to limit the number of people entering the statehouse and to require temperature checks upon entry.
Several weeks of the General Assembly’s spring session have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and no timeline for reconvening has been announced, even as a growing number of Republican lawmakers is pushing for the General Assembly to return to the State Capitol in Springfield.
The statewide stay-at-home order considers the state legislature and other governmental bodies “essential,” and does not bar them from meeting. Read more here. —Jamie Munks
Farmers markets will open in Chicago area, but most are delayed and are adopting distancing rules
The outdoor farmers market season in Chicago traditionally kicks off on the first Saturday of May at Green City Market. The crown jewel of organic produce transforms a grassy corner of Lincoln Park into a see-and-be-seen event with chefs and lakeside residents mingling among ramps and rhubarb. It’s more a community gathering than simply a means to gather food.
Not this year. Although Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared farmers markets among essential businesses in his original stay-at-home order, opening day for Green City Market, and most farmers markets around Chicago and surrounding suburbs, have been postponed due to the pandemic.
Right now we are hoping for the end of May with social distancing and other precautions,” said Melissa Flynn, executive director of Green City, by email. “I am waiting on answers from DCASE and the Chicago Park District.”
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The coronavirus uncertainty rule holds some exceptions when it comes to farmers markets. Two openings in the suburbs mark the calendar on May 2. Social distancing, though, will revert the events from raucous gatherings with dogs, baby strollers, musicians, flowers and crafts back to a focus on the food. Read more here. —Louisa Chu
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--‘We are never getting out of this,’ if residents keep having house parties, Chicago Mayor Lori Light

‘We are never getting out of this,’ if residents keep having house parties, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says

“ We all need to be thinking about the long game , and having these parties when we need people @ @ @ @ @ home is just silly .
What ’ s it going to mean ?
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ are never getting out of this , '' Lightfoot said .
`` Your actions are @ @ @ @ @ between whether or not we get out sooner or later , whether or not we @ @ @ @ @ do not .
It ’ s absolutely essential that we stay the course and people @ @ @ @

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Saturday warned "we are never getting out of this" if residents continue flouting stay-at-home orders by having house parties.
Lightfoot made the comments in an impassioned speech on a West Side street corner near the site of a house party officials said was planned for Saturday night near Springfield Avenue and Adams Street, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
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The Chicago Police Department broke up several house parties across the city on Friday night, Lightfoot said, and police learned of at least six more planned for Saturday night — including the one near the spot where Lightfoot spoke.
Video from a house party on Chicago’s Northwest Side last weekend went viral and drew national attention to the city as well as condemnation for the partygoers from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lightfoot. On Saturday, Lightfoot warned that continued parties could prolong the stay-at-home orders and social distancing rules that are making many residents restless.
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Pritzker’s stay-at-home order went into effect at 5 p.m. March 21 as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We all need to be thinking about the long game, and having these parties when we need people to continue to stay at home is just silly. What’s it going to mean? It’s going to mean we are never getting out of this," Lightfoot said. "Your actions are going to make a difference between whether or not we get out sooner or later, whether or not we have a summer or we do not. It’s absolutely essential that we stay the course and people stay home.”
Lightfoot noted that everyone is feeling restless due to the stay-at-home order, but they have been critical in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Lightfoot also noted that the coronavirus has hit African Americans disproportionately.
“When you go out and party, when you go home to your momma, your grandma or anybody in your household who has an underlying medical condition, you are bringing death to their doorstep, make no mistake about it,” Lightfoot said. “If you care about them, you will stop this foolish, reckless behavior.”
People who are restless should call their friends or go on the social media platform Tik Tok, she said. But those who are hosting parties are going to face consequences, Lightfoot said.
“The time for educating people into compliance is over. Don’t be stupid. Don’t come out. Don’t advertise on social media," Lightfoot said. "We’re watching you, and we are going to take decisive action.”
She added: “Don’t make us treat you like a criminal, but if you act like a criminal and you violate the law and you refuse to do what is necessary to save lives in this city in the middle of a pandemic, we will take you to jail, period."
As Lightfoot and other city officials including police Superintendent David Brown spoke, several young men mingled in a playground across the street. Lightfoot approached the youths after her news conference and told them to go home, “the playground is closed.”
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“Let’s move on, move on, move on,” Lightfoot said, flanked by Brown, staff and her security detail. “You want to take this virus back to your house, get your momma sick?”
But the response highlighted the resistance public officials are facing from some members of the public across the country. As Lightfoot turned and walked away, one of the youths answered back, "Ya'll overdoing it. Ya'll need to find a cure, talking about go home. You go home."
The mayor did not answer, and it was unclear if she heard the remark.
gpratt@chicagotribune.com


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Warm weather leads to more warnings about social distancing from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori L

Warm weather leads to more warnings about social distancing from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot

“ There were quite a number of people who seemed to have been carrying signs filled with hate .
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Sara Paul rests against her bike in Grant Park as warm temperatures moved through the area on May 3, 2020, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
An early May Saturday with temperatures in the 70s brought crowds of people outside to enjoy the sunshine and stern reminders from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot that social-distancing requirements remain in place, no matter the weather.
“Because people think it’s summer, it’s warm out, I can do whatever I want, I’m young, it’s not going to affect me," the mayor said at a late afternoon news conference on the West Side. "It does, it will, and we will make sure you are in compliance.
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"And please, folks, you’ve got to stay home, and save lives.”
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown was with Lightfoot and warned that officers will crack down to stop parties where crowds gather. Towing cars, issuing citations and making arrests are all “on the table,” he said.
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Asked at his daily coronavirus news briefing earlier Saturday afternoon about the importance of social distancing as warm temperatures arrive, Pritzker said, “That’s still what people need to do."
He also reiterated that "face coverings are vital for people to wear, in fact it may be the most important thing you can do to save other people’s lives.”
Staying at home clearly wasn’t the order of the day for many on a summerlike Saturday. In Lincoln Park, crowds of people were outside on foot and on bikes, and many brought lawn chairs and blankets into the park to lounge in the grass.
At one point in midafternoon, a police vehicle drove through the grass toward a group of people hitting around a volleyball. After a brief discussion, the game disbanded.
The latest stay-at-home order remains in effect until May 29, and the number of new COVID-19 cases remains stubbornly high. Officials on Saturday reported 2,450 new known cases over the last 24-hour period and 105 new deaths, bringing the totals to 55,505 cases and 2,559 fatalities statewide.
Pritzker repeated that the number of cases is going up because the state is doing more tests to diagnose COVID-19. While the infection rate is falling somewhat, Pritzker indicated he’s reluctant to reopen the state while hospitalizations and the use of intensive care beds continues to climb.
The governor said he recognized the many problems caused by the statewide stay-at-home order and closure of businesses considered nonessential, but said it remains necessary to save lives.
“I want people to get back to work,” he said. But he added, “There’s a lot of factors to consider as we’re trying to reopen the economy.”
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The governor has been under increasing pressure to reopen the state. Two Republican state legislators filed lawsuits challenging his stay-at-home order, and a northwest Illinois church filed a federal lawsuit arguing the order violated congregants’ religious freedom.
The governor’s latest order took effect Friday, the day after the church’s lawsuit was filed, and unlike earlier versions made clear that Illinois residents are allowed to leave their homes “to engage in the free exercise of religion." The order does require that gatherings be limited to 10 people or fewer and social distancing be practiced.
In addition to the lawsuits, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Chicago and Springfield on Friday to protest the stay-at-home order. Pritzker was asked about the signs carried by some of the demonstrators.
“There were quite a number of people who seemed to have been carrying signs filled with hate. There were people carrying signs with swastikas on them suggesting that there’s, you know, either that they believe in Nazism or they think it’s OK to throw the invective at people with a swastika,” said Pritzker, who is Jewish.
“What I can tell you for myself is that I have spent decades of my life fighting against bigotry and hatred," Pritzker said. "The meaning of that swastika is apparently unknown to the people that are carrying it, or if it is known, it is a demonstration of the hate that is among us.”
Pritzker later added that he’d “defend to the death their right to be wrong and to say it out loud,” and that he was "very hopeful that nobody got sick as a result of showing up at a protest and not wearing a mask and not adhering to social distancing norms.”
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Despite the pushback, a recent poll showed nearly 7 in 10 Illinois residents approve of Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic. And 8 in 10 residents said they very closely or somewhat closely followed the recommendation to wear a face mask while in public, a requirement in public settings where social distancing cannot be maintained under the stay-at-home order that took effect Friday.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Longtime Tribune editor who led award-winning projects and lived abroad had ‘infectious enthusiasm’

Longtime Tribune editor who led award-winning projects and lived abroad had ‘infectious enthusiasm’ for journalism

“ Dennis was a steam engine , ” McCarron said .
“ He arranged for the best photographers to go @ @ @ @ @ saw the rough copy ... he went into news meetings and he just argued the @ @ @ @ @ , so every installment was page 1 , most of them above the fold .
@ @ @ @ @ .
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Dennis Ginosi was still writing his story when he left the Chicago Tribune’s newsroom in 1990 after many years as an award-winning editor.
Over the next two decades, Ginosi and Kathleen Prendergast, whom he married in 2017, forged a new adventure overseas. After living in Costa Rica for a few years, they settled in a remote town in southern France.
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“Our French friends referred to Dennis as ‘bon vivant,’ which means someone who is a good liver," Prendergast said. "Dennis knew how to enjoy life, he enjoyed and knew about wine, and he enjoyed diving into a challenge, such as learning French when you are no longer quite as young as most people who decide to learn a new language.”
Ginosi, 74, died Friday at his Uptown home of pulmonary fibrosis, a degenerative lung disease. Ginosi and Prendergast moved back to Chicago about five years ago.
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Ginosi grew up on Chicago’s North Side and attended Western Illinois University, where he studied English literature and philosophy, Prendergast said. Ginosi “always knew how to write and appreciated language,” so he jumped at the chance to work at the Tribune after graduation, she said.
Dennis Ginosi, a former Chicago Tribune editor, is pictured in October 2018 during a trip with his wife to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Dennis, 74, died May 1 at his home in Uptown after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. (Hugh Raggett)
In 1983, while hanging out at the Billy Goat Tavern, a haunt for the city’s journalists then and now, Ginosi met Prendergast while discussing Harold Washington’s mayoral prospects with other patrons. A few weeks later, Prendergast, who worked for the Chicago Public Library, left a book for Ginosi at the Tribune Tower’s front desk. The pair began dating.
Prendergast knew she liked Ginosi after he gave her a ride home one day, and the book drop was part of a plan to get his attention.
“We had an interesting conversation, and he dropped me off,” Prendergast recalled. “And I thought, ‘He’s one of these quiet guys. He’s never going to call me, and I have to think of some strategy.'”
At work, Ginosi was known as a thoughtful editor who always advocated for his writers, said John McCarron, a former Tribune reporter.
The pair worked together closely when Ginosi oversaw special projects and McCarron was digging into anti-gentrification movements in Chicago neighborhoods. Ginosi edited the series, which won the national Heywood Broun Award in 1988.
“Dennis was a steam engine,” McCarron said. “He arranged for the best photographers to go shoot the stories once he saw the rough copy ... he went into news meetings and he just argued the hell out of the series, so every installment was page 1, most of them above the fold. He just blew me away.”
Ginosi’s skills were also recognized in 1974, when he was selected as the lead editor of a 300,000-word special section that included a transcript of President Richard Nixon’s secret White House recordings during the Watergate scandal. The section was designed overnight so readers could have the information as soon as possible.
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“(Ginosi) had an infectious enthusiasm for our work, and he understood how you get the germ of an idea ... and he could just imagine what it was going to look like on the page," McCarron said.
After his journalism career and time abroad, Ginosi was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2017, his wife said. He began home hospice care in early April, partly because he needed to avoid hospitals filled with coronavirus patients.
In addition to his wife, Ginosi is survived by a sister, Marilyn Payton, and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
echerney@chicagotribune.com


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--3 injured in South Shore shooting, police said

A 28-year-old man was hit in the calf and drove himself and the 29-year-old man who was hit in the @ @ @ @ @ Hospital , police said .
They were both in fair conditions .

Three people were injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
At 4:10 p.m., three people — a woman and two men — were standing in the 1900 block of East 79th Street in the South Shore neighborhood when someone approached them with a handgun and fired shots, police said.
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A 22-year-old woman was hit once in the bicep and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said.
A 28-year-old man was hit in the calf and drove himself and the 29-year-old man who was hit in the left foot to Advocate Trinity Hospital, police said. They were both in fair condition.
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No arrests had been made, police said. The shooting was under investigation.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--SWAT team responds to knife-wielding man on CTA tracks near 79th Street, causing ‘major’ Red Line de

SWAT team responds to knife-wielding man on CTA tracks near 79th Street, causing ‘major’ Red Line delays, crippling Dan Ryan traffic

Customers were urged to either take one of the shuttle buses , which were made available , or the Green @ @ @ @ @ were also available , such as the # 29 , the CTA said .

A five-hour long standoff with a distraught young man standing on the CTA train tracks brandishing a knife ended with police using a Taser on the man, who was then taken into custody at a hospital on Saturday night.
The man, 27, later died at the hospital of self-inflicted stab wounds, according to Chicago police.
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The emergency, which began shortly after 3 p.m., and ended just after 8 p.m., caused "major'' delays to Red Line service and snarled traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway as first responders worked to resolve the issue.
Officers used the Taser on the man shortly after 8 p.m., and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was in custody, according to police.
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The man was pronounced dead at 9:49 p.m., police said. An autopsy will determine his official cause and manner of death.
The ordeal began about 3 p.m. near 79th Street on the tracks, when the Chicago police special weapons and tactics officers were dispatched for the male armed with a knife.
Earlier, as of about 7:30 p.m., police had still been trying to negotiate with the man.
"The SWAT team is doing what they have to do,’’ said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman earlier.
The man, in his 20s or 30s, was standing on the tracks, a “couple feet,’’ from the platform, Tannehill said.
"Hopefully it ends peacefully and no one gets hurt,'' Spicuzza said.
The incident caused the CTA to halt service in that area and Illinois State Police to shut down traffic, as troopers helped with the investigation.
As of 9:40 p.m. all southbound and northbound lanes were re-opened and troopers have left the scene, ISP said in a statement.
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In an earlier statement, ISP said: “All northbound and southbound lanes of the Ryan at 79th Street were closed while we assist the Chicago Police Department with the ongoing incident with the ‘pedestrian.’''
Red Line service was temporarily suspended between the 95th and Garfield stations and trains were only operating between Howard and Garfield, the CTA said in an earlier alert.
Customers were urged to either take one of the shuttle buses, which were made available, or the Green Line. Nearby bus routes were also available, such as the #29, the CTA said.
Check back for details.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Watch live: Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police provide update on social distancing amid warm we

Watch live: Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police provide update on social distancing amid warm weather

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police are scheduled to provide an update at 3:45 p.m. CDT .
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--COVID-19 cases in Illinois by ZIP code: Search for your neighborhood

Search below by street address , ZIP code or city , then click on the map to see the number @ @ @ @ @ state is not providing data for any ZIP code with five cases or fewer .

Note: With Chicago and Illinois moving into phase 5, the Tribune is no longer updating this data. If the state moves back into bridge phase, the Tribune we reassess. Daily metrics on COVID-19, like cases, deaths and hospitalizations, can be found here. And Daily metrics on the vaccination effort can be found here. More on where the coronavirus stands nationally and around the world can be found here.
Illinois releases the number of positive COVID-19 cases by ZIP code daily. The map below shows the cumulative cases for each area as well as other analysis of the data.
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Search below by street address, ZIP code or city, then click on the map to see the number of confirmed and probable cases. The state is not providing data for any ZIP code with five cases or fewer.
Data as of June 10.
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Note: Because of a coding error this map was displaying the incorrect rates for new cases in the last 7 days per 100,000 people — the issue should now be resolved.. The Tribune adjusted the data shown on the map below to focus on new cases, those the state tracked in the last 7 seven days. The totals for the entire pandemic are still available, but in the pop-up after tapping or clicking on a ZIP.


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Fiery wreck on I-80 leaves one dead

Fiery wreck on I-80 leaves one dead

The driver of the eastbound vehicle lost control and slammed into a light pole , causing the vehicle to flip @ @ @ @ @ about 1:35 p.m. on I-80 near Torrence Avenue , according to a statement from the @ @ @ @

Two people were killed during a rollover crash on I-80 near south suburban Lansing on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
The driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 2011 silver Hyundai Sonata, lost control and slammed into a light pole, causing the vehicle to flip and burst into flames, about 1:35 p.m. on I-80 near Torrence Avenue, according to a statement from the Illinois State Police.
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Two people were killed, including the driver and a passenger, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and state police.
The eastbound right lane to the Torrence Avenue ramp was closed for about three hours, from 2:15 p.m. until 5:15 p.m. for the investigation.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Tracking Illinois coronavirus: 2,559 deaths, 58,505 confirmed cases, 299,896 tests, 26% ICU beds, 64

Tracking Illinois coronavirus: 2,559 deaths, 58,505 confirmed cases, 299,896 tests, 26% ICU beds, 64% ventilators open

As the coronavirus spreads and local , state and national governments work to contain and mitigate the outbreak , the @ @ @ @ @ .

Johns Hopkins University & Medicine tracked coronavirus cases, deaths and test totals from Jan. 22, 2020 through March 10, 2023, but is no longer providing this data. These charts will no longer be updated.
Check the Illinois Department of Public Health for the most up-to-date data for Illinois.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Dr. Allison Arwady issues warm weather  COVID-19 warning: ‘I am a little worried...It’s a beautiful

Dr. Allison Arwady issues warm weather  COVID-19 warning: ‘I am a little worried...It’s a beautiful  day and people are out’

“ I ’ m worried because we need to get on the other side of this curve , ” Arwady @ @ @ @ @ re not going to see that peak until sometime in May , and the more @ @ @ @ @ the more we have people out and about and not abiding by the stay-at-home order @ @ @ @ @ gets pushed .
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Paca Kujtim of Arlington Heights self-administers a COVID-19 test in his car at the Arlington International Racecourse on March 31, 2021 in Arlington Heights. Kujtim was getting testing as a precaution for upcoming travel. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)
Chicago’s top health official said Saturday she worries people eager to get outdoors and enjoy the pleasant weather this weekend could counteract the progress against the COVID-19 pandemic made through social distancing efforts.
“We’ve been making progress in terms of seeing that curve flattening, but we are not seeing it decreasing,” Dr. Allison Arwady said Saturday morning on her daily Facebook live-streaming event. “We’re close there, but there was a reason to extend the stay-at-home order. And I am a little worried because I was out today ... it’s a beautiful day and people are out.”
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As of Saturday morning, the city reported a total of 22,744 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 962 deaths, Arwady said. Though the rate of infection has slowed, she cautioned the state has not yet seen its peak and will need to keep restrictions in place for some time.
The city’s new numbers represent an increase of 1,238 new diagnoses and 30 additional deaths since Friday, Arwady said. The figures have risen, in part, as more testing becomes available, Arwady said. Fatal cases continue to disproportionately affect minority and elderly communities.
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Dr. Allison Arwady, director of the Chicago Department of Public Health, speaks during a news conference at City Hall in Chicago on March 26, 2020. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)
Another measure the city tracks was also going the wrong direction: cellphone data, which shows the movement of residents, indicates people have been more active outside their homes in the last 24 hours. That could be tied to weather, which brought sunshine Friday and was expected to reach 75 degrees Saturday.
Wearing a pastel-colored sweater that she noted was suited for springtime, Arwady said people who venture outside should only do so with household members and should keep their distance from others. The cellphone data also began to show more activity Friday when protesters gathered in downtown Chicago, calling on the governor to reopen more of the state’s economy.
“I’m worried because we need to get on the other side of this curve,” Arwady said. “We’re not going to see that peak until sometime in May, and the more we have new infections, the more we have people out and about and not abiding by the stay-at-home order, the longer that peak gets pushed.
“The biggest factor in all of this is how many new infections we have. And how many new infections we have is directly caused by how many interactions people are having with each other," she said.
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chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Woman, 33, shot during armed robbery on Far South Side

The woman was standing in the 9500 block of South Jeffery Avenue about 9:30 a.m. , when a man in @ @ @ @ @ gun , shot her in the foot and took her valuables from her handbag , @ @ @

A 33-year-old woman was shot Saturday morning during an armed robbery in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the Far South Side, Chicago police said.
The woman was standing in the 9500 block of South Jeffery Avenue about 9:30 a.m., when a man in his 20s pulled out a gun, shot her in the foot and took her valuables from her handbag, police said.
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The victim got herself to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, police said.
No one was in custody.


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Pedestrian fatally hit on Bishop Ford Freeway, driver flees scene

About 10:30 p.m. , a vehicle struck a man in the southbound lanes of I-94 near 115th and fled the @ @ @ @ @ a second vehicle saw the accident and attempted to veer left to avoid striking the @ @ @ @ @ a concrete wall and also hit the pedestrian , state police said .

A driver fled the scene after running into a 65-year-old man Friday night on Interstate 94, south of 115th Street, killing him, Illinois State Police said Saturday morning in a news release.
About 10:30 p.m., a vehicle struck a man in the southbound lanes of I-94 near 115th and fled the scene. The driver of a second vehicle saw the accident and attempted to veer left to avoid striking the pedestrian, but crashed into a concrete wall and also hit the pedestrian, state police said.
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The identity of the pedestrian was not released pending family notification.
Southbound I-94 was shutdown while police investigated and did not reopen until 3:50 a.m. Saturday.


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--2 dead, 6 wounded in shootings overnight on South, West sides

The victim was arguing with someone who pulled out a weapon , and shot him in the chest .
He @ @ @ @ @ in critical condition where he was pronounced dead a short time later , police said @

Two people were killed and six others were wounded since 9:30 p.m. Friday on the South and West sides, Chicago police said.
About 11:45 p.m. Friday, a 35-year-old man was dropped off with multiple gunshot wounds to the body in the 2700 block of West 68th Street in the Marquette Park neighborhood. Staff from Holy Cross Hospital found the man, and he was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
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Around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, a 30-year-old man was fatally wounded during an argument in the McKinley Park neighborhood in the 1600 block of West 35th Street, police.
The victim was arguing with someone who pulled out a weapon, and shot him in the chest. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition where he was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.
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In other shootings overnight:
About 3:15 a.m. Saturday, a 45-year-old man was involved in an argument with someone in the 1400 block of West 114th Street. The person he was arguing with pulled out a gun and shot him in the right leg. He was taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
About 11:45 p.m. Friday, a 19-year-old man was shot while he was a passenger in the rear of an SUV traveling in the 4000 block of South Western Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood. He was driven to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
Shortly before 11:30 p.m., a 29-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 4500 block of West Maypole Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood when he heard shots and felt pain in a leg. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
About 10:45 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old man was shot at a gas station in the 6700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in the Woodlawn neighborhood. At first, the victim ran from the scene but realized he was shot in the chest. He was taken in good condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Shortly after 9:40 p.m., a 24-year-old woman sitting in a parked vehicle in the 1400 block of West 62nd Street in the Englewood neighborhood. Another vehicle pulled up and began firing, striking the woman several times in the body. She was taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
Shortly before 9:40 p.m., a man was shot in the head in the 1200 block of East 61st Street in the Woodlawn neighborhood. He was taken in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.
No one was in custody.


chicagotribune--2020-05-02--Illinois bar exam delayed, and now law students seeking jobs and path to pay off loans face major co

Illinois bar exam delayed, and now law students seeking jobs and path to pay off loans face major complications

Following some other states and a recommendation from the American Bar Association , Sosin said he is working on a @ @ @ @ @ school graduates expanded privileges to work as licensed attorneys under the supervision of experienced lawyers @ @ @ @ @ said his organization is drafting the proposal with deans at the state ’ s nine @ @ @ @ @ the end , the Illinois Supreme Court will have to sign off any changes .

Meagan Robinson, a third-year student at DePaul University’s College of Law, began studying for the Illinois bar exam in January, hoping the extra months of preparation would help her ace the test this summer so she could begin her career.
On Friday, she learned the exam would be postponed until September because of the coronavirus pandemic, and she began to worry about her job prospects. Though she’s got a few promising leads, she hasn’t landed an official offer anywhere and thought passing the exam could give her job search a boost.
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“I’ve been discussing with these potential employers and they have all told me that they’re not sure of anything anymore," said Robinson, 25. “So now, not only is the bar pushed back and my license pushed back — but I’m not sure if I’m going to find a job.”
Meagan Robinson, a third-year student at DePaul University's College of Law, is disappointed the bar exam originally scheduled for the summer will be postponed until September. She’s shown in 2017 during her first year of law school. (Photo provided by Meagan Robinson)
About 1,900 people had signed up for the bar exam, which law graduates are required to pass in order to appear before a judge, conduct depositions and otherwise practice law.
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Though it’s typically offered in late July, this year’s exam will was moved back to Sept. 9 and 10, according to the Illinois Supreme Court, which oversees the process. Those who already signed up will be automatically enrolled for the new date, a court spokesman said.
"This decision was made after careful consideration of the health and safety issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic, " Chief Justice Anne M. Burke said in a statement.
When the exam is administered, some procedures could be adjusted to ensure the test is given in “a manner that maintains the health and well-being of all applicants," the court said in a news release. Though the court did not elaborate, attorneys said that more testing spaces could be added to follow social distancing.
Law school students in Illinois were anxiously awaiting a decision on timing after other states, including California and New York, delayed their tests.
David Sosin, president of the Illinois State Bar Association, said the postponement will affect students differently, depending on whether they planned to work at large firms, in the public sector or at boutique offices.
While some law school graduates have employment lined up before graduation, many employers don’t hire candidates until October, when results from a summertime bar exam are out, he said. Now those results, which normally come out eight to 10 weeks after the exam, likely won’t be available until at least November.
“Lawyers who are graduating from Illinois law schools or coming to Illinois to practice have student debt well in excess of $100,000,” Sosin said. “It matters when they start working because that clock is ticking, and it’s very important that we try and help them after they’ve committed to the practice, to being a lawyer.”
Following some other states and a recommendation from the American Bar Association, Sosin said he is working on a proposal that would give law school graduates expanded privileges to work as licensed attorneys under the supervision of experienced lawyers during the pandemic. Sosin said his organization is drafting the proposal with deans at the state’s nine law schools. But in the end, the Illinois Supreme Court will have to sign off any changes.
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Lois Casaleggi, associate dean of career services at the University of Chicago Law School, praised the decision to delay the test, saying it’s beneficial for students to get as much notice as possible about the dates changing.
“At least that piece of the puzzle is no longer going to be an unknown,” she said. “The more unknowns we can take off the table, the better for the students.”
For Robinson, the delay is still disappointing. She signed up for an extra prep class that was supposed to begin in May, and she still plans to take that.
Though she’ll continue studying for the bar, she worries it could be delayed again if gatherings are still deemed unsafe in the fall, as some public health experts have warned.
“It could be postponed longer,” she said. "And now instead of being able to practice and do the profession, we’re not going to be able to until at least 2021.”
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