-- Connecting the dots between our economy, government and business --
The sanctity of contracts shoe apparently fits depending on who is wearing it. It fits public workers but not those randomly forced to provide free housing.
More than 900 complaints were filed against officers between May 26 — the date of the first protest after the murder of Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota — and June 29, the last day for which records were available. On June 4 alone the city reported 99 complaints against officers
A republication of our Wirepoints article.
The sign reads, “Black Lives Matter to God and Us.” This comes days after a mural in the same near west suburb was defaced.
Pritzker also posted to Twitter a story about President Donald Trump’s decision to wear a mask during a recent event: “Everyone needs to wear a face covering and social distance when you’re in a public place, even if this is your first time.”
Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor of medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine, stressed that the number of new cases alone does not paint a complete picture of the virus’ impact, but upticks in that number could be followed by increases in hospitalizations and deaths between two to six weeks later.
Senior Attorney General Tom Verticchio said, “Oftentimes when I say things, there’s laughter in this courtroom, but these are serious matters and the appellate court should have the opportunity to hear from which one of these parties lose and the only way we’re going to get there is if we have finality.”
In Chicago, the inability to get an accurate count of how many Latinos have the coronavirus has real resource implications as local and state health officials respond to the pandemic. Although the state and city are flattening the curve, the number of Latino deaths in Chicago has surpassed the death toll of other groups but the resources to address these high levels of infection are still lacking.
Illinois Department of Aging Director Paul Basta said abuse directly coincides with social isolation. He said the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to stay in dangerous situations because they have nowhere else to go.
“Time is of the essence,” Dr. Sana Ahmed of the Lake County Health Department said in a statement. “We are recommending that any Lake Zurich community members who may have been exposed, regardless of age, get tested. This will help us identify positive cases and to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community.”
Ten different neighborhoods have been closing streets to give restaurants more space. Restaurant owners said it’s worth it; Sales are up around 25%.
“I am tired of losing all my friends. I’m tired of all the kids and babies being killed. I am tired of all the things that is on the inside that’s happened between our people that we need to fix,” The Love Train’s Nita Tennyson said.
That’s how long it takes to reserve a one-way U-Haul outbound
“Everyone is leaving. No one is coming,” a U-Haul agent told us a few weeks ago.
“The impact of the city is on the revenue side of the ledger,” City of Springfield Budget Director Bill McCarty said. “As of right now, all of the funds that have been allocated by the federal government, by the state government, do not reflect that, in terms of the restrictions that are in place.”
Perspective of an actuary.
Illinois Retail Merchants Association’s Rob Karr said, “We’re on life support, we’re buying time. It’s far from back to normal.” One area Karr said the state is failing business is adapting to the pandemic by easing burdens on small businesses, such as the state law increasing the minimum wage over several years.
Before schools open, teachers want class size limits to ensure social distancing, as well as a promise of adequate PPE and sanitizing of schools. But the union said the city must also address inequities caused by the pandemic.
Several aldermen objected to the plan crafted by the Lightfoot administration, which would allow the additional units to be built across the city without the approval of the ward’s alderman.
SIGN UP HERE FOR OUR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER