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Bernie’s Book Bank, a non-profit organization that sources, processes and distributes new and gently used children’s books in northern Illinois, has stepped up its efforts to meet the growing needs of homebound students during the coronavirus pandemic. On March 20 Bernie’s launched the “Change Their Story” campaign in response to COVID-19. By donating $12 people can enable them to provide 12 books to an under-served child in northern Illinois. This enables the organization to continue to meet the growing need for quality books at home. Since the launch of the campaign in March, Bernie’s has distributed more than 112,000 free books to local under-served children. The extended stay-at-home order means students now face an additional month at home and many do not have access to

educational resources or age appropriate books. The disruption has the potential to widen the learning gap and leave students struggling to keep up with grade level expectations and that’s where Bernie’s wants to help. As a non-profit organization funded entirely by individual donors, foundations and caring companies, Bernie’s Book Bank cannot succeed with the support of many donors. By working together they hope to transform the educational journey of thousands of under-served children by providing them the tools they need to become successful readers. A donation of $12 will ensure 12 quality books for a child. A bit of Bernie’s history Bernie’s leader, Brian Floriani, was a reading paraprofessional who spent his days tutoring struggling readers at the elementary grade level when he realized he needed to help more children. Floriani

believes that reading is the single most important skill a child needs. Bernie’s Book Bank, named after Floriani’s father, was founded in Brian’s garage in December 2009. In its first year Bernie’s sourced, processed and distributed 140,000 children’s books. Over the years this number has significantly grown and they are currently on target to distribute 3.3 million books annually to over 275,000 under-served children in Northern Illinois. The mission continues during COVID-19 Due to the challenges that come with remote learning, books at home are needed more than ever. Bernie’s has decided to maintain operations as an essential business during the current stay-athome order and is committed to doing everything they can in a safe and efficient manner.

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In the week ending April 11, another 141,049 Illinoisans filed initial unemployment claims, bringing the total number during the latest four weeks of the novel coronavirus pandemic to more than 634,000 in the state. About 60,000 fewer initial claims were made last week than were made the week prior, bringing the four-week moving average to 158,656. Since March 1, the state processed 12 times the number of claims it did in the same span last year and 5 times more than it did during the first six weeks of the Great Recession of 20082009. Nationally, 5.25 million people made initial unemployment claims last week. That was a decrease of about 1.37 million from the week prior, but it upped the four-week moving average to about 5.5 million claims. “The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 8.2 percent for the week ending April 4, an increase of 3.1 percentage points from the previous week’s unrevised rate,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor. “This marks the highest level of

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Following the lead of nearby states, Gov. JB Pritzker on April 17 announced Illinois’ public and private schools will remain shuttered for the rest of the school year. The announcement came one month after Pritzker first announced a temporary school closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pritker said the state’s COVID-19 curve is “flattening, not flat,” and key metrics to watch are hospitalization rate and how long it takes for the number of cases to double. Both are decreasing, but not at a level that indicates the curve is declining yet, he added. As of April 17, the state had 926 of 2,979 intensive care unit beds available statewide, or about 30 percent. There were 1,918 available ventilators of 3,213, or about 60 percent. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday’s new case count appears so high because health care personnel are testing more people, and she and Pritzker agreed that fatality and case count increase rates have not peaked yet. As cases have now been confirmed in 92 of Illinois’ 102 counties, Pritzker made the call April 17 to cancel school, public and private, for the rest of the academic year. “Folks, I’ve said time and time again, my decisions are hard ones, but they will follow the science. And the science says our students can’t go back to their normal routine,” Pritzker said. “... My priority remains unchanged—how do we save the most lives during this very difficult time. In an average day, Pritzker said, 2 million K-12 students would meet in large groups in hallways, classrooms and extracurricular activities before going home. That pattern “opens up a nearly limitless opportunity for potential COVID-19 infection in a time when our health care workers, our researchers, our scientists and our first responders need us to bend the curve downward,” he added. Ezike said social distancing is working and needs to continue. The governor said one of the difficulties in the decision was the fact that students would have fewer instructional hours, and that Illinois is an education landscape in which some districts are better able to enact remote learning than others. But Illinois administrators and educators are “stepping up to ensure that every child in this state receives the education they deserve,” he said, even if the method varies by community. Guidance offered by the Illinois State Board of Education includes daily check-ins on each student by the teacher and grading reflective of “the unprecedented circumstances in which students are attempting to continue their studies,” Pritzker said. Pritzker also announced another $569 million in federal funding will be available to Illinois schools as part of the recent federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES Act. Districts will receive a portion of that funding proportional to how many low-income students they teach. ISBE officials will allocate additional money to communities most in need of resources, the governor said. That funding may be spent on technology for students and teachers and meals to distribute to those youth that need them “Our school buildings may be closed, but the hearts and the minds of our teachers and students are wide open,” Illinois Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carmen Ayala said. “This pandemic has altered the fabric of how we teach, how we learn and how we connect, but it has not shaken the core of what our schools do, and that is to take care of Illinois’ children and prepare them for what is next.” She added state officials do not “expect” students to learn everything they would have this year had in-person classes continued. The agency plans to release guidance to assist schools address “learning loss.”

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Jail continues mitigation efforts after previously released inmate tests positive for COVID-19 On the evening of April 16, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received confirmation from the Lake County Health Department that a previously discharged inmate tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19. The inmate, a 28-year-old male of Des Plaines, was remanded to the Lake County Jail on February 27, 2020, and discharged on April 13, 2020, following a plea agreement. Beginning April 8, the inmate complained of flu-like symptoms. He was seen several times by the jail’s medical provider and his mild symptoms stabilized. When the inmate was discharged on April 13, his temperature registered normal, and he didn’t have or report any sickness symptoms. On April 15, the inmate checked into a Cook County hospital and was tested for COVID-19, the test came back positive. The inmate was discharged from the hospital

shortly after receiving the test results. A number of protocols have been enacted since February to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 entering the jail as well as enhanced mitigation procedures should inmates feel ill. Thus far, these mitigation procedures have been overall successful. The procedures include: • Enhanced medical screening for inmates and employees entering the jail • Increased cleanings of jail pods • Minimization of inmates moving from pod to pod • Establishing a medical segregation area for inmates with mild illness symptoms • Any inmate experiencing illness wears a mask while quarantined • Working with Courts & criminal justice partners to establish electronic bond hearings, versus in-person hearings • Inmates who receive a re-

cognizance bond at their initial hearing never enter the jail’s general population area • Utilizing PPEs for all jail staff • Utilizing vacant housing pods to spread the distance between inmates • All newly remanded inmates are housed out of general population for 14 days for medical evaluation before being moved to general population There are ten other inmates who were housed in the same pod of the former inmate who tested positive. None of those inmates are currently experiencing any symptoms of illness, however, they are being closely monitored by medical staff. Currently, there are three inmates housed in the medical unit. Two of those inmates were remanded to the jail on April 16, 2020, one of them has been diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection and the other had a slightly elevated temperature. The

other inmate was a previously housed inmate who complained of stomach pains. Those inmates are in good condition. No other current jail inmates are experiencing a fever or any other symptoms of illness. Per the guidelines of the CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health, COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic individuals is not recommended. If an inmate’s health begins to significantly decline, an inmate experiences a medical emergency, or their medical care is beyond the capabilities of the medical provider, the inmate would be immediately transported to an area hospital for treatment. The Lake County Jail continues to follow all CDC, Illinois Department of Public Health, and Lake County Health Department guidelines. The jail’s medical provider continues to work closely with the Lake County Health Department.

SWALCO guidelines, updates and resources available online during COVID-19 Curbside collection programs for waste, recycling and yard waste are operational at this time. SWALCO staff, municipal representatives and the waste industry are working diligently to keep business as usual during this time and provide updates in a timely fashion when there are changes or any noteworthy news. SWALCO has developed new information guides that residents can utilize to address questions they have about waste and recycling programs. These guides also provide other helpful

information and resources, including: what you might expect from your hauling service now and in the future, sustainable actions you can take at home; information on proper recycling and recycling during the time of Covid-19; PPE and proper disposal along with recycling safety; information for individual communities – what does my neighborhood program look like?; information on yard waste and food scrap programs; contacts for haulers in our region, and other valuable and related information.

The agency encourages everyone to check the website for updates as well as information on special recycling and reuse programs, including household chemical waste programs, electronics recycling, clothing and textile collection program, Reuse-A-Shoe, and the compost bin/rain barrel sales and education program. Executive Director Walter Willis asks that people “Please read through these guides, residents will find answers to many of their questions, along with other helpful information.” Mer-

leanne Rampale, SWALCO’s Public Information and Education Director notes, “We have residents contacting us every day wanting to do the right thing, and looking for assistance, and we’ve put this information together to help during this time.” Staff also encourage residents to follow SWALCO on social media and to sign up for e-news to receive other timely info, as well as important resources during this time and beyond. You can access these guides by visiting the SWALCO website at swalco.org.

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Couple living in home with multiple dead animals apprehended after eviction On January 6, 2020, a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy was enforcing a court ordered eviction at a residence in the 0-100 block of Hilltop Avenue, Fox Lake. One of the home’s occupants, Cathryn N. Franke, 33, (now of the 8900 block of David Place, Des Plaines), attempted to slam the door on the deputy that was enforcing the eviction. Cathryn The deputy entered the home and Franke was overcome by an extraordinarily foul odor. He located another occupant inside the home, Thomas J. Gilhooly, 38, (now of the 8900 block of David Place, Des Plaines), and advised him he needed to leave the residence. Gilhooly and Franke left the home. The deputy continued walking through the home, which was covered Thomas in animal urine and feces. The deputy Gilhooly located five deceased dogs, all in different stages of decomposition inside the home. He also found two deceased cats in advanced stages of decomposition. Fox Lake Police were requested to the scene, as the home was in their jurisdiction. Fox Lake Police and village authorities worked together to continue the investigation into Franke and Gilhooly. Following their investigation, on March 16, 2020, the Fox Lake Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Franke and Gilhooly for seven counts of aggravated cruelty to animals (class 4 felonies). Following the issuance of the warrant, the Lake County Sheriff’s Warrants Team began an apprehension investigation. On April 14, the Lake County Sheriff’s Warrants Team located Gilhooly and Franke living at a residence in the 8900 block of David Place, Des Plaines. Both were arrested without incident and transported to the Lake County Jail. Gilhooly and Franke were being held in the Lake County Jail on $100,000 bail. Both were due back in court on April 17. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Trail users reminded to practice leave no trace and social distancing The Lake County Forest Preserves is urging trail users to follow minimum impact practices when visiting forest preserves. “It’s essential that whatever you bring into the preserve, you take back out with you,” said Executive Director Ty Kovach. “Pack it in, pack it out, and leave no trace. Take all trash with you, including pet waste, and dispose of it at home,” he said. “Maintenance is at a minimum at this time. We are working to keep the preserves safe, clean and open for use. Visitors can help in this effort by using forest preserve trash cans as little as possible.” Forest Preserve officials encourage visitors to be flexible and respectful. “We intend to keep preserves and trails open, but it is absolutely critical that visitors keep the preserves clean, be courteous to other trail users, and continue to follow social distancing rules at all times,” Kovach said. • Maintain 6 feet of separation on all sides and at all times. • Break into single file and move to the right shoulder when approaching or passing others to allow for maximum physical distance. • Alert others when passing from behind, especially around corners or in blind spots.

• When biking, ride single file only, control your speed and announce your presence when approaching other trail users. • Keep dogs leashed and on trails at all times, and pick up after them. Do not leave pet waste on the trails or in parking lots. When in the parking lot, wait until the area is clear of other nearby people before exiting or entering your car. If a preserve parking lot is full, use our interactive trail map (www.LCFPD.org/ maps/) to find another nearby preserve to visit. To date, all public buildings, restrooms, playgrounds, marinas, golf courses, visitor centers and dog exercise areas are closed. All educational programming has been canceled through the end of April. All picnic shelter and open area reservations and special use permits are canceled and future requests will not be accepted through the month of April. Check the Lake County Forest Preserves website (LCFPD.org) for updates on closures and cancellations. Bring the outside in by following the Lake County Forest Preserves (@ LCFPD) on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for inspiration.

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Law enforcement wants names of COVID-19 positive residents Advance knowledge would help protect first responders On Tuesday, April 7, McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim along with McHenry Chief John Birk, Algonquin Chief John Bucci, LITH Chief Dave Brey and Woodstock Chief John Lieb participated in a joint legal action to compel the McHenry County Health Department to provide the names of McHenry County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 to law enforcement on a limited basis. The decision to take this action was not taken lightly and was only taken after exhausting all other means which included the McHenry County Health Department’s decision to provide names on March 31 and then rescind this decision days later. The request for names of COVID-19 residents is a supported request by the McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association and the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office. McHenry County Law Enforcement as a profession believes in everyone’s right to privacy and holds this right in the highest regard. It was because of this belief that the parties in this suit personally requested the use of the Premise Alert System and the Computer Automated Dispatch / RMS System with the McHenry County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) as a way to compart-

mentalize and secure this sensitive information so it is not accessible to law enforcement except on an individual call basis and will be expunged in a timely manner when exposure risk goes away. Law enforcement would only receive a warning notification if they were on a call with a resident who tested positive. In addition law enforcement has also agreed to provide additional in-house training to all officers on the sensitivity and confidentiality requirements of the information so any and all information provided stay confidential. On Friday, April 10, the parties involved in this action filed for and were granted and emergency Temporary Restraining Order. Pursuant to the emergency court order entered late Friday night, the Health Department must disclose the names of those currently infected with COVID-19 to the ETSB within 24 hours of being notified. The court ordered further that any names received shall be purged from ETSB records “7 days after the Department of Public Health deems these individuals to no longer be contagious.” Lastly, the court ordered that “all information received by the ETSB shall remain and be kept confidential.”

The position on the matter has always been as follows: The ability to provide names and addresses of McHenry County residents that have tested positive for COVID-19 has been deemed an appropriate exception to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). As published on March 25 by the US Department of Health and Human Services (Office of Civil Rights) the names and addresses can be supplied to law enforcement. https:// www.mwe.com/insights/ocrissues-guidance-regardingcovid-19-hipa; https://www. hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ covid-19-hipaa-and-first-respond. On March 25, the Illinois Attorney General similarly found that the names and addresses of COVID-19 affected individuals were not HIPAA protected. On March 26, and March 30, the McHenry County Health Department received correspondence from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office providing guidance and direction on the matter. This guidance was that names can and should be released to first responders. As published on April 2 by the director of the Illinois Department of Health on behalf of Gov. Pritzker, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office has

provided further guidance on the subject matter clearly stating that “disclosure is permissible”. McHenry County law enforcement is still faced with a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and is forced to extend the use of masks up to 30 days unless there is a known exposure. PPE is not securely fixed in place on an officer when being used and is easily detached during physical encounters, pursuits and other unforeseen circumstances that police officers often encounter. Social distancing only works in semi-controlled or controlled environments, in other words environments that police rarely work in. More often than not, law enforcements must break the (6) foot rule in order to perform their duties. Per CDC guidelines, law enforcement activities often fall within the “close contact” range rather than 6 feet or more. As of April 13, over 90 law enforcement agencies in Illinois have been hit by COVID-19. The numbers are growing daily and clearly show the significant risk and disproportionate risk law enforcement officers face in being exposed to COVID-19. As of April 13, over 36 Illinois jails and prisons have been hit by COVID-19.

In requesting the names of COVID-19 residents law enforcement is: Seeking to provide essential information to our responding officers only when responding to or after being dispatched to situations that involve infected individuals. To be clear this information is not being requested so that officers can avoid contact. Receiving this information before arriving on a scene or during early interaction will allow officers to take additional precautions to reduce risk of exposure and make informed determinations as to whether to use additional limited PPE. Most importantly, gaining valuable information that allows every police department and our correctional facility to properly monitor and treat an exposed officer or correctional officer so they do not spread the exposure through the ranks, facilities, take it home to their families or worse spread it through the community. Remember, law enforcement is always out interacting with the public even with the Stay at Home Order in place. A potential exposure in the ranks will trigger certain protocols as suggested by the CDC when it comes to; supervisor screenings, decontamination of equipment, vehicles

and uniforms, monitoring officers for symptoms, medical treatment, additional use of PPE and requiring a quarantine of an officer or jail staff member for a period of time to ensure they are not spreading the virus. Informing officers with valuable information to assist them in real-time decision making. For example, knowing that a person is actively infected with COVID-19 is certainly something an officer can consider in determining to make an arrest and, thereby, potentially exposing other inmates to COVID-19. As the nation and the State of Illinois has realized on a daily basis, the COVID-19 pandemic is a fluid situation that is in a state of constant change. We know more now that we knew in the beginning but we have much to learn as we move forward. McHenry County Law Enforcement is committed to maintaining the frontline in support of our citizens and businesses and we will continue to work side by side with all public safety organizations so that we can stop the spread of COVID-19. This release was posted on the Lake in the Hills website, https://www.lith.org/ police/page/mchenry-count y - l a w - e n f o rc e m e n t - re ceives-temporary-restraining-order.

Food pantries in need of donations during time of crisis McHenry County’s food pantries are struggling and need help from the community. They are facing the worstcase scenario of an unprecedented increase in need at the same time that donations are dropping off. As more and more people seek food

assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, donations from private citizens, restaurants, supermarkets, and other food suppliers have sharply decreased. The county’s Community Development Division is allocating $20,000 in unused community develop-

ment funds to the Northern Illinois Food Bank to which many of our local food pantries belong, and a donor has stepped in to match that amount. But our food pantries need your help as well. Please, if you can, consider making a food or monetary donation to a local food

pantry. You can find a list with contact information on our coronavirus resources page at www.mchenrycountyil.gov/covid19resources; please call ahead or visit their websites to learn how they are taking donations with COVID-19 precautions in place.

Or, you can make a direct monetary donation to the Northern Illinois Food Bank through its website at www. solvehungertoday.org. Every dollar donated to the food bank provides $8 in groceries for hungry people. You can also visit the resource page if you and your

family need help with food, utilities, rent, unemployment, business assistance, and other vital needs. Follow McHenry County government on Facebook and Twitter, as well as the McHenry County Department of Health to stay abreast of the latest updates.

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and individuals will remain anonymous. Once a resident sends a text to the hotline, within 24 hours they will receive a call from a counselor employed by a local community mental health center to provide support. Individuals can also text 5-5-2-0-2-0, with key words such as “unemployment” or “food” or “shelter” and will receive information on how navigate and access supports and services.

The following arrests in McHenry County were reported by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. March 18 Joseph D. Greiss, 40, Crystal Lake, was cited for domestic battery / bodily harm; March 19 Jeremy S. Smith, 34, Wonder Lake, was cited for domestic battery / other prior, domestic battery / bodily harm; Thomas K. Assaf, 26, Schaumburg, was cited for retail theft / disp merch >$300; Jeffery R. Bates, 35, Richmond, was cited for domestic battery / physical contact, domestic battery / bodily harm; Donald J. Schultz, 58, McHenry, was cited for do-

mestic battery / bodily harm / prior; William E. Knight, 37, Chicago, was cited for possession of stolen property < $500; March 20 Christopher L. Rein, 43, Wonder Lake, was cited for domestic battery / physical contact; March 23 Dennis E. Barnes, 32, McCullum Lake, was cited for predatory criminal sexual assault victim < 13. March 24 Jonathan A. Gomes, 33, Crystal Lake, was cited for predatory criminal sexual assault victim <13; March 25 Michael J. Sparrowgrove, 57, Fox Lake, was cited for violation of order of protection after served notice;

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Top: Local educators and staff helped to hand out book bags to children in their community. Many of these book distributions were held in conjunction with meal pick-ups or remote learning materials pick ups.

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(Continued from front page) In the absence of volun- standards. Their goal still teers, they have redesigned remains to identify safe, altheir processing center to ternative ways to distribute implement social distancing books to under-served chilpractices so their 42 team dren during the safer-at-home members can continue work- order that is still in effect. ing while adhering to safety For more information on

Bernie’s Book Bank, donation and event information, or to learn how you can become a volunteer after the state order is lifted, visit their website at www.berniesbookbank.org.

From top: At a recent Bernie’s distribution event in Harvard, a sorting and organization crew used the route lists to set up crates with the number of books required for each of the six bus routes. The food delivery routes were used to help deliver the books to the kids. Jefferson School is a pick up location for food as well, books were able to be picked up with food. Shown in the photo are those that rode the bus routes and handed out the bags of books (bottom front right counter clockwise) Chris May, Jodi Harrison, Jordan Dahlke, Meaghan White, Dave Martin, Cathy Cartland, Heather Kriete, Christina Nahera, Maggie Binz, Yolanda Roldan and Allison Nulle. D50 Instructional Coaches, Dave Martin and Meaghan White delivering books to students on their route. School mascot, CrosBee, worn by Superintendent Dr. Corey Tafoya helped deliver books.

Renewal deadlines for gun owners, drivers extended Emergency rules ensure permissions beyond expiration dates

By Rebecca Anzel

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Gun owners now have more time to renew a firearm owners identification card and concealed carry license in Illinois. Emergency rules filed by the Illinois State Police ease renewal requirements during the novel coronavirus pandemic. A submitted renewal application ensures extension of current FOID and CCL permits through the length of the state of emergency declared by Gov. JB Pritzker, plus 12 more months following its expiration. The ISP said in a news release, however, that personnel will continue to prohibit those who are restricted from either license from obtaining one. “These emergency rules

help ensure that honest gun owners will not be blocked from making firearm purchases,” Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said in a statement. “It has taken some time to get to this point, but we are pleased with the end result.” He added these rules, which are effective immediately, are the result of “a few weeks of conversations” with the state police. “The state police now has more time to analyze each renewal application to make sure no one slips through the cracks,” Sen. Julie Morrison, a Democrat from Lake Forest, said in a statement. “The order from ISP also empowers them to prioritize the work they know will be most important in

preventing gun violence.” Those with a license to carry concealed firearms will also not need to present authentication of the required three-hour training immediately, but must do so within 12 months of the termination of Pritzker’s emergency declaration. “These emergency rules are welcome to many people in my district who have had issues with getting their renewals at no fault of their own and were not allowed to even purchase firearms or ammunition,” Rep. Darren Bailey, a Republican from Xenia, said in a statement.

vehicle registration expiration dates by at least 90 days after driver services facilities reopen. The extension previously had been only 30 days. In a statement April 10, White said it “is the right thing to do.” “It will ensure driver’s licenses, ID cards and vehicle registrations remain valid during this pandemic and will help alleviate the rush of customers visiting facilities once they reopen,” he said. Facilities were closed after Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order, and will remain shuttered through at least April 30. Motor vehicle deadlines Illinoisans can renew vehicle extended as well registrations, apply for a vehiSecretary of State Jesse cle title and obtain and renew a White has extended driver’s driver’s license online at www. license, identification card and cyberdriveillinois.com.

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Pritzker administration announces ramped-up testing, PPE acquisitions

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Gov. JB Pritzker announced April 16 that he and five other Midwestern governors have agreed to coordinate with one another as they make plans for reopening their economies after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. Pritzker, a Democrat, joined Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) in announcing the regional effort. “Our number one priority when analyzing when best to reopen our economy is the health and safety of our citizens. We will make decisions based on facts, science, and recommendations from experts in health care, business, labor, and education,” the governors said in a joint statement. The governors said they

will consider at least four factors in determining when best to reopen their economies: sustained control of the rate of new infections and hospitalizations; enhanced ability to test for the disease and trace the routes of its spread; sufficient health care capacity to handle a resurgence; and best practices for social distancing in the workplace. The governors stressed that not all parts of the economy, and not all regions, will reopen at the same time. “Phasing in sectors of our economy will be most effective when we work together as a region,” the governors said. “This doesn’t mean our economy will reopen all at once, or that every state will take the same steps at the same time. But close coordination will ensure we get this right. Over time, people will go back to work, restaurants will reopen, and things will go back to normal. We look forward to working together as one region to tackle this

challenge together.” The six-state Midwest agreement is the third such regional compact to be announced so far. Earlier, California, Oregon and Washington said they would coordinate their reopening. Also, New York announced earlier last week that it will coordinate with six other northeastern states. During his daily media briefing in Chicago, Pritzker gave little by way of response to questions about why the states of Missouri and Iowa were not included in the group. “We would love to have as many states as want to join as a part of it. Iowa chose not to be part of this,” he said. “I know they don’t have a stayat-home rule, you know, yet in place. They’ve made a lot of different decisions than we have.” The Midwest compact was announced on the same day the U.S. Department of Labor reported another 5.25

million Americans filed firsttime unemployment claims during the week that ended April 4, including 141,049 in Illinois. Testing and PPE purchases ramp up Also April 16, Pritzker announced that the state has significantly increased its capacity to perform COVID-19 screening tests and its ability to supply hospitals and health care centers with personal protective equipment, or PPE. One of the biggest obstacles to expanding the state’s testing capacity, the governor’s office said in a news release, has been the lack of testing equipment, and specifically the swabs and “viral transport media,” or VTM. Pritzker announced April 16 that it had secured commitments from state universities and outside vendors to supply the state with “an abundance” of those materials to stock state laboratories

and other labs throughout the state. In addition, the administration announced that the equipment manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific has addressed problems previously identified with its COVID-19 testing machines, and the five machines it provided to the state are now operational, and Thermo Fisher has prioritized Illinois as a customer of its equipment and testing procedures. “Those five machines that we had concerns about are now up and running with reliable results, so reliable that as we ramp up over the next week, we’re estimating additional capacity of thousands more tests per day at our state labs alone,” Pritzker said. Illinois’ recommended testing criteria will now include “all those who are experiencing COVID-like symptoms,” according to the governor’s office. The new guidance will apply to state-run drive-thru testing

centers and will be offered to medical providers across Illinois, although those with mild symptoms are still encouraged to call a medical provider before seeking a COVID-19 test. Finally, Pritzker said the state has also managed to purchase enough personal protective equipment to keep hospitals and first responders in supply for at least the next few weeks. Pritzker said the administration has 28 million N95 and KN95 masks, which protect workers from inhaling the virus, along with nearly 30 million surgical and disposable masks, gowns and coveralls, 27 million gloves and 7.6 million face shields. Currently, the statewide 10-day “burn rate” for those items—the number used in an average 10-day period— is roughly 1.5 million N95 masks, 25 million gloves, 4.4 million gowns and 700,000 surgical masks for hospitals and long-term care facilities.

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Daily fantasy sports a game of skill, not chance, court says By Rebecca Anzel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

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Swanson is about 2 ½ years old, neutered, up-to-date on shots (incl. rabies), tested negative for heartworm and on preventative and microchipped. He has a job in life and that’s fetching a ball, he is literally a pro, better than a retriever or a golden. Throw the ball and he brings it right back. Swanson is ready to settle down and get into a routine with his new family. Save-A-Pet is closed to the public, however does a few adoptions by appointment only. You can download an application at saveapetil.org/adopt, complete it, take a picture of it and email it to adoptions@saveapetil.org. They will then give you a call to start the process. Please be patient as our staff is limited. As the Shelter-in-Place order has been extended, donations continue to be very much needed.

Pritzker: Virus will hit budget hard

Governor calls for a second federal stimulus package for state governments

By Jerry Nowicki

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Gov. JB Pritzker presented a bleak state revenue picture and called for direct aid from the federal government April 15. “You don’t have to be an epidemiologist to see that the virus is going to hit our budget hard,” Pritzker said at his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago. He said state budget experts anticipate a $2.7 billion revenue shortfall this fiscal year and $4.6 billion next

fiscal year. That’s a $6.2 billion fiscal year 2021 shortfall from the revenue projections put forth by the governor in February. That shortfall expands to $7.4 billion if the constitutional amendment to move to a graduated income tax does is not approved by voters in November, according to the governor’s office. Pritzker’s office said he is calling on Congress to pass an additional aid package, on top of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act which already

passed, to provide funding to states. “Illinoisans are all too familiar with the pain the lack of a state budget can cause, so let me just say up front: We will not go without a state budget,” he said. “We will need to make extraordinarily difficult decisions on top of the difficult decisions we’ve already made, but together with the state legislature, we will make them, and we will do so with an unswerving dedication to fairness.”

A statute dating back to the early 1800s cannot be applied to daily fantasy sports betting, Illinois’ highest court ruled April 16. Fantasy sports, the court ruled, are games dominated by skill, not by chance. In April 2016, Colin Dew-Becker and Andrew Wu competed in a fantasy NBA contest through the website FanDuel. They each paid $109 — a $100 wager and $9 fee to the company. Wu’s team scored almost double the points Dew-Becker’s team did, making him the winner. Dew-Becker filed a lawsuit three days later to recover his bet. Under a centuries-old Illinois law called the Loss Recovery Act— passed in 1819, one year after Illinois became a state and 40 years before the Civil War—those on the losing end of an illegal wager have a legal avenue to get their money back. In order for that to be a possibility, however, that money had to be lost while gambling. The state Supreme Court, after consulting recently published peer-reviewed studies, ruled that while nothing in the act’s language omits internet contests from its purview, daily fantasy sports bets do not fit the definition of gambling as dictated by law. “Because the outcomes of head-to-head DFS contests are predominately skill based, we conclude that (Dew-Becker) was not engaged in ‘gambling’ with (Wu) as required” under statute, Chief Justice Anne Burke wrote in the opinion. “... We determine here only that the DFS contest at issue

in this case does not fall under the current legal definition of gambling.” Justice Lloyd Karmeier, whose retirement takes effect in December, was the lone justice among six to dissent. Justice Michael Burke, who is not related to the chief justice, did not participate in this case. He was appointed to replace retired Justice Robert Thomas on March 1, after arguments in the case were heard. “Throughout the history of antigambling laws, courts have recognized the effort and ingenuity man has exerted to circumvent the law by disguising activities as legal or contests of skill although the intended appeal is to chance,” Karmeier wrote in his dissent. “...The ingenuity exerted in head-to-head DFS contests duped the majority into believing it is a game of skill when truly it is a game of chance.” He took issue with the majority justices using outside research to base their decision instead of materials submitted by attorneys for Dew-Becker and Wu. This, he said, can set a dangerous precedent. “The majority opinion risks legalizing traditional concepts of gambling anytime a study concludes that it involves skill more than chance,” Karmeier wrote. He cites poker as an example. There is “statistical evidence” the game is won by the most skillful player— one with the best strategy and knowledge of the card game. That interpretation would legally define poker not as gambling, as Illinois courts have long held, but as a contest of talent. If the majority justices used what Karmeier wrote

was the “proper standard,” they would have determined daily fantasy sports are games of chance. “Once a lineup is set and the athletic games commence, the DFS participant cannot influence the athlete’s performance or how points are accumulated,” he wrote. “At this point in the game, the outcome of the contest relies entirely on a contingent event that the participant lacks all control over, and there is no subsequent opportunity for the participant to overcome the chance involved.” The six justices who participated in deciding the case agreed in other matters. The Loss Recovery Act requires bettors have a “direct” connection to each other—simply, one person must lose to another. That enables its purpose of “not simply to undo illegal gambling transactions but ‘to deter illegal gambling by using its recovery provision as a powerful enforcement mechanism” is met, according to court documents. That contradicts the argument Wu’s legal representative, William Gantz, made in a court filing. Gantz said this interpretation “seeks a green light for a cottage industry in Illinois—lodging hundreds of thousands of claims against unsuspecting citizens who have been engaged in online DFS contests in Illinois for at least over a decade.” Burke wrote the filing of lawsuits would be in keeping with the act’s “explicit” goal. The five majority justices added that state lawmakers are able to alter current regulations to manage daily fantasy sports contests.

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Chicago tavern sues insurer over ‘business disruption’ claim Lawsuit illustrates how COVID-19 could be devastating for insurance industry

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A Chicago tavern that was closed since March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois filed a lawsuit last week against an insurance company for refusing to pay out a claim under the tavern’s “business interruption” policy. Attorneys for Maillard Tavern said during a video news conference Wednesday that the actions by Wisconsin-based Society Insurance are part of a pattern by insurance companies nationwide of denying any and all such claims and arguing the policies do not cover business losses caused by a pandemic. “Maillard Tavern made a claim. Society Insurance Co. denied it, although they accepted the premium payment for it,” Antonio Romanucci, one of the attorneys handling the case, said. “Instead, the insurance industry as a whole is blanketly refusing to honor business interruption claims.” The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, seeks an unspecified amount of damages to be determined by an appraisal, and it asks the court to ap-

point an independent “umpire” if appraisers from the two sides cannot agree on an amount. The case is the first one of its type in Illinois stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak, but attorneys said they expect there will be many more, and there have been similar suits filed in other states. Business interruption policies are a standard type of business insurance that provide coverage when a business is forced to close, or its operations are severely limited, through no fault of the business. Many policies exclude certain types of events, including pandemics, but attorneys for Maillard Tavern say the company’s policy was an “all-risk” policy with no exclusions. The lawsuit is just one illustration of the staggering economic losses being felt throughout the country as a result of the pandemic, and the issue of insurance company liability already reached the highest levels of the federal government. On April 2, several insurance groups signed a letter to members of Congress estimat-

ing total losses just for small businesses with 100 or fewer employees could range between $220 billion and $383 billion per month, while total reserves held by all U.S. home, auto and business insurers combined was only about $800 billion. “Standard commercial insurance policies offer coverage and protection against a wide range of risks and threats and are vetted and approved by state regulators,” the letter stated. “Insurance coverage works by spreading risk, but that model simply cannot account for a situation in which losses are catastrophic and nearly universal. Standard business interruption policies do not, and were not designed to, provide coverage against communicable diseases such as COVID-19, and as such, were not actuarially priced to do so.” But the issue gained even more traction on Friday, April 10, when President Donald Trump spoke about it during an extended news conference. The president said he believed insurance companies should have to pay the claims. Soon after

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