Good morning, Chicago. On Tuesday, Illinois health officials reported 4,000 new known cases of the coronavirus and 46 more deaths. The seven-day statewide positivity rate ticked up to 6.4%
Meanwhile, Chicago added Florida to its travel ban and warned that Michigan could be added next week, the city’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said on Tuesday. That makes 31 states, as well as Puerto Rico, on the city’s list of places residents can’t travel to without quarantining. Here’s everything you need to know about the quarantine order.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday clashed over his order for tighter restrictions that would prohibit indoor dining and bar service in Chicago, with the governor saying they’re needed to help stop the coronavirus spread and the mayor indicating she’ll try to change his mind.
Hours after Pritzker announced the rollback in Chicago starting Friday, citing increases in the city’s positivity rate and in hospital admissions for people with COVID-19 symptoms, Lightfoot in a televised interview said she’s trying to convince him not to go through with his order, citing concerns about the economy.
Court allows FoxFire restaurant in Geneva to stay open for indoor dining despite Gov. Pritzker’s COVID-19 closure order
Downtown Chicago alderman breaks from Democrats to endorse Kim Foxx’s GOP opponent
Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly, a recent critic of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, bucked his fellow Democrats and the Chicago mayor on Tuesday to endorse the Republican challenger in one of the most anticipated local races this November.
Although their families don’t yet have the option to send their children back to school before the end of the calendar year, for thousands of other CPS families with special education students, decision day is Wednesday. Along with pre-kindergartners, about 5,000 students in moderate and intensive special education programs have been identified as the first who could resume in-person learning. But for many parents, the decision is not simple.
A Chicago developer wants to build 2,680 residential units on the Near North Side, one of the most ambitious proposals in the city in decades. JDL Development’s plan, which includes towers rising 587, 512 and 500 feet tall, is on 8.1 acres the developer has a deal to buy from Moody Bible Institute, JDL founder and CEO Jim Letchinger said Monday.
As leaves change color, and the weather turns cold, you may embrace the season. Apple picking plans may pop up, until you realize it’s too late for this year. It’s always apple fritter season, though, at Old Fashioned Donuts on the South Side of Chicago.
