The newest Chance the Rapper praises Lightfoot’s coronavirus reaction Chance the Rapper plays at “Chance the Rapper’s Parade to the Polls” at Grant Park’s Petrillo Music Shell in 2016.Santiago Covarrubias/Sun-Times First the memes. Then the PSA. Now a “kudos” from a favourite native rapper. Mayor Lightfoot’s dealing with of the coronavirus pandemic in Chicago were given a seal of
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Video video games may also be wholesome social passion throughout coronavirus
Video video games are being prescribed as a really helpful remedy for our ongoing homebound lifestyles, caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Game makers from Activision Blizzard to Zynga on Saturday started kicking off a brand new initiative entitled #PlayApartTogether to inspire other people on the way to entertain themselves and likewise observe bodily distancing. The initiative, supported by way of the World Health Organization (WHO), is especially noteworthy as a result of WHO up to now designated online game habit as an authentic psychological well being dysfunction. But the crowd hopes that the business can “reach millions with important messages to help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” mentioned Ray Chambers, the WHO ambassador for international technique in a observation. Game
Latest coronavirus information for March 30, 2020: Live updates
The newest Coronavirus take a look at websites added in Illinois, however Pritzker says restricted capability nonetheless ‘an enormous problem’ Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times As Illinois’ collection of showed COVID-19 instances eclipsed 5,000 on Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker stated there nonetheless aren’t just about sufficient checks to be had to trace the upward
John Prine coronavirus: Singer-songwriter from Chicago assessments
Singer-songwriter John Prine, a Grammy-winning veteran of the Chicago folks scene whose admirers come with Bob Dylan and Roger Water, has been identified with the coronavirus. “After a sudden onset of Covid-19 symptoms, John was hospitalized on Thursday (3/26),” stated a observation on his Twitter account. “He was intubated Saturday evening, and continues to receive care, but his situation is critical.” His spouse and supervisor, Fiona Whelan Prine, had introduced her personal sure check for the virus on March 18. At the time she stated effects from her husband’s assessments have been “indeterminate.” The couple answered by way of setting apart from every different in addition to from different members of the family. “He’s had a lot of different health
Latest coronavirus information for March 28: 2020: Live updates
The newest How for much longer do we be within — after which what occurs? How lengthy will Illinoisans be staying within on account of the coronavirus? Right now, financial institution on mid-April — on the earliest. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order, which took impact on Saturday, March 21, is ready to run out on Tuesday, April 7. Expect the governor to increase that. Mayor Lori Lightfoot predicted Friday Pritzker would push the order “deep into April,” although Pritzker later on was once non-committal. Three Chicago scientific professionals who've been
Coronavirus: Starbucks giving loose espresso to healthcare
Starbucks is serving up loose espresso for first responders and healthcare employees coping with the coronavirus pandemic. The espresso massive introduced Wednesday that via May 3 “any customer who identifies as a first responder or frontline worker supporting our healthcare system” will obtain a loose tall brewed espresso, both sizzling or iced. The be offering is for cops, firefighters, paramedics, medical doctors, nurses, medical institution and clinical group of workers and clinical researchers, Starbucks mentioned. In a weblog put up, Starbucks mentioned around the globe its staff had been handing over espresso to hospitals, grocery retail outlets, nursing houses and primary responders. Starbucks additionally mentioned Wednesday that the Starbucks Foundation is donating $500,000 for care applications and clinical apparatus for
Coronavirus: Everything is extra difficult than we first
The first day of spring was once additionally the start of our town’s lockdown. I awoke that morning, became at the information, and started to sob. I held my face in my arms, looking to muffle the sounds, so my husband wouldn’t pay attention. My grief, just like the coronavirus, turned into unleashed and out of control. I’m sequestered in Chicago whilst my daughters and their households are in Arizona. We communicate at the telephone day by day, nevertheless it’s now not the similar. Even if I nonetheless lived in Phoenix, we'd be remoted–the ones are the brand new laws. I drink my lemon, ginger, and turmeric juice this morning as though it’s magic — as