Blame virus, now not our leaders, for lockdowns

Because COVID-19 is so relentless, mayors and governors can be deficient leaders in the event that they omitted how fatal it's and didn't lock down occasions and websites the place other folks historically acquire to forestall the unfold. Yet many Illinoisans wish to demonize Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and others for ordering it. Granted, lockdowns deal what is also a deadly blow to the survival of many small companies, and in flip injury our financial system normally; however aren’t lives extra necessary? Is spending a jovial time in a bar, risking loss of life, extra necessary than staying wholesome and alive, sequestered? Don’t blame our leaders. Blame the virus. Wherever in the world commonplace socializing

Social media threats immediate ‘soft lockdowns’ at 2 NW Side

A Chicago Public Schools elementary and highschool on the Northwest Side had been positioned on a comfortable lockdown Wednesday due to separate threats on social media. Principal Cliff Gabor of Mary Lyon Elementary School, 2941 N. McVicker Ave., in Belmont Central, wrote in a message to folks that college officers realized about “graffiti in the girl’s bathroom and also a social media post with a potential threat against the school” on Tuesday night. Chicago police stated the varsity was positioned on a “soft lockdown” Wednesday, however didn't present additional particulars concerning the menace. “We are taking this very seriously and have notified the Chicago Police and are working closely with them,” Gabor wrote. “In addition, out