A quick COVID-19 roundup
Tuesday, Apr 28, 2020 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Tribune’s live blog…
Nearly 200 residents, staff at Cicero nursing home test positive for COVID-19 as at least 5 deaths reported at facility
Smartphone location data can tell if people stay home during the pandemic. Experts worry users are sacrificing privacy for safety.
Pritzker says White House has promised to help get Illinois COVID-19 testing swabs
Open the economy or save lives? It’s not that simple. From the experts, 7 ways to talk politics in the COVID-19 era.
Chicago to give $5,000 grants to small businesses with four or fewer employees in lower-income neighborhoods
As domestic violence calls rise, free hotel rooms are being offered to victims
As Illinois facial covering requirement nears, Lightfoot and opponents put forward dueling plans to distribute masks in Chicago
Hormel furloughs 150 employees at its Fontanini Foods’ Italian sausage plant in McCook
Expect changes if college campuses reopen in the fall: ‘All of this is in uncharted waters’
Donors come to rescue of Illinois school district struggling with digital divide
* Sun-Times live blog…
CDC now recommends social distancing for pets
Mayor Lightfoot announces grant program for microbusinesses
Founder of South Side nonprofit doles out COVID-19 supplies to hard hit black community
White House vows to send Illinois 20K swabs per day in May to expand testing: Pritzker
What reopening looks like in states lifting lockdowns
Mask safety tips: Sizing questions, washing instructions and more
El Milagro closes tortilla factory for two weeks after employee dies from coronavirus
Lakers return $4.6 million from coronavirus stimulus loan program
Eighteen employees at a Tootsie Roll manufacturing plant in Chicago have tested positive for COVID-19 since the end of March.
Chicago police announced Monday 21 more cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the department to 414.
In fight against COVID-19, house party is a slap in the face
And that’s all I had time for today. Sorry!