* More than doubled…

With routines disrupted, unemployment skyrocketing and families forced into close quarters for extended periods, domestic violence is tragically on the rise in Williamson County, State’s Attorney Brandon Zanotti said Thursday while announcing a new capital campaign to support victims.

Zanotti said his office compared charges for domestic violence, aggravated domestic violence and order of protection petitions between March 16 and May 13 of this year compared to the same time last year. Zanotti said these filings have “more than doubled” under the stay-at-home order intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.

* Sun-Times…

Is Mayor Lori Lightfoot planning to close streets and sidewalks so restaurants can safely reopen and give residents a place to run, walk and play? Sure sounds like it.

“People are itching to get outside. Businesses are looking at creative ways to serve customers. The key is how we do it,” the mayor tweeted Friday.

“Stay tuned for some changes to our streets and sidewalks. Transportation is more than just cars. We’ll show how Chicago can be safer and easier to get around.” […]

“The mayor is trying to be very progressive with us. There’s communication going on about maybe closing some streets for outside dining with the tables on the street. That way, we could have social distancing,” [Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia] said.

* From the News-Gazette’s regular interview of the local public health director…

Since toilet rooms have a lot of high-touch surfaces, door handles, faucets and stall doors, transfer risk in this environment can be high. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the virus that causes COVID-19 has been found in the feces of some patients diagnosed with COVID-19. However, it is unclear whether the virus found in feces may be capable of causing COVID-19.

There has not been any confirmed report of the virus spreading from feces to a person. Scientists also do not know how much risk there is that the virus could be spread from the feces of an infected person to another person.

However, they think this risk is low based on data from previous outbreaks of diseases caused by related coronaviruses, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.

* And here’s Nugget…

Heh. Such a cutie.

…Adding… Not to be outdone, here’s Oscar…

* Tribune live blog headlines…

Chicago libraries looking to reopen by June 1

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos funnels millions in coronavirus relief funds intended primarily for public schools to private, religious schools

DePaul says it will offer in-person classes in the fall as new committee takes up question for other Illinois universities

Lightfoot urges Chicago faith leaders to observe stay-at-home order

Naperville Park Board votes to take legal action to make its own decisions on reopening

‘It’s like a hurricane came and leveled the entire economy’: Retail sales fall 16.4%, a record

‘Everything we did was to predict the next outbreak.’ Yet scientists at Northwestern and elsewhere weren’t prepared for COVID-19. Why?

COVID-19 hitting hardest in Chicago ZIP codes already struggling with deadly threat of gun violence

StreetWise vendors face empty streets and empty pockets amid COVID-19: ‘Things are hard for everybody. Think how hard it is for those in the streets to survive.’

Woman and her 89-year-old mother both survive COVID-19: ‘I didn’t know if she was gonna live or die’

* Sun-Times live blog…

Cook County has most coronavirus cases in US

Lightfoot warns religious leaders she is prepared to enforce stay-at-home order

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts not sure baseball will be played this season: report

The high cost of quarantine

What’s the first meal you’ll want at a restaurant post-pandemic? We asked, Chicagoans answered.

How we should honor our youngest COVID-19 victim

With the focus on the coronavirus, Lightfoot opts for bare-bones capital plan

Chicago’s flag, civic pride and the fight against COVID-19

Navy Pier is an arm of government, no matter what it claims — so let’s see every contract

‘Stories from Six Feet’ documents search for connection in isolation