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Making a homemade COVID-19 mask?

Study explains best fabric choices

By Lois Yoksoulian, Physical Sciences Editor UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, COLLEGE OF ACES

Health authorities believe COVID-19 spreads by the transmission of respiratory droplets, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends homemade cloth face coverings for use in public spaces. Illinois joins many other states in requiring people to wear masks while out.

However, initial uncertainty regarding the masks’ effectiveness in reducing exhaled droplets leaves some people unsure or skeptical of their usefulness during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Mechanical science and engineering professor Taher Saif spoke with News Bureau physical sciences editor Lois Yoksoulian about a study that he and his graduate students, Onur Aydin and Bashar Emon, performed on the effectiveness of common household fabrics for use in homemade masks.

Physically speaking, are the respiratory droplets produced by talking and breathing the same as those that come from a cough or a sneeze?

The droplets released during sneezing and coughing are larger than those released while speaking and breathing, and any of these droplets may carry many virus particles. The larger droplets tend to fall nearby due to gravity, but the smaller ones can go far, with the majority of them remaining within six feet of the infected individual.

Unfortunately, because symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic carriers can shed the coronavirus, we cannot tell without testing which individuals are the sources of infection.

Hence, a physical barrier, such as a mask, can prevent the spreading.

How does droplet type influence the fabric choice and the number of layers used to make a mask?

The droplets released during coughing and sneezing come in various sizes and velocities. The fabric for any mask should be breathable and impermeable to high- and low-velocity droplets.

It is important to realize that a highly impermeable fabric is likely to be less breathable.

Low breathability will force airflow through the sides and will defeat the purpose of the mask. In that case, the mask simply gives a false sense of safety. The choice of fabric and the number of layers is a matter of compromise between breathability and droplet resistance. We need to maximize both.

What fabric properties did you test?

We tested the breathability and droplet blocking ability of common household fabrics. To quantify breathability, we simply measure the airflow velocity through the material. Measuring droplet blocking is a more complicated process that uses an inhaler to generate high-velocity droplets.

We fill the nozzle of an inhaler with distilled water mixed with 100-nanometer fluorescent particles, which mimic the coronavirus in size.

When puffed, the inhaler forces the water through the nozzle and generates high-momentum droplets that we

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Mechanical science and engineering professor Taher Saif, right, and students Onur Aydin, left, and Bashar Emon test common household fabrics used to make facemasks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

collect on a plastic dish placed vertically in front of the inhaler. We then repeat the process with the fabric we are testing over the collection dish. We measure how much water landed on the dish in both cases by counting the nanoparticles using a microscope. We can then use the ratio of the volume collected with and without the fabric to give us a measure of droplet-blocking efficiency.

What types of fabric did you examine?

We considered a set of 10 common household fabrics and com-

pared their properties with those of a medical/dental-quality mask as a benchmark. The fabrics had different combinations of cotton, polyester and silk. We also measured the breathability and resistance for twoand three-layered T-shirt fabric. Our work produced two key findings.

First, most common household fabrics, such as T-shirt material, have 40% or higher droplet blocking when used as a single layer. In two layers, to our surprise, T-shirt fabric had a 98 percent droplet blocking efficiency–exceeding that of the

medical mask, while maintaining better breathability.

Second, most common fabrics are hydrophilic, meaning they up soak water, whereas medical masks are hydrophobic, meaning they repel water. This tells us that common household fabrics use an alternative mechanism to hold droplets by retaining them.

What type of fabric do you recommend for the home mask maker?

We found that very breathable fabrics are a good choice, like com-

mon T-shirt materials. They tend to have low droplet resistance, and their efficiency increases when used in a two-layer mask. The net breathability of the two layers is much higher than the medical masks, too. In fact, the breathability of cotton T-shirt fabrics remains higher than a medical mask, even with three layers. Homemade masks can be an effective tool for the public, together with testing and contact tracing, social distancing and other interventions to mitigate disease transmission.

ComEd taking steps to support customers Company suspending service disconnects, providing resources and payment accommodations

In coordination with work being led by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to protect Illinoisans, ComEd is taking action to help its customers with payment assistance programs and by imposing a moratorium on service disconnections and waiving new late payment charges through at least May 1, as many businesses and institutions are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by taking temporary measures to shut down or limit operations to control the spread of COVID-19.

ComEd is also taking steps to expand awareness of the programs in place to help customers through temporary or extended financial hardship and will be working with customers on a case-by-case basis to establish payment arrangements and identify energy

assistance options.

“We know this time is difficult for so many of our customers, who may be experiencing health or economic challenges, and we want to be there to help them navigate the support available to them,” said ComEd CEO Joe Dominguez. “Through our own programs, as well as those offered by community and government partners, we’re committed to working with every customer who contacts us.”

“As one of the largest nonprofit community action agencies in the country, we see firsthand the impact that the necessary business slowdowns to slow the spread of this virus has on the people we serve,” said Harold Rice, president and CEO of the Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. (CEDA). “We appreciate the support and partnership of ComEd in stepping in to help people who may now be

facing an even greater hardship.”

Payment Options Customers who struggle to cover their energy expenses have a growing range of assistance options from ComEd. The company offers financial assistance programs and flexible payment options, all of which can help eligible customers reduce budget strain and avoid disconnection of service. Particularly during this time when some customers are facing unforeseen circumstances, ComEd will work on a case-by-case basis with customers who are struggling to pay their energy bills to help them remain in service.

ComEd offers payment options such as budget billing, which averages payments out over a 12-month period to help customers manage their monthly energy bill, and flexible

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Milk supplies, pandemic part of history

By Kurt Begalka ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MCHENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM

Tension gripped the county back in the winter of 1929–especially if you were a dairy farmer.

The Jan. 18 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune reported that an additional 3,100 pounds of milk, the equivalent of about 360 gallons, was among 7,100 pounds of milk destroyed by angry dairy farmers over two days.

Then, as now, dairymen were after what they considered a living wage– fair compensation for the raw milk they shipped into Chicago by train and truck. And toward that end, they were willing to take extreme measures against the dealers whom they believed were making unwarranted profits at the expense of themselves and consumers.

A Woodstock Sentinel article noted: “… Farmers also believe that the difference between the 14 cents per quarter charged the consumer is too great–the $2.60 per hundred pounds being less than 5½ cents per quarter.

Farmers declare they get starvation wages for their efforts and practically no profit on their investment, while the “cream” goes to the Chicago dealers.”

The latest in a series of price disputes prompted area dairy farmers back then to call a strike, when distributors balked at paying $2.85 per hundredweight for milk – an increase from $2.50. Local “farmer gangs” blocked roads into Chicago.

They set milk supplies on fire, contaminated milk with kerosene and seized trucks … once the milk had been sold to dealers. On Jan. 18, 1929, 60 picketers stopped a Bowman Dairy Co. truck and poured its contents–an estimated 2,325 gallons of raw milk originating from McHenry and Lake counties–into a ditch.

An arbitrator eventually set the price at $2.64 per 100 pounds at country stations, plus one cent per 100 pounds to be paid by distributers to the Pure Milk Association. The decision was considered to be victory for producers.

It is unlikely a similar situation will unfold today. However, tough

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A series of price disputes prompted area dairy farmers in 1929 to call a strike, when distributors balked at paying $2.85 per hundredweight for milk–an increase from $2.50. Local “farmer gangs” blocked roads into Chicago.

times for dairy farmers are getting tougher. Dan Ziller, who milks 60 Holsteins on a farm off of Ernesti Road in Huntley, blames restrictions on the amount of milk shoppers can buy, higher milk prices in stores, changing beverage tastes insufficient marketing and the loss of markets for prompting some dairymen around the country to dump milk.

The World Economic Forum notes: “The milk supply chain has seen a host of disruptions that are preventing dairy farmers from getting their products to market. Mass closures of restaurants and schools have forced a sudden shift from those wholesale food-service markets to retail grocery stores, creating logistical and packaging nightmares for plants processing milk, butter and cheese. … The dairy business got hit harder and earlier than other agricultural commodities

Crystal Lake announcements Memorial Day Parade canceled Due to the governor’s Stay at Home Order and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony scheduled for Monday, May 25, has been canceled. This decision was made due to the extension of the governor’s Stay at Home Order until the end of May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), State of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), and the McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) recommend social distancing of at least 6 feet in between people and prohibit gatherings

of large groups of people.

Three Oaks Recreation Area Due to the extension of the governor’s Stay at Home Order until the end of May, the opening of the beach on Saturday, May 23, at the Three Oaks Recreation Area will be delayed. The marina will also remain closed until further notice.

The park is open daily at 6:30 a.m. until Sunset. The walking trails are open at this time, but patrons are asked to please use social distancing practices while utilizing them.

Residents are asked to visit the city’s website or the Three Oaks Recreation Area Facebook page for updates regarding the park.

McHenry County 4-H updates Submitted by Michele R. Aavang, program coordinator, 4-H and Youth Development • Fair Entry has been paused for system updates. Sorry, I know how excited you all were to get those projects in!

• Proud to be #4HGROWN Class of 2020. Help us celebrate our McHenry County 4-H 2020 graduates! We will be featuring both high school and eighth grade graduates for the month of May! Please include: name, club, graduate level, school graduating from, photo (in cap and gown if possible), [future] plans if high school graduate. Email Michele details maavang@illinois.edu or Facebook @4HMcHenryCounty.

• McHenry County 4-H Youth Foundation Scholarship information for 4-H members ages 17-18 as of

Sept. 1, 2019, included in the newsletter. Deadline: June 1.

• “I Think Green” on Fridays at 4 p.m. with Miss Kelly! Kelly Sadowski will be presenting a program live on Zoom . This is part of the “I Think Green” virtual program in a series. Register to receive the Zoom link to participate: web.extension. illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=22194.

There is a lot of 4-H information on the Illinois 4-H Facebook page! We do repost some, but for you complete access, follow the Illinois 4-H Facebook page. Follow US on Facebook @4HMcHenryCounty (Don’t miss a post from McHenry County 4-H! Change your Facebook settings to receive no more than 5 posts a day.)

because the products are highly perishable–milk can’t be frozen, like meat, or stuck in a silo, like grain.”

Ziller said he has sold milk that costs him $17 a hundredweight to produce for as low as $12 per hundredweight to Muller-Pinehurst Dairy in Rockford. He believes it is unsustainable and unnecessary–particularly with the burgeoning demand for milk products by food pantries around the nation.

“We have to put [this milk] where it’s needed. Don’t dump it on the ground,” he said.

Alan Ainger, 38, runs 290 head of Holsteins and Brown Swiss near the Wisconsin line north of Alden, said it costs about $17 per hundredweight to produce milk that he is selling for $15.37.

The cooperative buying his milk, the Dairy Farmers of America, has ordered him and other farmers to cut production 10 percent by May 1. Doing so will require him to cull his herd by selling cows to other or send them to market.

“With milk prices down $7 to $8 a hundred from last winter, and then having to cut the amount of milk we produce, that is kind of a double hit,” Ainger said.

Still, there are some positive signs.

Dairy Farmers of America has proposed buying 44 of the bankrupt Dean Foods’ plants for $425 million, there is talking of merging the similarly bankrupt Borden Dairy Co. with Dean, and the latest federal stimulus bailout includes $16 billion in direct payments to farmers plus $3 billion in government purchases of agricultural products.

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Ainger said his family farm near Alden dates to 1946. Prior to that his ancestors farmed in Greenwood and Franklinville. “I’m the fourth generation to farm,” he said. “My goal is to make it so my kids will be the fifth.”

A friend sent me a poem, purportedly written in 1869 and then reprinted during the 1919 influenza pandemic.

Only, it wasn’t.

Like this darn virus, many on online viral posts are unpredictable and unreliable. It turns out the poem, actually called “In the Time of Pandemic,” was written last March by Catherine “Kitty” O’Meara–a retired teacher and chaplain who lives near Madison, Wis. You can access this poem, and others, on her blog, “The Daily Round.”

It reads: And the people stayed home.

And they read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still.

And they listened more deeply.

Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows.

And the people began to think differently.

And the people healed.

And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed.

“… Look at any critical point in human history, and you’ll see explosions in the arts: painting, writing, music, theater, dance. Such times reach into our souls and demand responses that articulate what our functioning level of dialog cannot,” O’Meara said in an email. “They pull from metaphor, and symbol, from all of our emotions, and losses, and dreams, and hope ... and they synthesize all of it to create a panoramic vision of the ways such times are/ have been experienced. They lift up the forgotten and neglected and rightly/justly identify the heroes/heroines and villains. And they demand and often initiate change.”

Let us hope, at the very least, in the end this pandemic makes the world a better place.

At this point you’ve washed and vacuumed the cars. You’ve cleaned your garage and basement storage room–twice. You’ve played Chutes and Ladders with the kids–and without them–more times than you can count. You’ve even attempted to sort through the kitchen junk drawer … before thinking better of it.

You need some homework.

Fortunately, the McHenry County Historical Society has just the thing to save your sanity: a to-do list that will inspire you to rediscover your roots, record this moment in history and contribute to the collective historical archive. For additional details, visit www.gothistory.org. Consider these projects: • When you are sorting through stuff, put aside those important family photos and documents and consider donating the originals, or copies, to the historical society. We maintain an extensive family biography files in the research library at the museum, located at 6422 Main St. in Union.

Be honest: What are you going to do with it, anyway? Pictures on your smartphone will get lost or their accompanying details forgotten. And that scrapbook or photo album? The kids don’t want it, but their kids or grandkids could be desperate for it years from now.

One of our essential roles is to provide a safe depository for that information. Instructions on how to share this information can be found on our website.

• Speaking of smartphones, the next time you out at the grocery store or walking around the neighborhood, keep an eye out for visual demonstrations of how people are coping with the pandemic. The historical society has developed a COVID-19 questionnaire to help people record their experiences, including photos, for posterity. Fifty years from now people will be hungry to know what this was like. You can tell them.

• We have developed take-home Pioneer Activity Kits, geared toward children in third through fifth grades.

Visit the MCHS website for information on how you can pick up one of these free kits.

Kurt Begalka can be reached at kurt@mchenrycountyhistory.org.

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payment arrangements, including individually tailored payment installment plans. Customers who may be experiencing financial hardship should visit ComEd.com/ CARE or call 800-334-7661.

Financial Assistance Programs • Under the Residential Special Hardship program, customers who face financial hardship such as job loss, illness, or military deployment, or senior or disability hardships, may be eligible for grants based on need.

• The CHAMP (ComEd Helps Activated/Veteran Military Personnel) program enables activated and deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves, and honorably discharged veterans to apply for grants of up to $1,000 once every two years, deferred payment plans, cancellation

of late charges and other benefits.

• Under the Nonprofit Special Hardship program, nonprofit organizations that struggle to pay their electric bills may be eligible for grants of up to $2,000 once every two years to help them cover their expenses and continue to fulfill their missions and serve the community.

• The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) enables low-income households to apply for assistance paying for winter energy services. Administered by community agencies throughout the areas ComEd serves, LIHEAP is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the state of Illinois.

“We make every effort to empower customers who face circumstances that make it hard to cover their energy expenses,” added Dominguez. “The last thing we want our

customers and communities to worry about in the current situation is whether they will be disconnected.

We are coordinating with state, city and county officials and are here for our customers and our nonprofit community partners, and we will consider additional ways to support them as necessary.”

ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately 10 million electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For more information visit ComEd.com and connect with the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

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Social distancing tips: 15 ways to stay both sane, safe

Controlling mosquitoes on your property

By Chris Enroth CENROTH@ILLINOIS.EDU

Mosquitoes are already out in force this season. How can we protect ourselves and our families and still enjoy the outdoors?

“Humans are mosquito magnets,” says University of Illinois Extension educator Chris Enroth.

“Not only are forgotten plastic kiddie pools in the backyard good for mosquito breeding, we also attract mosquitoes simply by being living, breathing mammals.”

Personal protection What makes one person more attractive to mosquitoes than others?

Enroth says mosquitoes can’t resist the following: • Carbon dioxide: “Yes, every time you exhale, you draw those pesky little bloodsuckers closer,” Enroth says.

• Lactic acid: Humans produce lactic acid on our skin. Some produce more than others.

• High skin temperature • Colognes and perfumes • Dark-colored clothing • Warm days with low winds.

“Mosquitoes are pretty lousy fliers, so cool days with high winds (over 10 mph) reduce their activity. Placing a fan facing an outdoor seating area will keep them at bay,” Enroth says.

• Studies have also indicated that some people are just more desirable than others. Due to the complexity of factors that can play into this, researchers are unsure why exactly this is.

The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends DEET as the most effective chemical to use to combat mosquitoes. Look for sprays with DEET at 40 percent or higher for an effective, longlasting repellants Be sure to re-apply every four to six hours. DEET confuses the mosquito and blocks the females’ ability to detect carbon dioxide, heat, moisture, and human sweat.

Avoidance is only part of the strategy. Controlling mosquito populations though habitat reduction and backyard treatments is another strategy to minimize bites.

Breeding sites “Only female mosquitoes bite,” Enroth says. This is because they

need a blood meal (protein) for reproduction. Once she has fed, the female will search out a favorable site to lay her eggs. Anything that holds stagnant water is her target.

Preventing her offspring from developing into adult mosquitoes is the most effective control. Enroth suggests the following strategies to eliminate breeding sites: • Remove any objects on your property that may hold water. For example, tin cans, toys, flowerpot saucers, stagnant pools, and the notorious old tire in the backyard.

• Change water in birdbaths weekly • Stock garden ponds with top• feeding minnows • Make sure covers are tight and free of holes over grills, cisterns, rain barrels, or anywhere water is stored • Clean your gutters. This is often the unseen area for mosquito development. Enroth recommends cleaning out gutters in the fall and spring.

• If you can’t remove the standing water, Enroth recommends treating it with Bti (Bacillus thuringiensisisraelen• sis). Bti only targets the larva of mosquitoes and a few species of fly.

Controlling adult mosquitoes “Avoid using bug zappers to control flying adults,” Enroth says.

“About 90 percent of insects killed with bug zappers are not mosquitoes. In fact several are beneficial insects like the brown lacewing.”

Mosquito foggers work for only a short period of time and are well suited to being used prior to an outdoor event.

Community-wide control programs work best. “Everyone has a role to play in minimizing mosquito population,” Enroth says.

To prevent getting bitten by female mosquitoes and to minimize the spread of West Nile Virus, Illinoisans should follow the recommendations above for reducing habitat and personal protection.

Laura King elected as 3rd vice president to association McHenry County Conservation District Chief Laura King has been elected third vice president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). She is the first woman to serve on the board of officers in the association’s 79-year history.

In addition, King is now in line to become ILACP’s first women to serve as president for the 2023-24 term.

“This is a prestigious honor for Laura and we are so very proud of her in achieving this amazing recognition. This recognition is a direct reflection of the confidence fellow law enforcement professionals, peers and colleagues have in her leadership abilities. She will do an exceptional job. While her roles and responsibilities are plentiful already, her enthusiasm to make a difference in the community and contribute to the law enforcement field in many positive ways,” stated McHenry County Conservation District Executive Director

Elizabeth Kessler.

ILACP, Illinois’ Voice of P ro f e s s i o n a l Law Enforcement, was established in 1941 and represents over 1,200 members working in over Chief Laura King 450 agencies throughout the state. The association promotes professional and personal development of their members through innovative services, and training; acts as the “Illinois voice of professional law enforcement” by demonstrating a proactive role and impact on legislation and public policies that affect policing and public safety; and demonstrates successful outreach to members, partners in law enforcement, and Illinois citizens to foster safer communities.

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Special thanks to the Senior Care Volunteer Network in Crystal Lake and organization Outreach Director Laura Turasky for its donation of three dozen protective masks. Turasky said that these homemade masks come from many individuals and groups from across the county. As she put it: “Great people working to make a difference during a challenging time.” The network, which receives between 10 and 100 at a time, was gracious enough to share with the McHenry County Historical Society. They will be given to volunteers to use, many of whom are older and at risk.

active office hours. The good news: Working from home can make people more productive and happier.

Small breaks due to social distancing are also times to reassess your skill and training; think of an online course, certification, training, personality development or new language to learn.

Engage in spring-cleaning, clear that clutter, and donate non-junk household stuff. Household clutter can harbor infections, pollutants, and create unhygienic spaces.

Social distancing should not translate to an unhealthy life on social media. While you can certainly become a victim of myths, misinformation, anxiety, and fear mongering, you may also inadvertently become a perpetrator, creating more trouble for communities.

Based on American Time Use Survey and leisure-related time-spending patterns worldwide, we spend too much time on screen.

Except for one to two times day to watch national news for general consumption and local news to check spread of COVID-19 in your own community, you are likely over-consuming information and taking away time from yourself and friends and family.

Reach out to people and offer help. Social distancing should also help reinvest in and recreate social bonds. Consider providing for and helping those at risk or marginalized (e.g. the elderly, disabled, and homeless; survivors of natural disasters; and those living in shelters). You will certainly find someone in the neighborhood who needs some help, this can be done from a distance, on the phone or by online activities and giving.

Check your list of contacts on email and phone. Certainly, there are people you have not talked to in a while—time to check on their wellbeing and connect. This will also help you feel more connected, social, healthier, and engaged. Be kind to all; you never know who is struggling and how you can make a difference.

Engage in alternative activities to keep your mind and body active such as: listening to music and singing, trying dancing or biking, yoga or meditation, taking virtual tours of museums and places of interest, sketching and painting, reading books or novels, solving puzzles or engaging in board games, trying new recipes and learning about other cultures, etc.

Do not isolate yourself totally (physical distancing should not become social isolation). Don’t be afraid, don’t panic, and do keep communicating with others.

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Practicing social distancing to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic may sound scary or impossible to do, but there are ways to appropriately handle the process, says Jagdish Khubchandani, a health science professor at Ball State University.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 that include recommendations for social distancing—a term epidemiologists use to refer to a conscious effort to reduce close contact between people and hopefully stymie community transmission of the virus.

“Social distancing can be tough on people and disrupt the social and economic fibers of our society,” Khubchandani said. “Given the existing crisis of isolation in societies—with probably the loneliest young generation that we have today—social distancing can also take a personal health toll on people, causing psychological problems, among many others.”

Khubchandani recommended 15 ways to counterbalance the effects of social distancing: Maintain a routine. As much as possible, social distancing should not disrupt your sleep-wake cycle, working hours, and daily activities.

Make social distancing a positive by taking the time to focus on your personality and personal health, reassessing your work, training, diet patterns, physical activity levels, and health habits.

Carve time to cook for yourself and others in need. Add more fruits, vegetable, vitamins, and proteins to your diet (most adults in the United States do not consume enough fruits and vegetables). Get two to three meals a day.

Go for a walk or exercise at home. Definitely go out in nature as much as possible. Only half of American adults today get enough exercise.

Do not let anxiety or being at home lead you to indulge in binge eating or alcohol and drug use.

Don’t oversleep, but do sleep at least 7 hours. Our recent study found that more than a third of Americans sleep less than 7 hours.

Social distancing can cause anxiety and depression due to disruption of routines, isolation, and fear due to a pandemic. If you or someone you know is struggling, there are ways to get help from a distance.

Think forward and try to make best use of technology to finish your work, attend meetings, and engage with coworkers with the same frequency that is required during

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Another 81,000 Illinoisans file unemployment claims Total claims since mid-March top 800,000

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Unemployment in Illinois and the U.S. continues to balloon amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The state reported 81,596 first-time claims in the week ending April 25, during which time more than 3.8 million claims were submitted nationally.

That means more than 800,000 Illinoisans filed for unemployment since March 21, and 681,041 drew unemployment benefits during the week ending April 25. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, that is about 10.7 percent of Illinois’ civilian work force.

The claims from March 1 to April 25 this year were more than 10 times those made in the same period last year, when approximately 69,000 total claims were field in Illinois.

This is the first time in five weeks that the number of initial claims in Illinois fell under 100,000. The peak was the week of April 4, when 201,041 initial claims were made.

Nationally, more than 30 million people have filed jobless claims since the beginning of the pandemic.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 12.4 percent for the week ending April 18 was an increase of 1.5 percent from the previous week, once again marking the highest figure in the history of the metric.

The more than 81,000 claims filed in Illinois last week mark a decrease of about 21,000 from the week prior. The four-week moving average for claims was 131,683, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

Despite several reports of people continuing to have difficulty access-

ing unemployment, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said IDES has ramped up its capacity for its website and its ability to take phone calls. At his daily news briefing on COVID-19 April 30, he took questions on the ongoing issues.

“There’s no doubt the system started out unprepared for this unprecedented level of filings,” Pritzker said.

“But at this point, I must say, the ability to connect online is available to everyone.”

Pritzker said some people might have difficulty getting through the system if they previously filed a fraudulent claim, there were “challenges to the veracity of certain aspects of the forms that they filed,” or they had forgotten their password. But he said it is working “reasonably well” considering the unprecedented number of claims it is receiving.

He also said there are “many more people answering phones” in response to the increase in filings, and “many of them are working overtime weekends and so on to get done what they need to.”

Of note, Illinois has not yet set up its pandemic unemployment assistance system, which would apply to groups not normally covered by unemployment insurance, such as independent contractors, the self-employed and freelancers.

These federally-paid benefits would last for up to 39 weeks, but that program is not expected to be up and running until the week of May 11. The state is contracting with the private firm Deloitte to complete the system.

Earlier last week, the Freelancers Union called on the state to expedite the process and provide lines of ze-

ro-interest credit in the meantime.

“We are facing the greatest crisis to the freelance workforce in modern history,” Rafael Espinal, the union’s president said. “I have heard from thousands of freelancers who are losing gigs due to COVID-19. They’re unsure of how they will be able to pay the bills. The governor must do everything in his power to guarantee freelancers will get the unemployment benefits that were secured for them in the CARES Act as soon as possible. The slow rollout of benefits for freelance workers further highlights the need for the government to focus on supporting its independent workforce.”

IDES processes more than 830,000 unemployment claims in last eight weeks Editor’s note: The following was provided by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) today released new statewide data showing the department processed 81,596 new initial unemployment claims for the week ending April 25 and has now processed more than 830,000 initial unemployment claims from March 1 through April 25. This is 10 times the number of claims the department processed over the same period last year, when IDES processed just 69,000 initial unemployment claims.

Illinois is beginning to experience a slight decline in the number of new initial claims since its peak of more than 100,000 processed claims on March 21. Statewide unemployment claims data, which reflects activity for the week prior, will be available

on the IDES website every Thursday afternoon.

To manage the unprecedented demand, IDES worked quickly to overhaul its website infrastructure, expanded web and call center capacity, and secured third party vendor partnerships to further implement and streamline new programs that enhance filing capabilities. The department is also standing up a virtual call center, that will nearly double current call center capacity with Illinois-based call center representatives.

IDES waived the waiting week for claimants. Illinois was one of the first states to implement the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), which provides an additional $600 each week in federally fund-

ed benefits to eligible Illinoisans, and recently implemented the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), which provides up to 13 weeks’ worth of federally funded benefits to individuals who have exhausted their regular state unemployment benefits.

The CARES Act also created Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (FPUA), a new program for people who are not typically covered by the state’s unemployment system.

The department is contracting with Deloitte to launch this system the week of May 11.

Those with questions or in need of assistance with unemployment benefits at this time are encouraged to visit IDES.Illinois.gov.

McHenry County Sheriff’s report The following arrests in McHenry County were reported by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department. Suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

April 29 Markus R. Reinhardt, 56, McHenry, was cited for domestic battery/ bodily harm; April 30 Wayne J. Isbell, 56, Chicago, was cited for domestic battery/physical contact; Megan L. Fry, 39, Woodstock, was cited for violation of an order of protection;

May 2 Truman E. McDonald, 36, Marengo, was cited for domestic battery/ bodily harm, and domestic battery/ physical contact; Matthew D. Armbrust, 35, Cary, was cited for domestic battery / bodily harm; Kathie L. Zaremba, 56, Marengo, was cited for violation of civil no contact order and disorderly conduct; May 4 Gary D. Sexson, 51, Lakewood, DUI-alcohol, uninsured motor vehicle/bodily harm, improper use of designated lane, and resisting a peace officer/correctional employee.

House Republicans urge more Woodstock Police report transparency on inmate releases Pritzker administration says it’s complying with laws and regulations

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Illinois House Republicans on April 27 stepped up their demands that the Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed or granted early releases from state prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They also requested the governor consult more with the General Assembly about granting such releases.

“As a co-equal branch of government, we shouldn’t have to wait and learn of all of this from media reports,” Rep. Avery Bourne, of Morrisonville, said during a video news conference.

“We should not have had to learn from a media report that between March 2 and April 10, there were 1,300 prison inmates who were released through executive action. As a co-equal branch of government, we should have known about this ahead of time.”

Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order April 6 allowing the Illinois Department of Corrections to grant medical furloughs to inmates beyond the standard 14-day limit.

But he has also used his executive authority to commute the sentences of 20 inmates since declaring a state of disaster on March 9, according to the Prisoner Review Board, and IDOC has used its administrative authority to grant early releases to hundreds of inmates to reduce the prison population and the risk of exposing both inmates and prison staff to the virus.

Pritzker estimated that more than 1,300 inmates had been released since he issued the disaster declaration, although he said he did not have an exact number when asked at his news conference Monday.

Pritzker said previously that his goal was to release inmates who were incarcerated for relatively low-level offenses and people who were nearing the end of their prison term anyway.

But Rep. John Cabello, of

Machesney Park, said the releases have gone far beyond those criteria to include 47 people convicted of murder, including at least two who had decades left on their sentences.

He specifically identified inmates Bobby Wilson and Brian Harrington, both under the age of 30. Wilson was not scheduled for release until 2049, according to IDOC records, while Harrington was scheduled to remain behind bars until 2032.

A review of their cases, though, reveals that both men were tried and convicted as adults for crimes they committed as teenagers. Wilson was released April 2, one week after the First District Appellate Court reversed his conviction on the grounds that he was too young to understand the consequences of waiving his Miranda rights. Harrington’s attorneys and family had sought clemency for him last year, and he has been cited by the advocacy group Campaign for Youth Justice as an example of the harshness that results from trying teens as adults.

Cabello also said lawmakers want to make sure that crime victims and their families are being properly notified when an offender is released.

“We need to make sure that the victims’ families have been notified,” he said. “And I sure hope that none of these people reoffend because I will hold this governor personally responsible if any of these folks reoffend and hurt somebody else, and I would sure hope that the rest of the state does that as well.”

But IDOC spokeswoman Lindsey Hess said in an email that crime victims and local law enforcement agencies are being notified of the releases.

“State’s attorneys receive an email notification when an incarcerated individual is released early,” she said.

“Victims are notified by the Prisoner Review Board and the (Automated Victim Notification) system sends notifications to those who register.”

Nevertheless, Republicans argued that the administration should consult with them more about decisions to grant early release and, at the least, explain the criteria being used to grant clemency and early releases.

Rep. Terri Bryant, of Murphysboro, said she is a retired employee of IDOC and remains in regular contact with counselors and other staff in the prison system who tell her there doesn’t appear to be any consistency in the standards.

“The counselors are tasked with looking at the case files of individuals and then determining who meets the criteria,” she said. “Well guess what, the criteria is changing every two or three days. So I get a glimpse of what some of that criteria is because individuals at Department of Corrections are sharing that with me. However, we as legislators don’t know what that criteria is. And I don’t think we’ll have the chance to know what the criteria is because then everyone would know how this has been shifting.”

During his daily COVID-19 media briefing Monday, Pritzker said he is willing to provide whatever information the lawmakers want.

“We’ll be happy to provide information to anyone,” he said. “I don’t have the numbers right here. I can tell you that we’ve overall reduced the population in our prisons by, I know, it’s more than 1,300. Overall, many of those were near the end of their terms or actually their sentences were up, but also many of them were under this program of either medical furloughs due to COVID-19 or other reasons for pardons or commutations on my part.”

IDOC spokeswoman Hess noted that the department has statutory authority to place offenders on electronic detention or award earned “discretionary credit” in order to reduce an inmate’s sentence. A list of all of the discretionary credits granted since March 1 is posted on the IDOC website.

The Woodstock Police department reported the following arrests and citations. Persons charged with domestic battery and juveniles 17 or younger are not named.

An arrest does not constitute a conviction, and suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

May 1, 9:36 p.m. in the 2200 block of Lake Shore Drive, Tommy E. Harnden Jr., 22, of Wonder Lake, was arrested for criminal trespass to property.

May 2, 1:54 a.m., in the 400 block of West Jackson Street, a 41-year-old Woodstock man was arrested for two counts of domestic battery and interfering with the reporting of domestic

violence.

May 2, 5:27 a.m., in the 300 block of Terry Court, Brenda C. Quintero, 26, was arrested for WOW (FTA-McHenry County).

May 4, 4:42 p.m., in the 100 block of North Eastwood Drive, Steven J. McMillan, 56, no address given, was arrested for battery.

May 6, 3:12 a.m., in the 300 block of East Jackson Street, Josue D. Tolento, 32, of Woodstock, was arrested for WOW (FTA-McHenry County, two counts).

May 6, 5:42 p.m., Ash Avenue and Tappan Street, Karl S. Perry, 32, of Woodstock, was arrested for DWLS and driving on sidewalk.

Huntley Police report All individuals listed as arrested or charged with a crime in this press release are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

April 29: A theft of mail report was taken in the 10800 block of Main Street.

May 2: A criminal defacement

report was taken at a business in the 10900 block of Illinois Route 47.

May 2: Two burglary to business reports were taken in the 10900 block of Illinois Route 47.

May 6: Jeremy B. Valdez, age 32, of Woodstock, was arrested on 2 counts of battery in the 11400 block of Kingsbury Road.

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Bailey, attorney say new info a ‘game changer’ in case against stay-at-home order Republican lawmaker has suit sent back to circuit court, where it will be amended

By Rebecca Anzel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

At state Rep. Darren Bailey’s request, an appeals court has undone a judge’s order releasing him from Illinois’ stay-at-home restriction.

Bailey’s attorney, Thomas DeVore, said in an interview May 1 that with newly uncovered information strengthening their allegation that Gov. JB Pritzker overstepped his authority, there are “bigger fish to fry right now than my client being the only one in the state not under this order.”

The document he is referring to is guidance from the governor’s office and Illinois Department of Public Health detailing how stay-

at-home restrictions are to be enforced.

“If you do not adhere to these Executive Orders, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Certified Local Health Departments have the authority” to require residents and businesses to comply, and it cites the statute creating the department.

According to law, if public health officials believe a person is a “danger to the public health,” they may quarantine or isolate that person “to prevent the probable spread of a dangerously contagious or infectious disease.”

That cannot be implemented, though, without the resident’s consent or a court order issued within

48 hours. The burden of proof to get a judge to sign off is significant—among other things, the department would need to prove that the community’s health is “significantly endangered” by the person it seeks to quarantine.

Those rules also apply to businesses the IDPH might seek to close due to health concerns.

“Local health departments got that letter,” DeVore said. “Why did our citizens not get this letter advising them of their rights to due process?”

DeVore is alleging Pritzker does not have the authority to enforce his stay-at-home restrictions because that power rests with the state and

local health departments. He is also alleging that if the state is using the law dictating how the Illinois Department of Public Health enforces the restrictions, it should follow the procedure outlined.

“Pritzker has perverted the emergency provisions of the (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act) in an effort to rip the sacred responsibility of the health and lives of the people away from where the Legislature placed it, being local control of county health departments or the (IDPH), and in doing so he took complete control of the free movement of every citizen within the state of Illinois,” DeVore argued in a related lawsuit he filed

on behalf of Republican Rep. John Cabello, from Machesney Park.

“Even if well-intentioned by Pritzker, his actions as governor have left every citizen in this state completely devoid of any procedural due process rights to protect their liberty. …” the document continues.

The words “quarantine” and “isolation” are not used in the governor’s executive orders, which also allow for travel to supermarkets, pharmacies and other essential activities, as well as for outdoor walks.

Bailey’s case was sent back to Clay County Circuit Court on May 1.

Pritzker announces contact tracing plan to lower new COVID-19 cases

By Ben Orner CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

While the daily increase of COVID-19 cases in Illinois reached a new high May 1 and hundreds of people were outside the Capitol rallying to end his stay-at-home order, Gov. JB Pritzker was in Chicago announcing the state’s plan for contact tracing of new cases.

State officials hope that tracing will reduce cases and move Illinois closer to lifting societal restrictions like the stay-at-home order.

Contact tracing is the tracing of the social movements of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 so officials can alert people who came in contact. It lets

people know before their symptoms start that they might have the virus.

“Contact tracing is one of the most critical tools that we have to reduce our spread rate, speed up our diagnoses and seek to halt outbreaks before they happen,” Pritzker said May 1.

The governor noted that contact tracing is not new. In the early days of the outbreak, when Illinois had a “manageable number of cases and contacts,” Pritzker said, contact tracing was common. Back then, state and local health officials could alert people who had personal contact with those who had tested positive and instruct them to quarantine.

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“Remember, we aren’t reinventing the wheel here,” Pritzker said.

“Contact tracing has been done in every pandemic and major outbreak for many years.”

Pritzker, in broad terms, laid out the scope of the state’s plan, which he said will be “a massive statewide contact tracing operation, gradually building over the coming weeks, and then scaling up an army of contact tracers by the hundreds and then by the thousands.”

The governor said he is looking

at a benchmark of 30 tracers per 100,000 residents, but “that number can and will diminish if we see greater success in our public health measures, particularly our new face-covering requirement.”

Pritzker said people who test positive will be interviewed to find out who they came in contact with over the previous 14 days. Those contacts will then be contacted by tracers via an app or through email, phone call or text message.

Contacts will also remain anony-

mous to protect privacy.

Pritzker has said contact tracing is the second of three hurdles Illinois must clear to significantly ease social restrictions and enter a “new normal.” The first hurdle, testing, was cleared just over a week ago when the state began to meet its goal of 10,000 tests per day. The third hurdle is treatment.

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Lena church challenges ban on worship services Cites memo from appellate prosecutor’s office casting doubt on order’s constitutionality

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

A church in northwest Illinois filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s stay-at-home executive order, especially its ban on public worship services.

The suit was filed by the Thomas More Society, a conservative legal advocacy group, on behalf of Pastor Steve Cassell of Most Beloved Church in Lena, in Stephenson County. The complaint argues the governor’s order violates several provisions of both the state and federal constitutions.

“The spiritual well-being of the people of Illinois is just as important as their temporal well-being during these dark times,” Peter Breen, vice president and senior counsel at the Thomas More Society, said in a news release. “Keeping liquor stores open but indefinitely shutting down churches and religious ministries violates our constitution and our most basic liberties. If liquor stores are ‘essential,’ so are churches.”

The church has said it had planned to hold services May 3, despite the order, although details of how that service will take place were still being worked out May 1.

The lawsuit cites an April 21 memo from David J. Robinson, chief deputy director of the Illinois Appellate Pros-

ecutor’s Office, to Director Patrick Delfino, in which he argues that any local prosecutors who try to enforce the order, especially as it applies to worship services, would likely lose in court.

Robinson wrote that he drafted the document as directed by Delfino as a means for the office to preempt any “potential arguments” state’s attorneys might face from lawsuits.

“It appears that the stay-at-home recommendations and social distancing are great recommendations,” Robinson stated in the memo. “Those things should be practiced; but criminal enforcement of the EO is a different question. My research leaves me less than confident that a reviewing court will hold that the governor has the authority close businesses, [or] bar attendance at church services and assemblies in excess of 10 citizens (particularly if they are assembling to redress grievances).”

Pritzker issued the first stay-athome order on March 9 directing people to shelter at home as much as possible during the novel coronavirus public health emergency, except for conducting essential business. That order also closed what were deemed nonessential businesses.

The restriction was originally set to expire April 7, but on April 1 he

issued a second order extending it through the end of that month, and last week he announced he would extend the order further, with some modifications, through May 30.

Pritzker has said that he will leave it up to local law enforcement and local prosecutors to enforce the order at their discretion. But the Robinson memo notes that the Illinois Emergency Management Act, which is the basis of the executive orders, specifically states the law may not be used to affect the responsibilities of police forces or firefighting forces, and therefore the orders may not go beyond the governor’s statutory authority.

The church lawsuit argues the order infringes on rights guaranteed by both the Illinois and U.S. constitutions— specifically the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and the guaranty of due process of law.

Those are all considered “fundamental rights” under the law, which means any attempt to restrict them will be judged under a “strict scrutiny” standard. Under that standard, the government must show that its actions are based on a compelling state interest, that the action is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest, and that the action is the least restrictive means of accomplishing the stated interest.

The lawsuit concedes the state has a compelling interest in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but it argues the executive orders are not narrowly tailored, nor are they the least restrictive means of achieving the state’s objective.

Asked about the lawsuit during his daily COVID-19 media briefing April 30, Pritzker said most faith leaders in Illinois have found creative ways to

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“But everybody has the right to sue and, you know, we’ve seen in multiple states now, people have filed lawsuits on various things having to do with the stay-at-home order, but we’re going to keep doing what we need to do to keep people safe,” Pritzker said.

the past 24 hours. May 1 was the first time that new cases in the state have exceeded 3,000. The state’s total is now 56,055 cases.

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said 14,821 tests were performed in the past 24 hours, bringing total tests to 284,688. She also said 4,900 patients were in Illinois hospitals April 30 because of COVID-19, including 1,263 in intensive care units. Of those ICU patients, 777 were on ventilators.