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Residents describe their flooding problems to village board Recent downpours flooded homes and caused sewer backups

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The Villa Park Village Board meeting of May 18 featured several comments from residents who dealt with flooding problems following the heavy rainfall between May 1418.

According to the village, Villa Park received about 7 inches of rainfall between May 14 and the morning of May 18.

“These significant rain events caused severe flash flooding to lowlying areas of town,” noted a statement from the village.

The statement added that the village and its refuse-disposal provider—Roy Strom Company—had arranged a special pickup of raindamaged items on Saturday, May 23. The village and Roy Strom also allowed residents to dispose of their rain-damaged items in open-top receptacles at Lufkin Park and in the north lot of Villa Park’s Metra Station.

The residents who spoke during the May 18 board meeting, which was conducted remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, included Tom D’Alessandro of the 800 block of South Michigan Avenue. He noted the village’s Jackson Pond project of 2019, which included the installation of storm sewer and the excavation of a new stormwater detention basin north of Highridge Road, just north of Willowbrook High School.

D’Alessandro told the village board that the new tunnel system to alleviate area flooding was not working to full capacity. He added that residents in the area had water in their basements after the recent rainfall. D’Alessandro also told the board that residents had paid $1,500

apiece for check valves for their homes. He said that the check valves weren’t working, and that water was still making its way into residents’ homes.

D’Alessandro told the board that the tunnel work related to the 2018 Michigan Avenue improvement project (from Madison Street to Jackson Street) and the 2019 Jackson Pond project had not been fully completed. He said that with schools closed and no youth programs going on because of the pandemic, this would be a good time to finish the tunnel system.

Villa Park Village Manager Rich Keehner said the village has an intergovernmental agreement with School District 45 regarding the expansion of the Jackson Pond retention area. He said part of that agreement involved hauling off spoils, which increased the project’s cost.

Keehner said that the village was about to turn in a submission to seek federal funding for the project.

A resident of the 300 block of West Park Boulevard (between Michigan and Wisconsin avenues) also spoke to the board and told of severe flooding at his home on Thursday, May 14, and Sunday, May 17. The resident said that shortly after he moved to his home in 2016, he did not have any flooding problems.

Once the 2018 Michigan Avenue improvement project was completed, he started to experience flooding.

The resident of the 300 block of West Park told the board he had over four feet of water in the middle of the street in front of his home. He also stated he had waves of water coming

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The DuPage County Health Department has recorded almost 7,200 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county.

The health department’s COVID-19 case map, also referred to as a dashboard, links data from the DuPage County Health Department into the GIS Data Systems from DuPage County to provide a greater level of understanding into how the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding across the county.

Updated daily, the dashboard includes the age range, gender and the community of residence of each identified case in DuPage County.

To view the county’s COVID-19 dashboard, visit the DuPage County Health Department’s website at dupagehealth.org.

As of May 25, the health department indicated 7,195 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in DuPage County, including 338 deaths.

The May 25 data showed 190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Villa Park residents, along with 305 cases among Lombard residents, and 22 cases affecting residents of Oakbrook Terrace.

During the Villa Park Village Board meeting of May 18, Village President Albert Bulthuis stated that two of the COVID-19 related deaths in DuPage County involved Villa Park residents.

The county health department’s report from May 17 indicated 296 deaths related to COVID-19. The report from May 10 indicated 248 deaths.

The DuPage County Health Department has stated that the number of positive COVID-19 cases is likely much higher than listed because of unreported or untested cases in the

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figures indicated there were 6,444 67 deaths in the May 24 update intotal deaths, an average of 537 per volved Cook County residents. month, in DuPage County in 2018.

There are about 5.15 million resThere were 6,305 total deaths re- idents in Cook County—the state’s corded in the county in 2017, and most populous county. Illinois has a total population of about 12.67 mil6,339 deaths in 2016.

The May 25 update from the lion. Cook County residents, thereIDPH announced 31 additional fore, account for approximately 40 deaths in eight counties, with 22 of percent of the state’s population. the deaths involving Cook County DuPage County, with about 922,000 residents. None of the 31 deaths re- residents, is the state’s second-most ported on May 25 involved DuPage populous county. There are 102 counties in the state.

County residents.

As of May 23, the IDPH reported One day earlier, the IDPH update from May 24 announced 67 addi- 2,402 COVID-19 related deaths in IDPH issues statewide tional deaths in eight counties. One long-term care facilities in Illinois.

COVID-19 statistics According to the Illinois Depart- of those deaths involved a DuPage Those 2,402 deaths accounted for ment of Public Health (IDPH) report County resident—a female in her nearly half of the COVID-19 related on May 25, there have been 4,884 60s. About 88 percent (59) of the deaths in the state. deaths related to COVID-19 in the state. The IDPH’s May 25 update also indicated more than 112,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state, with nearly 770,000 tests for Five days’ worth of food to be provided each the virus performed.

Of the 4,884 deaths related to Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at two Villa Park COVID-19 in Illinois as of May 25, 2,167 deaths have been among schools; the next distribution is June 2 residents age 80 and older. Another District 88 is continuing its on- idents up to the age of 18. Five days 1,174 deaths have been in the 70-79 going partnership with District 45, worth of food will be provided each age group, with 864 deaths among Salt Creek School District 48, Ad- Tuesday through August. The first residents between the ages of 60- dison School District 4, Arbor Man- summer distribution began earlier 69. About 86 percent of the state’s agement, Chartwells and Cottage this week, on May 26.

4,177 deaths related to COVID-19, Hill Operating Company to provide The next distribution of five days therefore, have involved residents meals to students this summer. The worth of food will be provided from 60 and older. About 68 percent of the same organizations provided meals 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, June 2.

COVID-19 related deaths in Illinois to students for the last two months, The area distribution sites include have taken place in residents 70 and while school buildings were closed two Villa Park schools: Willowbrook older. because of the COVID-19 pandemic. High School, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave.; According to the IDPH, 3,324 of The food service program pro- and Jefferson Middle School, 255 W. the state’s 4,884 deaths related to vides meals free of charge to all res- Vermont St. COVID-19 have taken place in Cook County. About 68 percent of all of the state’s deaths related to COVID-19, therefore, have been in Cook County.

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike has stated that all deaths of Illinois residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been counted as COVID-19 deaths, even if the decedents died of alternate causes.

According to the IDPH, there were about 110,000 total deaths in Illinois in 2017 and 2018. The IDPH community.

According to the county health department’s May 25 update, 209 of the county’s 338 deaths related to COVID-19 have involved residents age 80 and older. Another 77 deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in residents in the 70-79 age group.

About 85 percent (286) of the county’s 338 deaths related to COVID-19, therefore, have affected residents age 70 and older.

School districts will continue to provide free meals to students this summer

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through his front door during the recent incidents of heavy rainfall.

Other residents who told the board about recent flooding problems included three residents who live on Pine Street—two of whom reside on the 300 block and one who lives on the 200 block.

The three residents of the area told the board that flooding has been an ongoing problem in their area, which is north of St. Charles Road and west of Villa Avenue.

The Pine Street residents who spoke to the board during the May 18 meeting stated that their streets were in poor condition. All three residents stated they had young children. One of the residents, Gianvito Bartucci, who moved to his house in 2014, said he believed his street had not been redone in 36 years. Bartucci also spoke about sewer water flooding his basement, and he showed the board a brief video clip from his phone that

showed severe flooding in front of his home.

One of the Pine Street residents who spoke to the board asked for more information about when the street would be repaired. That resident, who moved to his home in 2015, said he came to the board in 2018 and was told that as soon as some loans came in, construction would begin. The resident asked for transparency from the village.

Michael Guerra, the village’s new public works director, stated that engineering on the Maple Avenue area improvements (Maple Avenue is one block north of Pine Street) was nearly completed. Guerra said the project will cost over $3 million, and that the village is waiting to secure a loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. He said he hoped the construction project to improve the area would begin in the spring of 2021.

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Quiet remembrance

Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 2801 did not hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent years the post has held its Memorial Day service at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park, 320 E. Kenilworth Ave. The photo shows the flags at the park during this year’s holiday weekend. The American flag at the park is surrounded by flags representing the branches of the nation’s military—the United States Navy, the United States Air Force, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Merchant Marine, the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps.

The VFW post’s recent Memorial Day services at the park have included brief speeches, the reading of the names of Villa Park veterans who have passed away during the previous year and the laying of a wreath to honor those who died while serving the country. The post’s annual Memorial Day ceremony regularly concludes with the sounding of taps from the north and south sides of the park.

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Recently I was made to wait outside of a small Villa Park business because the owner wished to restrict the number of persons inside due to COVID-19 concerns. I respect and endorse this decision and did not mind waiting in the least in the bright May sunshine. However, I was let into the store by an employee with no facial mask. If small business cares about their customers, they will show it by having employees wear facial masks like most of the customers. In the future, I plan to avoid small businesses that do not share the health concerns of the general public. *** To all those self-righteous covidi-

ots who don’t think a mask wearing applies to them. So, you’re worried about your rights, huh? Like, say, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? I doubt it’s a coincidence that life is listed first. Kind of hard to be happy if you’re dead. With COVID-19, it’s literally a case of your rights ending where my nose begins. How do you justify coughing, sneezing and spreading germs in public without a mask on while it is, quite literally, threatening not only the health of those around you, but their lives and the lives of those they live with? How do they deserve that? You may as well sucker punch the people you walk by or stab them

in the back. Despite the fact there are very, very, very few people that would do that, I truly doubt you fall into that group. Quit trying to prove to everybody you do.

Oh, that includes you kids hanging out in the parking lot next to Dairy Queen. Party one week, kill somebody the next. *** In the May 21 Speak Out, someone complained about work on a house starting at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, and that “the only chance we get to sleep in is Sunday morning.” I sympathize and agree that being considerate is important, but it might be that person’s only chance to do the work. In the winter it was snow blowing at 6 a.m.—that person has to shovel out to go to work? Now, it’s complaining about the noises from lawn mowing (goodness knows how the complaints will increase after all this rain), garbage trucks, sewer trucks, construction and so forth. This is spring and summer; it’s a fact of life that people mow lawns, work on homes, etc.

You’d be the ones complaining if they didn’t take care of their property. Now that Cruise Nights in Lombard is canceled, at least we won’t be hearing from people who complain every year about the car noises, music and exhaust one night a week—sounds of peo-

Recent Willowbrook grads discuss adapting to e-learning, missing out on senior events

By Lily Morgan

abundant, but had its drawbacks—especially for students who learn differently, according to After Gov. JB Pritzker announced his decision Sepulveda.

April 17 to close Illinois schools for the remainder “I dislike the workload. I don’t have the motivation of the 2019-20 school year due to the COVID-19 to get it done,” says Sepulveda. “Teachers have been pandemic, teachers and students—especially high kind, but it’s a lot for kids like me who are visual school seniors—had to adjust on the fly. learners and really need to be in a classroom to get During the final stretch of their high school things done.” careers, seniors had to adapt to a new system of Students handled the e-learning situation remote learning, and consequently also missed out differently, and for some, it packed on additional on important events that closed out this important stress in an already difficult time. chapter of their lives.

“Usually we’d be able to take a break and Lombard resident and recent Willowbrook Class of get away from everything, but we couldn’t, 2020 graduate Stacy Caeiro feels that seniors missed and it made it really hard to handle a full day’s out on opportunities they’ve worked years for. workload,” explained Caeiro, when asked about the “We put in four years of hard work in order to disadvantages of the system, and how she had to graduate, so the fact it’s (all) cancelled is pretty adapt to the change. upsetting.” she said, no doubt echoing the sentiments Before the stay-at-home order, students would of most seniors. be able to balance the pressures of school work by Missing out on landmark events like prom, endtaking a break—going out with friends or doing of-the-year awards ceremonies and their graduation something else to take their minds off it. But confined ceremony, put a damper on everyone’s spirits. to their own houses, students had no choice but to Although the turn of events was bittersweet, it was adapt to the e-learning environment. also necessary, said Willowbrook graduate and Villa Despite having to adapt to e-learning, and the Park resident Letisha Sepulveda. disappointment of not being able to attend traditional “I understand why this all had to happen,” says senior events, when asked if they agreed with the Sepulveda. “It’s important for everyone to stay inside, governor’s decision to close schools for the rest of including us, but it’s still disappointing.” the year, both Caeiro and Sepulveda believe it was Indeed, it was difficult for students to adapt to the a decision made for the greater good—everyone’s changes the governor’s stay-at-home order had forced health. upon them. However, schools such as Willowbrook “People aren’t taking this seriously enough,” says quickly adapted to the e-learning process and Sepulveda. “We clearly couldn’t have gone back (to continued to educate students through the end of the school) on account of people acting like nothing was year, with exams, classroom meetings, and even AP happening.” testing online.

“There are downfalls of the situation we’re in,” “I’m glad they offered the e-learning opportunity; says Caeiro. “It’s sad we can’t socialize and attend it’s good for people who find structure in school big events, but in the face of it, social distancing is work” said Caeiro, who went on to mention that she keeping us all safe. enjoyed other elements of e-learning such as the “By social distancing we are protecting our teacher-led video chats, online exams, and the policy relatives, friends, and community members who are that a student’s grades can’t drop lower than they at risk. Safety is really important, and if we open up were before the stay-at-home orders officially started. everything too quickly there’s the potential for the The benefits of the e-learning programs were virus to spread again and make more people sick.”

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Noise complaints about kids playing in their own yards. But then you’d complain if you saw them in a park. *** The hypocrisy of the left and #Metoo is on full display. Sean Casten and his cronies were very eager to destroy a Supreme Court judge’s reputation, but it is perfectly acceptable to look the other way for Joe Biden.

The media goes along with their little darlings and destroys anyone and anything that does not fit their agenda. Time for Sean to go. *** How do you solve a problem like Illinois? Illinois will not survive the death grip the governor has on the residents. There are four regions for reopening. The nine-county northeast region will be stuck closed because of Chicago. DuPage County has more residents than several states, yet they can’t make their own decision on reopening? The economy cannot sustain this. It is hard to believe that the Illinois governor and the Illinois speaker of the house didn’t sign off on the Illinois senate president asking the federal government for $40 billion plus, to bailout 50 years of reckless spending in Illinois. Does the governor want Illinois to go bankrupt to force the federal government to give Illinois money?

That what it seems like. *** What is going to be left of Chicago after Lori Lightfoot gets done? She’s going to turn this great city into a ghost town. I wouldn’t be surprised if buildings like the Willis Tower and the Hancock Center become museums. *** Why is it, every time I see some politician talking about the COVID-19 situation getting better, while at the same time new records

are set for new cases and deaths, I think about the town’s mayor in Jaws? He was obviously wrong. He even died in Jaws 2. Too bad the Jaws series didn’t die then as well!

Remember Jaws 17: Bob the Guppy Becomes a Telemarketer? *** Gov. Pritzker says to all Illinoisans, “Stay at home,” yet his family travels between Illinois, Florida and Wisconsin. Mayor Lori Lightfoot says stay at home yet she gets a haircut or haircuts because she’s all about hygiene, she says. They both see Illinoisans out of jobs, Illinoisans have lost businesses, Illinoisans cannot pay bills, but they’re continuing on with their agenda. Some of the big box stores are still open and next election, please remember to vote these so-called leaders out of office.

Thank you. *** Do you ever have trouble charging your cell phone? Sometimes it just doesn’t charge? Take a needle and carefully clean out the port on the phone—I can’t believe what I got out of there. I saw this on the internet! *** Maybe it’s just me, but I think the term hero is being overused these days. Doctors, nurses and first-responder, they’re heroes, but the way the media throws this term around, everyone who’s working at an essential business is a hero. C’mon. *** I keep hearing we’re all in this together. Are we? I don’t see Pritzker or Lightfoot or a lot of politicians making many sacrifices, if any. It seems to me Pritzker and Lightfoot have been on quite a power trip, dictating their executive orders to the rest of us, and shaming or threatening us if we don’t fall into line. And Trump is the one who’s a dictator?

Telehealth expansion package passes Illinois House, heads to Senate Bills extend telehealth executive order, ease application process for some public insurance

By Ben Orner CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

A pair of health care bills expanding telehealth resources during the COVID-19 pandemic passed the Illinois House of Representatives on Saturday—with one passing the Senate and the other not being taken up as lawmakers wrapped up their emergency special session.

Senate Bills 671 and 1864 cleared the House unanimously on Saturday evening, 112-0 and 113-0, respectively. SB 1864 then passed the Senate, 50-3, with a trio of Republicans in dissent. SB 671 did not come up for a Senate vote before lawmakers adjourned.

The initiatives respond to health care needs brought on by the COVID-19 crisis, chiefly the increased need for affordable and accessible telehealth services as social distancing guidelines and other restrictions have kept people in their homes.

SB 671 extends an executive order issued in March by Gov. JB Pritzker requiring public and private insur-

ers to cover in-network telehealth services as if they had happened in a doctor’s office. That order also restricts the fees that insurers can charge for telehealth.

The bill extends the order’s provisions until the end of the year.

In floor debate Saturday afternoon, Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, argued SB 671 should include language giving a patient the option to be seen in person, such as in an emergency room, if he or she feels it is medically necessary.

House sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, said that in Phase 3 of Illinois’ reopening plan—expected to take effect Friday—many doctor’s offices are likely to reopen to in-person care.

An earlier version of SB 1864 had similar language until lawmakers removed it Saturday evening that would have required health insurers to cover the costs of all in-network telehealth services during the pandemic. Those services would also have been exempt in most cases from cost-sharing measures like copayments or deductibles.

That provision was opposed by insurance and anti-abortion interests.

Additional language also removed

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Police Reports Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims.

Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.

Addison May 18 Charles D. Hahn, 42, of Addison, was issued a village ordinance for disorderly conduct in the 500 block of W. Stevens at around 2:40 a.m.

Police said Hahn yelled obscenities at a victim as to alarm and disturb the

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May 15 Walter Funes-Lopez, 20 of Addison, was charged with DUI, consumption of alcohol by a minor, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving on the wrong side of the road, improper use of an electronic communication device, no valid driver’s license and no insurance subsequent to a traffic accident near Army Trail and J.F. Kennedy at around 9:09 p.m.

May 14 Jawan M. Freeman, 21, of Chicago, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle at a local gas station at around 12:15 a.m.

A 26-year-old Des Plaines man was charged with domestic battery-making physical contact, domestic battery, which causes bodily harm, fleeing and eluding a police officer in a vehicle and driving while license suspended at a local hotel at around 1:10 a.m.

May 14 Battery was reported on the Prairie Path between Oakland and Villa at around 9:30 p.m. Police said an unknown suspect attacked a person from behind, causing them to fall.

The suspect then punched the victim several times in the face.

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May 10 Retail theft was reported at a local pharmacy at around 6:20 a.m. Police said an unknown suspect stole two bottles of liquor from the display shelves and left without paying for the items.

May 9-May 12 Theft was reported near North and Villa. A victim involved in an accident told police that $500 was missing along with a jacket that was left inside her towed vehicle.

County launches Reinvest DuPage Small business relief done in partnership with Choose DuPage DuPage County announced recently it would launch Reinvest DuPage, a grant relief program developed in partnership with Choose DuPage for small businesses and independent contractors. The program will provide grants to sustain some businesses impacted by COVID-19.

DuPage County will fund this initial program with $7 million in monies received under the federal CARES Act. Choose DuPage will administer the plan with support from DuPage County and local banking and financial experts.

“We are well aware of the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our small business community,” said County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. “We believe establishing this small business relief program will sustain some businesses until they can safely reopen.”

The program will provide grants of up to $15,000 for DuPage County-based businesses with fewer than 15 full-time employees and less than $1.5 million in annual revenues.

Monies received under the program may be used for payroll, rent, mortgage payments, utilities, and other expenses necessary to maintain operations. A 1099 contractor whose annual income is less than $100,000 can also receive relief through the program.

Recipients may not have received assistance from either the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan, any state hospitality grant, or any local loan or grant program.

As a public service… Illinois mask requirements The State has mandated Illinoisans to wear a face mask or covering shield when leaving your home or reporting for essential operations.

This is especially important when people cannot maintain 6-feet of social distancing. Example areas include shopping at essential businesses, picking up food, visiting a health care provider, traveling on public transportation, walking through condo or apartment complex common areas, when interacting with people providing essential services, when feeling sick, coughing, or sneezing.

You do not have to wear a mask when running or walking in your neighborhood or when performing outdoor activities on your own property.

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Census outreach ‘incredibly stymied’ by COVID-19 pandemic Organizers forced to adapt as in-person outreach efforts put on hold

By Jerry Nowicki

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Like everyone else, Illinois’ census outreach coordinators have had to adapt to a new reality during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As drastic as this change has been for everyone, it’s the same thing for us,” said Marishonta Wilkerson, who was named co-director of newly created state census office last September.

Wilkerson and fellow co-director Oswaldo Alvarez are leading Illinois’ $29 million outreach effort through their office within the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Their positions were created by Gov. JB Pritzker’s June executive order aimed at maximizing participation in the decennial head count.

The pair oversees a “hub and spoke” model in which funding passes through IDHS to 31 intermediary organizations that lead outreach efforts in 12 regions of the state. Those organizations partner with other community groups to target outreach at a hyperlocal level.

Thus far, Illinois has hovered in the top 10 for state self-response rate since the census portal opened on

April 1. While Wilkerson and Alvarez are pleased with the high ranking, they said there is room to grow the response rate—which was 64.2 percent as of May 13, putting Illinois in eighth place of all states.

While good against the national average of 59.1 percent, the numbers were well below the state’s 2010 final self-reporting tally of 70.5 percent. In 2000, the self-response rate in Illinois was 69 percent. Illinois outpaced the national average of 66.5 percent in 2010 and 67.4 percent in 2000.

There is still plenty of time to push this year’s numbers upward, as the self-response period deadline has been extended to Oct. 31. But for organizers, one difficulty is maintaining momentum as the pandemic puts door-knocking efforts on hold and strict social distancing requirements cancel the planned pizza parties, booths at fairs and local library events while driving outreach online.

Anita Banerji, director of the Democracy Initiative of the nonprofit organization Forefront, agreed that 2020 is presenting challenges both foreseen and unforeseen. Forefront is partnered with the city of Chicago for community-based census outreach as part of the program, and Banerji said they are noticing lagging numbers in minority communities that have not

had points of contact with census organizers.

She said one continued challenge is fear of a citizenship question appearing on the official questionnaire.

While President Donald Trump advocated for such a question and received widespread media attention, it does not appear on the final form.

“And then everyone also thought that with us going online, that was going to be an issue, but now coupled with the pandemic, there are so many challenges to the 2020 census,” she said.

While respondents can still fill out their census by phone at 844-3302020 or by mailing back the questionnaires that are delivered to one’s household, the majority of responses this year—nearly 53 percent in Illinois—have been completed online at my2020census.gov. The process generally takes about 10 minutes and can also be completed on mobile devices.

Hard-to-count communities Organizers agree that challenges are compounded in “hard to count” communities.

Populations and geographies deemed “Hard to Count” by the U.S. Census Bureau are areas where the self-response rate in the 2010 census was 73 percent or less. Populations

net services,” she said, later adding, “There’s a lot of migrant population down there. I think every single one of the hard-to-count communities is there in an abundance.”

She said many people are waiting for hand-delivered census forms, especially in rural areas that have only P.O. boxes which do not receive the forms. The hand delivery effort has been postponed, however, and is tentatively scheduled to start again on June 13 in the region.

“You have a good majority that are still waiting on that folder,” Schuyler said. “And in Hardin County, for example, you’re talking 98 percent of those people don’t even have their census invitation yet. So they’re going to explode when that finally gets to them.”

Hand delivery entails only slipping the census forms into one’s mailbox or onto a door handle, meaning it is different than door-knocking efforts which require in-person contact and won’t begin again until at least August, depending on the region.

Banerji said the lack of “touchpoints,” or in-person contact, in minority communities in the Chicago area is creating problems as well.

“Our outreach efforts have been incredibly stymied by the pandem-

that have been historically undercounted include young children, immigrants, low-income households, people of color and rural residents.

Alvarez said the Illinois model puts nonprofit and other community organizations at the center of outreach in these communities.

“It’s important to have them become the trusted messengers,” he said, noting that nonprofits are often already making day-to-day contact with some of the hardest-to-count communities.

Education is key in the effort, organizers said, as residents need to know what they stand to lose in an undercount, what questions will or will not be on the form, and that their privacy is protected.

But strict social distancing guidelines have made that process more difficult for many local organizers.

Lynden Schuyler, director of southern Illinois census outreach through the Illinois Public Health Association, works in Illinois’ southernmost 20 counties. She said the pandemic has made hard-to-count communities “even harder” in her territory, where four counties have between 28 and 51 percent of households that lack internet access.

“There are pockets where thousands and thousands and thousands of people don’t have access to inter-

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ic,” she said. “And we need to make sure that people’s priorities are health and safety first.”

Adapting outreach Unsurprisingly, social media has been important to getting the word out as organizations creatively adapt to new realities.

Banerji said one organization she worked with had not used Twitter much, but realized its power when participating in a coordinated regional outreach “thunderclap” event where several organizations posted to several social media platform at a coordinated date and time to promote the census.

“So we’ve never utilized social media like this before,” she said.

“And to know that it is helping people get counted while they’re home, has helped us with our outreach efforts while we’re all staying at home.”

Organizations have also partnered with new entities to expand internet accessibility and hotspots, she said, and they’ve launched promotion efforts through grocery stores and food banks among others.

In Schuyler’s territory, efforts also include billboards, distributing signage in yards and at grocery stores and other creative efforts. One of her sub-groups launched a “boredom busters” drive-thru where organizers handed bags of coloring books, other activities and census literature to parents while maintaining social distancing.

Groups also promoted social media “dance parties” and other shared virtual activities.

“We’re encouraging parents to do videos about how they and the kids are doing the census and just post them on Facebook somewhere—encouraging people to try to do things together without being together,” she said.

Alvarez said the census office is also partnering with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to “engage the business community to promote the 2020 census.”

That includes marketing and media campaigns as well as working with essential businesses that are open during the pandemic, such as grocery stores in hard-to-count neighborhoods, to distribute posters and canvas tote bags and potentially launch advertising campaigns.

DCEO is also looking at ways target materials to gig workers and work with chambers of commerce to designate a day for workers to take 10 minutes off to complete the census once pandemic restrictions are loosened.

“I would say this is where creativity is really taking flight amongst certain organizations, and encouraging other organizations to think about doing their work differently,” Banerji said. “And because we do have more months added to self-response, it’s an opportunity to think about more of these concerted outreach efforts, but I will tell you that it’s an incredible challenge.”

Undercount While the pandemic has changed nearly everything about census outreach efforts, one thing remains the same – the consequences of an un-

dercount. Those include a potential loss of local health resources, up to two seats in Congress and other federal funding.

Wilkerson said about $1,500 per year in federal funding is lost for each person not counted in the census, and the numbers shape federal funding for the next 10 years.

Alvarez characterized the census as “the one way we really have to twist the government’s arm to represent you and invest in you.”

“We all win when we’re all count-

ed,” he said.

Some of the hardest-to-count communities Schuyler’s organization serves have the most to lose in an undercount. Those communities are often reliant on local health departments, and a complete count is essential to ensuring they receive adequate funding.

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Some driver facilities set to reopen on June 1

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced his office’s reopening plan— beginning June 1—with the first two months focused on serving only new drivers, customers with expired driver’s licenses/ID cards and vehicle transactions.

Currently there are more than 700,000 expired driver’s licenses/ ID cards and 1.9 million expired vehicle registrations.

All Secretary of State departments and offices will be open for business on June 1. The reopening dates and locations for Driver Services facilities statewide are as follows: June 2—Tuesday through Saturday facilities (Chicagoland suburban area) will open Tuesday, June 2. Expanded hours of operation for Chicagoland area facilities are Tuesday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to

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June 2—Tuesday through Saturday facilities (all Driver Services facilities statewide outside Chicago metro area) will open Tuesday, June 2. Hours of operation are Tuesday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to noon.

For all other services, refer to the various departments listed on www. cyberdriveillinois.com.

“Throughout this pandemic, my commitment has been to do everything we can to help protect the health and safety of our residents and my employees, while providing services to the people of Illinois,” said White. “This reopening plan adheres to this commitment.”

condition prohibits the safe use of a mask. Plexiglass dividers have been installed at all work stations and tape has been applied to the floor in 6-foot intervals to follow social distancing guidelines, limiting the number of customers inside a facility at one time.

For drive tests, employees will wear a face mask and a face shield due to the close proximity with the customer inside the vehicle. Customers will be required to wear face masks unless medically unable.

Disposable plastic will be used to cover the vehicle seats during the drive test and then discarded immediately after the conclusion of the drive test.

Online services Protective safety measures still encouraged Customers and Secretary of White continues to encourage State employees will be required to residents to go to www.cyberwear face masks unless a medical driveillinois.com to take advantage of many online services—such as

renewing vehicle registration stickers—from the comfort of their own home. People who conduct online transactions will avoid waiting in line at a facility.

Some of these online services include: • Renewing a vehicle registration; • obtaining a duplicate driver’s license or ID card; • obtaining a driving record abstract; • renewing a driver’s license through the Safe Driver Renewal program.

Since March 17, through online services, the office has issued more than 775,000 vehicle registration stickers, 350,000 titles and 200,000 driver’s licenses/IDs.

that his office extended expiration dates by at least 90 days after the governor’s June 1 disaster proclamation executive order ends.

This extension will ensure driver’s licenses, ID cards and vehicle registrations remain valid and will help alleviate the initial rush of customers visiting the reopened facilities.

REAL ID federal extension White also reminded the public that the federal government extended the REAL ID deadline by one year until Oct. 1, 2021. White had petitioned the federal government for this extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

People with valid U.S. passports are encouraged to consider delaying their visit to a facility to 90-day extensions for apply for a REAL ID until their driver’s license/ID and driver’s license is near its expiravehicle registration White is reminding customers tion date.

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would have qualified “substance use disorder professionals and clinicians” as health care professionals under state’s Telehealth Act during COVID-19.

The version of SB 1864 headed to Pritzker’s desk, however, loosens certain regulations for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the state’s Medicaid agency, during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

That includes making it easier for people to prove eligibility for the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the similar state program, All Kids. It also allows applicants to submit applications over the phone in lieu of a physical signature.

SB 1864 also calls for two state agencies to study how state government can help people who lack health insurance.

The bill instructs the Illinois Department of Insurance and IDHFS to study how “to make health insurance more affordable for low-income and middle-income residents.” The bill cites that 835,000 Illinoisans are uninsured.

The departments would have to submit their findings—which would also collect data on the geography, race and ethnicity of the uninsured— by the end of February 2021. The report would inform Pritzker and the Legislature of the “design, costs, benefits and implementation” of possible state options.

The bill also establishes a state task force on kidney disease prevention that would “develop a plan to raise awareness about early detection, promote health equity and reduce the burden of kidney disease through the state” by the end of next year.

The three Senate Republicans who opposed SB 1864 were Sens. Chuck Weaver of Peoria, Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods and Sue Rezin of Morris.

In April, Pritzker issued an executive order establishing a patient monitoring system for people with COVID-19 symptoms or who may have been exposed to the disease.

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Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, asks questions during debate of SB 671, a bill extending emergency rules on telehealth provisions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, during an extended session of the Illinois House of Representatives on Saturday at the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield.

Conroy sponsored this bill in the House.

People who are sick but do not need to go to the hospital can have daily virtual visits with health workers.

Those patients are also entitled to “wellness kits” with medical supplies.

The Illinois Department of Human Services also launched a free mental health hotline, Call4Calm.

By texting “TALK” or “HABLAR” to 55202, people will receive a call from a community mental health counselor.

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The Village of Villa Park reported receiving about 7 inches of rain between May 14 and May 18.

The heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in low-lying areas of the village. “We understand that many residents will have rain-damaged household items that require disposal,” noted the village in a news release. In conjunction with its refuse-disposal provider—Roy Strom Company—Villa Park offered a special pickup of rain-damaged items on Saturday, May 23. Additionally, residents were able to dispose of their rain-damaged items in open-top receptacles located at Lufkin Park and in the north lot of the village’s Metra station. The photos from Monday, May 25, show the three filled receptacles at Lufkin Park.

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The members of Willowbrook’s Class of 2020 to receive senior athletic awards from the school’s booster club included Alessio Battaglia (left) and Julianna Paulsen (right). Battaglia and Paulsen were this year’s two recipients of the John Hamann Memorial Scholarship.

Hamann was Willowbrook’s boys basketball coach from 1972-85. He coached the Warriors’ boys golf team from 1970 to 2004. Paulsen was a member of the Warriors’ girls golf and soccer teams. She plans to attend Concordia University Chicago, where she will major in sports management and continue her soccer career. Battaglia, who played football and baseball for Willowbrook, also received the Susan Jurkonis Memorial Scholarship, as well as the Villa Park Warriors Youth Football and Cheer Scholarship. The Susan Jurkonis Scholarship is named after 1994 Willowbrook graduate Susan Jurkonis, who passed away at age 22 after battling a brain tumor. The scholarship in her name, which was established in 1999, recognizes student-athletes for their leadership, commitment, positive attitude, academic dedication, competitive focus, respect for everyone and strong inner drive. Battaglia and three other Willowbrook seniors—Emy Hayes, Gianna Irion and Sam Tumilty—received the Susan Jurkonis Memorial Scholarship this year.

Seniors honored

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The Willowbrook High School Athletic Booster Club wasn’t able to hold its traditional senior athletic banquet this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The booster club conducted its 61st annual senior athletic banquet virtually. This year’s celebration was released online last week. Shortly before the virtual ceremony, Willowbrook athletic director Brandon Murphy and other Warrior supporters visited the homes of the honored senior athletes to present this year’s senior athletic scholarships and awards.

Willowbrook’s honored student-athletes from its Class of 2020 included Sam Tumilty (left) and Shannon Knudtson (right). Tumilty, a standout in football, basketball and baseball, received the booster club’s Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award. Knudtson, who has excelled as the softball program’s starting shortstop since her sophomore season, was recognized with the booster club’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award. To be considered for the two awards, students needed to hold an academic ranking within the top third of their class. Tumilty and Knudtson are both residents of Villa Park. Tumilty will attend Augustana College, where he will play football and baseball. Knudtson will attend Indiana University in Bloomington.

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The Willowbrook seniors recognized during last week’s virtual booster club senior athletic banquet included Payton Ceh, who is pictured with Willowbrook Athletic Booster Club President Ed Dowling. Ceh, a four-year varsity starter on the girls volleyball team, was one of six seniors to receive an Athletic Booster Club Scholarship of $1,000. Ceh also received the Helen Carpenter Most Valuable Female Athlete Award. That award, which is named after Willowbrook’s first booster club president, has been presented annually since 1960. Ceh, who played the libero position for the Warriors’ girls volleyball team, was a captain for three seasons. She was named the program’s Most Valuable Player after three of her four varsity seasons. Ceh is the Warriors’ all-time leader in digs (1,256) and aces (184). She will continue her academic and athletic pursuits at Elmhurst College.

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