ABC7
— Illinois sees largest single-day jump in coronavirus deaths; Pritzker
staffer tests positive for COVID-19 – Eric Horng and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-sees-largest-single-day-jump-in-covid-19-deaths/6084434/
— Coronavirus in the US: Death toll passes 12,000 nationwide
https://abc7chicago.com/health/daily-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-briefing-watch-live/6084598/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Chicago Democrats encourage citizens of
foreign countries to come to Chicago illegally and to stay in Chicago
illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lightfoot-signs-order-ensuring-immigrants-can-get-covid-19-benefits-/6083518/
— Coronavirus: Schumer proposes $25,000 ‘heroes’ pay for frontline workers
battling COVID-19 outbreak
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/schumer-proposes-$25000-heroes-pay-proposed-for-frontline-workers/6084470/
CBS2
— Staffer In Gov. JB Pritzker’s Office Among New Coronavirus Cases; State Sees
Largest Single-Day Death Toll With 73 Fatalities
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/07/staffer-in-gov-jb-pritzkers-office-among-new-coronavirus-cases-state-sees-largest-single-day-death-toll-with-73-fatalities/
WGN TV
— Family says Northwestern Central DuPage Hospital did not do enough to help
save loved one – Dana Rebik
https://wgntv.com/news/family-says-northwestern-central-dupage-hospital-did-not-do-enough-to-help-save-loved-one/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City and state are ‘a long way away’ from lifting stay-at-home order:
Lightfoot Although progress has been made and the rate of new coronavirus cases
is slowing, Lightfoot said: “We’re not near the peak. So, I don’t want to raise
false expectations that it’s coming sometime soon.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/7/21212132/coronavirus-stay-home-order-immigration-refugees-undocumented-executive-order
— Illinois records highest single day COVID-19 death total since pandemic
started
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/7/21211769/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— State seeking 12,000 body bags as critical weeks near in COVID-19 fight:
‘We’re preparing in all ways’ The 12,000 figure would far exceed most death
projections for Illinois from COVID-19. The latest model from the University of
Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation projects 3,629 people
will die in Illinois from the disease by Aug. 4. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/7/21212421/state-illinois-12000-body-bags-pritzker-covid-19-coronavirus-deaths
— Aldermen hold dry run for April 15 virtual City Council meeting The
tentative plan is to hold the meeting on Zoom with passwords and other security
safeguards to prevent the meeting from being hijacked by mischief-making
pirates. Public participation will be via telephone. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/4/7/21212817/aldermen-dry-run-april-15-zooml-city-council-meeting-ervin-lopez
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lightfoot says Illinois’ stay-at-home order ‘a long way away’ from being
phased out in the city; Pritzker says ‘solution isn’t coming tomorrow, or next
week or next month’ – GREGORY PRATT and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-stay-home-order-lightfoot-20200407-vxlm7c5e3jei5kzdsm4c3wk2we-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to Trump comment that she’s ‘happy’
with feds: ‘I’m not going to take the bait’ – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-trump-lightfoot-20200407-pvjbw6733fhnpiuspqqsmxkf6a-story.html
— The pandemic few saw coming: Assessing how Trump and Pritzker have responded
to COVID-19 – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-coronavirus-response-trump-pritzker-ventilators-20200407-7mwsxsechfeuzag73cyik6jbmm-story.html
— About 30% of Naperville households earn too much to receive COVID-19
stimulus money, study says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-stimulus-checks-st-0405-20200407-noiubw7v5jh5honej35gttahpu-story.html
— Skokie reports largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases within Cook County
suburbs – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-covid-cases-update-tl-0409-20200407-emxovsu5sjcfxn5boer2fpo3zm-story.html
— Chicago’s coronavirus disparity: Black Chicagoans are dying at nearly six
times the rate of white residents, data show
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-coronavirus-deaths-demographics-lightfoot-20200406-77nlylhiavgjzb2wa4ckivh7mu-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage expecting drop in sales tax revenue due to COVID-19 – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200407/dupage-expecting-drop-in-sales-tax-revenue-due-to-covid-19
— DuPage courts extend COVID-19 postponements, closure – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200407/dupage-courts-extend-covid-19-postponements-closure
— April 7 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some towns
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200407/april-7-breakdown-of-suburban-covid-19-cases-by-county-and-some-towns
WTTW
— Illinois Congressmen React to Trump’s Ouster of COVID-19 Stimulus Watchdog –
Alexandra Silets
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/07/illinois-congressmen-react-trump-s-ouster-covid-19-stimulus-watchdog
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers use coronavirus to push
pot.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/04/07/uncategorized/cannabis-sales-rise-as-dispensaries-move-to-protect-at-risk-patients/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Two Springfield State Reps (Tim Butler and Mike Murphy) Want More
Communication From Governor – OLIVIA MITCHELL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/two-springfield-state-reps-want-more-communication-governor-0#stream/0
WIREPOINTS
— The COVID-19 crisis: “If this goes on for another six weeks, we’d be
destroyed.” – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-covid-19-crisis-its-time-to-move-past-the-public-health-vs-economy-argument-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker suspends Annual Township Meetings in new Executive Order – John
KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/gov-pritzker-postpones-annual-township-meetings-in-new-executive-order/
— Illinois Governor Pritzker misleading the nation on National TV? – KIRK
ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-governor-pritzker-misleading-the-nation-on-national-tv/
— Illinois Governor Pritzker’s daily update conflicts with his statements on
CNN interview. – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/04/illinois-governor-pritzkers-daily-update-conflicts-with-his-statements-on-cnn-interview/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COVID-19 POTENTIALLY IMPACTING ONE-FOURTH OF ILLINOIS WORKERS – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/covid-19-potentially-impacting-one-fourth-of-illinois-workers/
CAPITOL FAX
— NRCC escalates rhetoric against Casten, calling him “an asset for China’s
Communist Party”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/07/nrcc-escalates-rhetoric-against-casten-calling-him-an-asset-for-china%e2%80%99s-communist-party/
— 1,287 new cases, 73 additional deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/07/1287-new-cases-73-additional-deaths/
— Pritzker says one of his office employees has tested positive – Largest
single-day death toll so far – 3680 hospital patients yesterday – “43% of our
total hospital beds are available and 35% of our ICU beds are available” –
Non-COVID hospital visits drop due to stay at home order – Usage trend up 8
percentage points for ICU beds and 5 points for ventilators in a week – Some
Chicago-area ICU units “near max capacity” – Peoria and Edwardsville see
available ICU beds dropping – New cases in 23 more counties in last week alone
– Thanks Gov. Newsome for 100 ventilators – Placed orders for 3620 more
ventilators – 25 percent reduction in detained juvenile population – No “regular
close contact” with infected staffer – Pritzker not tested – Won’t comment
about report of 12,000 body bags ordered – State and locals checking records
for missed COVID-19 deaths – Not encouraging arrests – No special policing
orders issued – Asked about regrets – Responds to Rep. Wilhour – No plan for
regional stand down of order – Responds to Trump’s latest claim – Addresses EO
on prisoner release
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/07/pritzker-says-one-of-his-office-employees-has-tested-positive/
— ACLU urges police restraint
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/07/aclu-urges-police-restraint/
GOPUSA
— Lightfoot Says She Has ‘Very Robust And Immediate’ Plan To Address
Coronavirus Toll On Black And Brown Chicagoans
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87208
FOX NEWS
— Coronavirus politics – Trump leads while opponents stay on attack – Deneen
Borelli
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/coronavirus-politics-trump-leads-opponents-attack-deneen-borelli
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Captain Crozier Was Right, And His Sailors Knew It He put Men before the
Mission. That the brass removed him and killed his Navy career calls into
question their own judgment. – ANDREW J. BACEVICH
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/captain-crozier-was-right-and-his-sailors-knew-it/?mc_cid=6b648c52f2&mc_eid=2e2743e91e
BLAZE
— It’s time to end the great American COVID-19 police state Step back and take
stock of how much power has been seized in just three weeks – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-its-time-to-end-the-great-american-covid-19-police-state
DAILY CALLER
— Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order Giving Coronavirus Benefits To Illegal
Aliens – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/07/chicago-to-give-benefits-to-illegal-aliens/
— The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Not Stopping Border Wall Construction – JASON
HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/07/coronavirus-not-stopping-border-wall/
TOWNHALL
— The Media Failed to Make Trump’s COVID-19 Response His ‘Katrina,’ So Now
They’re Peddling This Appalling Narrative – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2020/04/07/the-lying-medias-latest-campaign-against-the-trump-white-houses-covid-19-respon-n2566437
THE HILL
— White House coronavirus unit ordered to work from home after positive
COVID-19 test – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491569-white-house-coronavirus-unit-ordered-to-work-from-home-after-positive
— President tightens grip on federal watchdogs – OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/491686-president-tightens-grip-on-federal-watchdogs
NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Sees Its Highest Daily Death Toll
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/world/coronavirus-live-updates.html
— China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream In the city
where the coronavirus outbreak was first reported, the reopening of outbound
travel won’t end hard times, wariness or confinement. – Raymond Zhong and
Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/world/asia/wuhan-coronavirus.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Acting Navy secretary resigns after insulting aircraft carrier’s ousted
captain – Dan Lamothe and Seung Min Kim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/acting-navy-secretary-resigns-after-insulting-aircraft-carriers-ousted-captain/2020/04/07/263ba574-78f7-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html
— So long, balanced budgets. Everyone’s into endless spending now. – David Von
Drehle
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/so-long-balanced-budgets-everyones-into-endless-spending-now/2020/04/07/1e2d49f2-78f5-11ea-9bee-c5bf9d2e3288_story.html
NEWSWEEK
— HERE’S HOW REPUBLICANS PLAN TO WIN BACK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES IN 2020 – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/heres-how-republicans-plan-win-back-control-house-2020-1496647
PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to get Asian-Americans to
hate Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/asian-americans-describe-gut-punch-of-racist-attacks-during-coronavirus-pandemic
