Breaking News Heat causes DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge to get stuck News Health Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 21-22 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune A worker holds a metal stake as another uses a sledgehammer to sink ground anchors for vaccine center tents outside the United Center on Feb. 26, 2021. According to officials, a mass vaccination site there will be capable of inoculating up to 6,000 people per day. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Drive-through coronavirus testing for medical workers and first responders only opens on March 22, 2020, outside a Walmart in Northlake. Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune Cars line up as Tamira Perkins, center, and Kiara Flowers administer a COVID-19 test at a walk-up and drive-thru test site in the Evanston Township High School parking lot on Jan. 3, 2021. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Kitty Horne, the school secretary, takes the temperature of students arriving for in-person student learning on Dec. 11, 2020, at The School of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity in Winnetka E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Kay Haines and Amber Smith relax along the lakefront near Diversey on July 14, 2020. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune People work out during a Studio Three outdoor "High Def" class, held in a Fifth Third Bank parking lot and drive-thru Jan. 13, 2021, in Chicago. The studio typically specializes in indoor workouts so it built an outdoor workout area so it could continue holding classes under coronavirus restrictions. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Few people are seen at State and Lake streets as the stay-at-home advisory begins in Chicago on Nov. 16, 2020. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Customers wait to be admitted into the Whole Foods in River Forest, Friday, March 20, 2020. The store staggered the number of customers allowed in the store at a time. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune General manger Jaidah Wilson-Turnbow, 45, sets up chairs on the patio behind Frances Cocktail Lounge in the Chatham neighborhood on Oct. 22, 2020, in Chicago. Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune Reflected in her rearview mirror, Tonya McDaniel, waits in her car to be COVID-19 tested outside of Arlington International Racecourse on March 31, 2021 in Arlington Heights. Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune Chicago City Wide Orchestra holds its outdoor recording session in concertmaster Martha Ash's backyard in Evanston on Oct. 11, 2020. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Andrew Marinelli cleans the bar as the staff prepares for dinner service in the rooftop canopy area of Roots Handmade Pizza South Loop on Sept. 28, 2020. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Mourners add to a memorial on Sept. 9, 2020, during a vigil in memory of Dajore Wilson, 8, near where she was killed at 47th Street and South Union Avenue in the Canaryville neighborhood. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Two determined customers brave cold temperatures and wind for outdoor breakfast at Wildberry's on Randolph Street in Chicago on Jan. 19, 2021. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Wearing a protective mask hostess Kelsey Roden walks by patron Mike Flaherty while he sits on the the Lakefront Restaurant patio at Theater on the Lake on Aug. 6, 2020 in Chicago. The restaurant was hosting a soft launch and is expected to open Friday. Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune Linda Veasley-Payne say final goodbye at the end of funeral service for her mother Johnnie D. Veasley, 76, and grandmother Lela Reed, 95, at Leak & Sons funeral home in Country Club Hills on April 24, 2020. Bridget Stewart and her sister Linda Veasley-Payne are mourning the loss of their mother and grandmother, both victims of COVID-19. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune A news ticker in Chicago's Loop announces new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 3, 2020. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Clinical research nurse Samantha Gatewood finishes administering the second shot in the COVID-19 trial to participant Gregory Bowman at Rush University Medical Center on Dec. 3, 2020. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Bartender Rory Toolan delivers a drink for Jessica Wolfe, right, in the outdoor patio at Ludlow Liquors on Oct. 22, 2020, in Chicago. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Stacey Michelon, left, and Elizabeth Posner raise their fists while repeating a chant during a gathering to remember late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Federal Plaza on Sept. 19, 2020, in Chicago. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Cars line up as drive-through coronavirus testing for medical workers and first responders opens March 22, 2020, outside a Walmart in Northlake. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Matt Krawczyk receives ashes sprinkled on the top of his head outside Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Feb. 17, 2021. Ash Wednesday looked a little different because of COVID-19 with the sprinkles on the top of the head for safety. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune A first grader stretches her legs during Nicole Almodovar's class March 4, 2021, at Kershaw Elementary School in Chicago. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune A person walks by outdoor plastic dining bubbles on Oct. 15, 2020, in the Fulton Market district of Chicago. Win McNamee/Getty Images/Chicago Tribune/TNS Betty Hermanek winces as she receives her COVID-19 vaccine at the Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care in North Riverside on Jan. 12, 2021. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Tommy Beltazar, from left, dines with Angelisa Ocic, as Claudia Carmona dines with Patricia Resendiz at Sushi Para M on March 2, 2021, in Chicago. The city is allowing 50% indoor dining capacity, or 50 people, starting today. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune / Chicago Tribune People wear masks on a very hot day in Chicago, July 9, 2020. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Prekindergarten students wait for lunch at their desks on the first day of in-person learning at Dawes Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 11, 2021. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Sink use is separated in a student bathroom at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood on Sept. 2, 2020. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune A sign asking patrons to wear a mask sits at Empire Burgers & Brew on Oct. 20, 2020, in Naperville, Ill. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune National Guard Spc. Sean Sumugat gives a COVID-19 vaccination to pharmacist specialist Jay Trivedi at Cook County Health's North Riverside Health Center on Jan. 22, 2021, as the National Guard began its latest mission to help with vaccinations across the state. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Joggers and bicyclists use the reopened the Lakefront Trail in Chicago on June 22, 2020, after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot closed the trail and the lakefront for nearly three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Map Room bartender Chris Jourdan works behind the bar in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood on July 14, 2020. Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune Patrons get their temperatures checked before entering Moe's Cantina on Clark Street in Wrigleyville during the Cubs season opener. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Valerie, age 9, takes shelter from the rain while carrying her masked doll, Teresa, after visiting stores with her family along North Michigan Avenue, Aug. 2, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune DuPage County security personnel direct traffic as dozens of people wait to get COVID-19 tests in Wheaton on Nov. 12, 2020. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Crowds cool off along the lakefront near Diversey on July 14, 2020. José M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune A woman has a nasal swab test at Prism Heath Lab on Aug. 6, 2020. Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune Hostess Camille Webb, right, leads customer Michael Harris to the outdoor sitting at Ja' Grill Hyde Park restaurant on Aug. 25, 2020. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced new statewide rules requiring patrons in restaurants and bars to wear masks while interacting with waitstaff and other employees. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune Beth Bond tries to work from home while entertaining her daughter Mady, 6, and her husband Lee Madsen feeds daughter James, 9 months, on March 17, 2020 at their River North apartment during the coronavirus pandemic. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Mayor Lori Lightfoot puts on her mask at the conclusion of a Chicago City Hall news conference where she threatened to reimpose stricter guidelines on businesses. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune Chandra Matteson, nurse practitioner with the Night Ministry, pauses for a break between stops as she delivers sandwiches and checks temperatures on CTA Blue Line trains early, April 22, 2020. Social service agencies have reported an uptick in the number of homeless people sheltering on CTA trains during the pandemic. Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune Monica Gomez, a staff nurse at Amita St. Alexius Medical Center, puts on PPE on Sept. 10, 2020, in Hoffman Estates. Gomez is the nurse who treated the first diagnosed coronavirus patients in Illinois, the earliest known person-to-person transmission of the new virus in the U.S. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS David Cedras, 25, wears a mask while riding a Brown Line train in the Loop on June 9, 2020, in Chicago. Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune Members of the National Guard prepare to give vaccines at the Tinley Park Convention Center COVID-19 vaccination site in Tinley Park on Jan. 25, 2021. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Food Fetch delivery driver Vuk Simovic picks up a carryout order from Cozy Corner owner Georgia Dravlas on Oct. 26, 2020 in Oak Park. Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune From left, Ines Linares, Cristian Garain, Dominic Cervantes and Maricela Santigo dine in at Frontera Grill in Chicago on Oct. 27, 2020. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune Mary Hensel, 9, hugs the family dog Pepper, while her brother Joshua Hensel, 15, and sister Hannah Hensel, 9, pet him outside their home, April 7, 2020 in Chicago. Their mother Sarah passed away in 2018 at the age of 41, leaving their father David Hensel to look after their six children. Hensel, a food stamp recipient, is unable to order groceries online because customers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are required to pay for purchases at the time and place of sale. He has cut back on the number of trips he makes to the grocery store each week, wearing gloves and a mask when he goes. Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune Members of the Illinois National Guard work at the COVID-19 test site at South Suburban College in South Holland on July 2, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune The Rev. Manuel Padilla, left, and the Rev. Esequiel Sanchez carry the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe after it was removed from the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Dec. 11, 2020. Religious leaders have urged devotees to avoid pilgrimages to the site. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune With empty seats everywhere, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks delivers to the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning of the Cubs season opener, July 24, 2020 in Chicago. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Jo Padilla speaks with a proxy outside a residential building while attempting to enumerate residents for the U.S. census in the Ravenswood neighborhood on Sept. 24, 2020, in Chicago. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Vaccine supplies are shown at the Iroquois County Public Health Department Feb. 10, 2021, in Watseka. Iroquois County has one of the state's highest vaccination rates. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Abi Carbajal stands in the kindergarten line with her daughter Liani Uribe, 7, who is entering the second grade and Abi's little brother, Jacob Rebollar, 5, who begins kindergarten on the sidewalk outside of Newton Bateman Elementary School in Chicago's Irving Park neighborhood on Sept. 2, 2020. Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune Erika Cardoza, 22, Gustavo Martinez, 22, and their son Eli, 3, get a free COVID-19 test provided by Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) at "I Grow Chicago" in West Englewood on Aug. 31, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A staff member with personal protective equipment looks out from the front entry door of the Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle on Dec. 3, 2020. At least 33 veterans have been killed by the virus. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A COVID-19 tester retrieves mouth swab samples from people at a free testing event at Harrison Park in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, July 24, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Phlebotomist Tina Novick administers COVID-19 tests to occupants in their vehicle as hundreds of people drive up to be tested for the coronavirus in Aurora on Nov. 12, 2020. As numbers in Illinois surge, hundreds lined up for testing in Aurora and Wheaton. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune Ksenia Belajeva takes glasses from the table while Mario Carrasco, 60, dines with his daughter Jalyssa Carrasco, 17, and wife Maddy Carrasco, 41, at Empire Burgers & Brew on Oct. 20, 2020, in Naperville. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Will Grimes, 4, greets Santa Claus with a high-five through plexiglass, Nov. 24, 2020, at Bass Pro Shops in Gurnee. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune An apologetic sign at a restuarant in the 2500 block of North Clark Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Oct. 14, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Clinical nurse Noemy Godina prepares COVID-19 vaccinations for patients at Cook County Health's North Riverside Health Center in North Riverside on Jan. 22, 2021. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Coach cleaner Gerardo Garibay uses a sprayer to clean and disinfect seating inside a Metro train car at Metra's Western Avenue Coach Yard in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2020. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Dozens of people line up several blocks to enter the United Center mass vaccination site on March 9, 2021. The site will be the biggest COVID-19 vaccination center in he state, with a goal of 6,000 vaccines per day. John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune Families, seated at the backs of their social-distanced vehicles, await the start of The Beatrix Potter Drive-In Theatre Experience on Oct. 9, 2020, in Chicago. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A man wears a mask as Italian Americans and supporters celebrate at Chicago's Arrigo Park on Columbus Day on Oct. 12, 2020. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune More than 4,000 hospital workers at University of Illinois Hospital went on strike on Sept. 14, 2020, after failing to agree on a contract with the hospital. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune A medical worker prepare doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, Dec. 17, 2020, at Roseland Community Hospital on Chicago's South Side. Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune Jacob Rooth turns on the heat for outdoor seating on Clark Street in downtown Chicago on Oct. 27, 2020. Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS Dozens of people wait in line to get tested outside a mobile COVID-19 testing site Nov. 9, 2020, at Resurrection Project in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A child runs past a vote mural along Clark Street near Addison Street on March 30, 2021. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune Westside Health Authority outreach workers Jordan Bester left, and Emily Ferry hand out information about the 2020 census to Frank Towns on March 12, 2020, in the South Austin neighbor of Chicago Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune While the inside sits empty, Bob Hook and Holly King drink and dine outside the Jarvis Square Tavern in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Sept. 28, 2020, in Chicago. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune Pedestrians mostly wearing masks In the Wicker Park neighborhood Oct. 22, 2020. Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune Robin Kiamco, cousin of ICU nurse Neuman Kiamco, helps to light candles for health care workers from MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn as the group remembers Neuman Kiamco, 48, who died on Aug. 30, 2020, after a two-month battle with COVID-19. The candlelight vigil took place outside MacNeal on Sept. 12. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Ian Van Cleaf, assistant principal, takes the temperature of a student arriving on the first day of school at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood before Anna can enter the school on Sept. 2, 2020. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune Owner Erik Archambeault, right, and Wally Andersen sit under a tent with a heat lamp outside Rogers Park Social as they discuss new indoor bar restrictions Oct. 27, 2020, in Chicago. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune Suzanne Heuberger, 55, visits with her 89-year-old mother Vera Heuberger through glass in the entryway at the Selfhelp Home, April 13, 2020, in Chicago. Suzanne, who's been visiting her mother Vera through glass since early March, uses a cell phone to talk with her mother when the two meet. Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune People wait in line before being sworn as U.S. citizens in the courtyard of the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct., 16, 2020. Because of the coronavirus, the naturalization process was held outside. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Server Chloe Climenhaga disinfects an outdoor pod after diners departed Dec. 2, 2020, at Bien Trucha restaurant in Geneva. Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune Maurice Gordon receives a mask as Leo High School faculty and staff members distribute meals and 1,000 masks to families and the elderly in Chicago on April 29, 2020. The meals and masks were donated by a relief fund created by Leo alumni and Big Shoulders Fund. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Guests eat inside an enclosed, outdoor dining room outside Boqueria restaurant at 807 W. Fulton Market, Dec. 31, 2020, in Chicago. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune A masked scooter rider maneuvers through downtown Evanston as Illinois reports four days of record numbers of COVID-19 cases, Nov. 13, 2020. Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune Students from School District 25 complete their e-learning in the multipurpose room in South Middle School on Sept. 11, 2020, in Arlington Heights. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune A sign tells travelers about COVID-19 testing Feb. 14, 2021, at Terminal 5 of O'Hare International Airport. Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune From left, Brionna Walker, 27, drinks on the patio behind Frances Cocktail Lounge with Connie Holloway, 35, in the Chatham neighborhood on Oct. 22, 2020, in Chicago. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune People dance while musicians play on Aug. 9, 2020, during a weekly event organized by El Corrillo de Humboldt Park. Bystanders picnic in the grass and enjoy the show each Saturday and Sunday during the free gathering. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Fitness instructor Martha Patricia Montes addresses her students before a virtual yoga class from her home studio in the North Mayfair neighborhood Jan. 15, 2021, in Chicago. Montes has been teaching fitness classes from her home since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune New social distancing circles are drawn on a lawn as visitors relax June 15, 2020, at Millennium Park as the park reopens following COVID-19 pandemic closures. John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune Guests dine inside tents along the Chicago River outside RPM Seafood, Dec. 31, 2020, in Chicago. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune People in cars line up for drive-thru COVID-19 testing on Jan. 7, 2021, at Charles A. Prosser Career Academy in Chicago. Illinois COVID-19 infection numbers surpassed 1 million on this day. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune CTA riders with facemarks to protect them from coronavirus disembark from a CTA train at Addison, in Chicago, March 30, 2021. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune Mary Zalatoris, a registered nurse at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center, cares for COVID-19 patient Paul Kjeldbjerg, 90, of Chicago on Jan. 7, 2021, in Hoffman Estates. Kjeldbjerg, who lives in an assisted living home in Chicago, had been in the hospital for 12 days. He said he most looks forward to the days when he can visit the garden at the home where he lives and walk two miles a day. Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune Javier Ramirez and Mary Mollman opened Madison Street Books, in the West Loop, on March 14; two days later, they shuttered it temporarily due to the coronavirus Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune A shopper in downtown Oak Park on Nov. 13, 2020. A stay-at-home advisory has been issued for suburban Cook County. Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune Paca Kujtim of Arlington Heights self-administers a COVID-19 test in his car at the Arlington International Racecourse on March 31, 2021 in Arlington Heights. Kujtim was getting testing as a precaution for upcoming travel. Elizabeth Morris/NBC Miranda Squerciati from "Chicago P.D." Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune Server Katherine Ceron delivers food to customers dining on the outdoor patio at Tweet in Edgewater on June 3, 2020, for the first time since coronavirus restrictions closed restaurants. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Nurse clinician Vicki Johnson gives a second COVID-19 vaccine injection to Tracy Everett, an emergency room nurse at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in Chicago on Jan. 7, 2021. Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune Cate Readling of the People's Lobby lights candles inside paper bags, formed into a heart shape to remember the lives lost in the COVID-19 pandemic, during a rally demanding changes from the incoming Biden-Harris administration at Federal Plaza on the eve of the Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2021, in Chicago. Readling said she was in attendance to support Cassandra Greer-Lee, whose husband passed away from COVID-19 in Cook County jail. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune Tom Wilschke plays with his dog Jasper as his wife Jess Mean, from left, talks with James Moes and his wife Bridget McMullan at Loyola Beach on a sunny and warm Nov. 8, 2020, in Chicago. Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune Paul Hogan warms up as his coach Ryan Nightingale looks on at CrossTown Fitness in Chicago on June 24, 2020. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune CTA "L" riders wait for a train at the State/Lake station in downtown Chicago on July 14, 2020. Show Caption Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune 1 of 104 Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020. Expand By Chicago Tribune PUBLISHED: March 22, 2020 at 11:36 PM CDT | UPDATED: March 24, 2020 at 4:56 AM CDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Illinois reported three new deaths and 296 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 9 deaths and 1,049 cases overall, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. One of the new infections is an infant, said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health. At least 8,374 people have been tested in Illinois. Illinois is also in its first full day of a “stay-at-home” order through April 7. Residents can still go to the grocery stores, put gas in their cars, take walks outside and make pharmacy runs. Here’s what else you can expect. Nationwide, there are 26,747 cases and 340 deaths as the U.S. overtook Germany as the country with the fourth-highest number of cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, nearly 312,000 people have been infected and over 13,400 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. Numbers are through Sunday morning. The Tribune is keeping a running list of Chicago-area closings and cancellations and asking experts to answer your questions about COVID-19 . Here are the latest updates Sunday on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and Illinois: 9:30 p.m.: Fourth Chicago police officer tests positive for coronavirus A fourth officer has tested positive for the coronavirus, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Sunday night. The officer is assigned to a South Side patrol district, Guglielmi said, and the affected workstations will be cleaned. “As part of this process, we have contacted members that may have come in close contact with this officer,” Guglielmi said in a statement. “We are taking these cases extremely seriously and continue to act exclusively on guidance from CDPH and public health experts within the Chicago Police Medical Section concerning infection control practices and the best health and welfare for our officers.” Earlier Sunday, officials said two more officers tested positive for the coronavirus, which brought CPD’s total cases to three.The latest case does not appear to be connected to the other three cases, Guglielmi said. — Morgan Greene 6:23 p.m.: Employee of Naperville’s North Central College tests positive for coronavirus An employee of North Central College who works in the Naperville campus’ Old Main building has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to a news release from President Troy Hammond. North Central was notified of the confirmed COVID-19 case March 21, the same day the employee, who is part of the administrative staff, was notified, the release said. The staff member was last at work March 10, and went home after starting to feel ill. The staff member was not immediately tested, but began a 14-day self-quarantine after consulting with their health care provider, according to Hammond. Other campus community members who had close contact with the administrative staff member were contacted, per health department guidelines, and North Central remains in contact with the individual, their family and local health agencies, according to the news release. Read more here. — Erin Hegarty 6:11 p.m. Two more Chicago police officers test positive for the coronavirus. ‘We are taking these cases extremely seriously’ Chicago police on Sunday learned that two more of its officers have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing CPD’s total for infected officers to three, officials said. The latest CPD officers to test positive are a detective sergeant and another officer who work in different facilities, officials said. In a department wide memo on Sunday, interim police Superintendent Charlie Beck said one of those officers’ last day at work was Wednesday and the other’s was Friday. Both officers learned Sunday they tested positive for the coronavirus. “I have personally spoken to these members and both are in good spirits,” Beck said. “Both of these individuals will remain in isolation until medically cleared.” In the memo, Beck said other CPD employees who worked in close contract with the infected detective sergeant and other officer have been notified. Additional CPD employees have been advised to return to work “and self-monitor for any symptoms,” Beck said. “As a reminder, those who had brief, casual contact with an infected individual are not considered at great risk of transmission, and for most people the illness is generally mild and can be safely managed at home,” Beck said in the memo. “Should individuals exhibit any symptoms, we are asking you to stay home, check in with CPD’s Medical Section and consult your physician.” Their diagnoses were not related to a third officer, a detective, who was disclosed last week as having the coronavirus. police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. “To further ensure the health and safety of our members, we are working very closely with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the City’s Department of Assets, Information and Services (AIS) to clean affected workstations,” he said of the two new infected officers. “We are taking these cases extremely seriously and working as hard as possible to practice appropriate infection control and educate police officers on best practices.” – Jeremy Gorner 6:03 p.m. Cook County jail guard tests positive for COVID-19 The Cook County sheriff’s department on Sunday confirmed that a jail guard who worked in the residential treatment unit tested positive for COVID-19. The unnamed employee was currently in isolation at home, officials said in a statement. Sheriff’s officials used video to identify anyone the guard had come in close contact with, leading them to order a small number of staff to stay home after consulting with city public health officials. None of the employees were symptomatic, according to a news release. The areas where the officer worked were recleaned and disinfected, officials said. There were no confirmed cases among jail detainees, according to sheriff’s spokesman Matt Walberg. – William Lee 6:02 p.m.: Blue Island closes police station, sends workers home after officer tests positive for coronavirus Blue Island police officers were pulled off the streets and out of the station early Sunday morning after the city learned one of their ranks had tested positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, city officials said. Mayor Domingo Vargas said he made the call to send officers home after consulting with the police chief and state and county health officials. “My main thing has been and always will be the safety of my men and women, the employees and residents of Blue Island,” he said. “(State and county health officials) advised us what needed to be done and we are following their recommendations.” Vargas said Blue Island officers remained on duty until Cook County sheriff’s deputies were able to relieve them. Blue Island Police Chief Bernadine Rzab remains in control of the department and in communication with her direct reports, but at leas
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