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Illinois has largest decrease in COVID-19 cases across US: report

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I live in Chicago and have been impressed by how good the people around me have been. Haven't heard anyone being dumb about masks, everyone wears them in stores, and people are antsy to get out of quarantine, but seem to get what's needed. Hoping that the protests don't contribute to a spike, but I think we would be starting to see cases go up if that's the case
 

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Numbers are low but I've noticed a big number of people assuming everything is over now, gatherings and ditching the masks. People are getting too comfortable and I think it's going to reflect in numbers, like other states are now reporting.
 

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Chicago has been pretty great. All of the major parks and museums closed and closed early. Nearly 100% mask compliance indoors. Places that have opened for outdoor seating are making a point of keeping spread out. Many Chicago industries have been able to switch to WFH.
 
entremet

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One of the states Trump criticized lol.

He also praised Florida early on and they keep breaking daily records--in the reverse--more cases!
 
Kemal86

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I work for a major university in Illinois that is days away from announcing we will be bringing 45,000 students back to campus and packing the dorms. We're also two weeks away from allowing indoor dining again.

This isn't going to last.
 
Sai

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Muah :* xo

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Our work isn't done yet, but we're doing good! Let's keep it goin'.
 
Aaronrules380

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A.G. Cook said:
Numbers are low but I've noticed a big number of people assuming everything is over now, gatherings and ditching the masks. People are getting too comfortable and I think it's going to reflect in numbers, like other states are now reporting.
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Definitely a strong possibility unfortunately. It's why it's so important for leadership to stress that reopening is a process that will take place in many steps and emphasize that if things don't go well there is the potential to go backwards
 
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Youngfossil

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A.G. Cook said:
Numbers are low but I've noticed a big number of people assuming everything is over now, gatherings and ditching the masks. People are getting too comfortable and I think it's going to reflect in numbers, like other states are now reporting.
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I havent seen anyone ditching mask. Maybe walking outside without one, but most people tend to past people 6ft apart and put on mask when indoors
 
ElectricBlanketFire

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I can't remember the last time I went in a store and saw someone not wearing a mask (granted, I haven't been to many since March).
 
mernst23

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We've only been partially reopen for like 2 weeks (less depending on when people felt comfortable with the protests), lets not go sucking each others dicks yet when gyms and indoor seating at restaurants are about to open up.
 

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Kemal86 said:
I work for a major university in Illinois that is days away from announcing we will be bringing 45,000 students back to campus and packing the dorms. We're also two weeks away from allowing indoor dining again.

This isn't going to last.
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Yep.

As great as the response has been, people are willing to ditch the restrictions when stories like this pop up because they think we can go back to normal. There is no normal to go back to until we have a vaccine.
 
TheXbox

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Plenty of reckless dickheads in the suburbs but good on Chi-town for keeping things under control.
 
Aaronrules380

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Kemal86 said:
I work for a major university in Illinois that is days away from announcing we will be bringing 45,000 students back to campus and packing the dorms. We're also two weeks away from allowing indoor dining again.

This isn't going to last.
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UIUC is the only university in illinois with that type of student population, and as a grad student there I haven't heard anything to suggest we're not going to be focusing on remote classes in the fall semester, unless you're leaking policy that hasn't been officially announced yet

Edit: Nevermind, I actually must've missed that part but this does seem to be the case
 

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Youngfossil said:
I havent seen anyone ditching mask. Maybe walking outside without one, but most people tend to past people 6ft apart and put on mask when indoors
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North Shore area, and it is happening. At restaurants, picking up food, and especially people walking around downtown areas. It's especially troubling when I see people biking or running without masks, it's just really inconsiderate to other people using the trails and sidewalks.
 
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Not surprised. Pritzker got out in front of the press and was open and frank about listening to the scientists and has been driving opening phases based on that data as well.
 
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Youngfossil

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A.G. Cook said:
North Shore area, and it is happening. At restaurants, picking up food, and especially people walking around downtown areas. It's especially troubling when I see people biking or running without masks, it's just really inconsiderate to other people using the trails and sidewalks.
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Really? No one will let anyone in any shops around me with out a mask
 
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I would be very skeptical of numbers reported, especially from american politicians.
 
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It's been a long road for us to get to this point though, it felt like such a long time where we were seeing ~150 deaths every day. There were a few times where I'd look at projections thinking we already peaked and then the next day would set a new record high in deaths. That was stressful.
 
Kemal86

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Aaronrules380 said:
UIUC is the only university in illinois with that type of student population, and as a grad student there I haven't heard anything to suggest we're not going to be focusing on remote classes in the fall semester, unless you're leaking policy that hasn't been officially announced yet

Edit: Nevermind, I actually must've missed that part but this does seem to be the case
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Everything we are doing is to prepare for a full "on campus experience" in the Fall. While many classes will be conducted 'online', Administration is still moving towards having students on campus, including in the dorms.
 

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A.G. Cook said:
North Shore area, and it is happening. At restaurants, picking up food, and especially people walking around downtown areas. It's especially troubling when I see people biking or running without masks, it's just really inconsiderate to other people using the trails and sidewalks.
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Has there been any evidence at all that running or biking without a mask is dangerous to anybody around you?

We need to focus on actually dangerous activities and let people go on with very very safe activities like outdoors exercise without needless shaming.
 

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All Chicago businesses need to be aggressive in enforcing their rules. Continue to push: No Mask, no service

Trader Joe's has been doing an excellent job with taking this seriously (main place I've shopped over the past couple of months).
 
Vincent Alexander

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A.G. Cook said:
Numbers are low but I've noticed a big number of people assuming everything is over now, gatherings and ditching the masks. People are getting too comfortable and I think it's going to reflect in numbers, like other states are now reporting.
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This is what I've been worried about. I'm in Central Illinois, and you'd think Covid was over the way some people act.
 

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Youngfossil said:
again (strictly people ive interacted with.) dont think it's over. Maybe want it to be over
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Well I've heard and seen the opposite. Friends on Instagram meeting up, I was just told by another Era user that lives in Chicago that he has friends hitting him up wanting to hang out and do shit. People still need to social distance regardless of things opening up again.

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Has there been any evidence at all that running or biking without a mask is dangerous to anybody around you?

We need to focus on actually dangerous activities and let people go on with very very safe activities like outdoors exercise without needless shaking
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Mask wearing for activities like that need to be normalized, there's still a stigma that you don't need a mask outside of businesses requiring it. I don't know if there's any concrete evidence, but if I'm going for a walk and there's someone running or biking past me without a mask and refusing to give a decent amount of space, it's incredibly inconsiderate of them. I'm doing my part to keep people safe, but we have leadership who still refuse to normalize the masks.

Wearing a mask when you're outside your house shouldn't be this monumental task for people. But some act like it's infringing on their rights and freedoms.
 
Kemal86

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Aaronrules380 said:
Yeah, I missed more recent briefings on the matter. Seems dumb I agree.
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Just one more thing - I couldn't leak anything if I wanted to. Faculty are just as in the dark as everyone else. Anything that's been communicated in emails to the faculty is also publicly available on the Massmail archive site. We have no idea what the specifics of the plan are and likely won't until the same time everyone else learns of it. There's plenty of faculty/staff over on Reddit trying to pass off educated guesses based on vague language in massmails as facts, but none of us know shit about the specifics. There are some *wild* rumors tho.
 

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Work in the loop and live in the southwest burbs. Almost 100% masks indoors (moreso in the places I shop at home as opposed to the loop) but still seeing out door restaurant seating areas over crowded with unmasked people (oddly enough, moreso in the suburbs as opposed to downtown).
 
shintoki

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You occasional get the dumbfuck out in the subs, but stores are 95% masked. I think I may see one person without one everytime I go into Wal Mart
 

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mernst23 said:
We've only been partially reopen for like 2 weeks (less depending on when people felt comfortable with the protests), lets not go sucking each others dicks yet when gyms and indoor seating at restaurants are about to open up.
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Uh, Pritzker was mercilessly attacked by ignorant Rs and the local media for opening up too slowly. Opening up slowly WAS the right action in and of itself.
 
BrokenBox

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I'm in So. IL and people are too relaxed at this point. Seeing friends taking group pictures while golfing, or going to pool parties and getting all the kids together. I don't think the progress (for the state as a whole) will last.
 
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I'm in the suburbs(Oak Forest) but I know my company is taking it very seriously, as am I and most close friends and family. I still see a lot of people going into some places without masks, like gas stations. Also know some people who have been traveling to dangerous areas like FL for beach vacations.
 
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