Illinois Lags Behind In Payments To Independent Contractors
While most people are looking to file unemployment or just make some cash, many professionals are owed thousands of dollars for work already finished, and there is no check in the mail.
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While most people are looking to file unemployment or just make some cash, many professionals are owed thousands of dollars for work already finished, and there is no check in the mail.
A local school district's remote learning system was recently hacked as students are distance learning during the stay-at-home-order. They're working on safety protocols in Skokie after two schools were attacked by "Zoom bombers."
Thursday the Chicago Police Department was hit with the news of an officer's death related to COVID-19, and now the wife of a sergeant says more needs to be done to protect the staff.
Two local Walmart employees are dead after contracting the coronavirus.
Ride-share drivers are still considered essential, but the stay-at-home order has crippled their take home pay.
As the list of families touched by the coronavirus grows, a doctor whose father just died from the virus has some incredibly powerful advice and insight into what it's like to be kept from the hospital, never meeting the physicians, all while trying to help steer medical decisions to keep a loved one alive.
Some businesses are having massive layoffs and may never reopen as the statewide stay-at-home order keeps non-essential businesses closed.
A lawyer for the the Joliet Police Union said there is an overall lack of direction for these officers, along with a lack of protective gear. And the fear and frustration from the cops on the street is growing.
"We desperately need camper owners to come forward, if at all possible."
One officer so far, Officer Marco DiFranco, 50, has died of complications from the virus.
"There's a reason that we were raised to cover your mouth or use your elbow when you cough or sneeze. It's a simple gesture to reduce the number of germs that you spread to those around you," he said.
Crews have assembled 500 rooms and beds; 14 nursing stations; and full support rooms for supply storage, pharmacy needs, and housekeeping at McCormick Place.
The leaders of Mega Millions, the other national lottery game, haven't said if they will make similar changes to that game. Both games are run by state lotteries.
Indiana's stay at home order, set to expire on Monday, was extended by two more weeks to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. Indiana Gov. Eric Holmcomb made that announcement on Friday.
Millions of small businesses are expected to apply for these desperately needed rescue loans from the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which was put in place to help them retain workers and pay bills during the coronavirus pandemic.
