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Election 2020
Incumbent Bobby Rush wins
D1 Democratic primary
Jacquelyn Schlabach
Contributing Editor
Incumbent Bobby Rush
won a four-way U.S. Congressional
District 1 Democratic
primary March 17,
setting up a three-way bout
in November against Republican
nominee Philanise
White and independent
Ruth Pellegrini.
In the primary, Rush
earned 88,499 votes (71.76
percent of total ballots
cast), with all precincts
reporting, according to
unofficial results from the
Board of Election Commissioners
for the City of
Chicago, as well as the
clerks’ office from suburban
Cook and Will counties.
Challenger Sarah Gad
earned a total of 12,805
(10.38) votes, while Robert
Emmons Jr. had a total
of 12,254 (9.93) and
Ameena Nuur Matthews
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush Photo submitted
earned 9,761 (7.91), as of
Saturday, March 21.
In Chicago, Rush dominated
with 67,545 votes
(70.55). There, Emmons
took second with 7,067
votes (8.32), Matthews
third with 5,705 (6.72)
and Gad last with 4,595
(5.41).
In suburban Cook County,
Rush tacked on another
16,861 votes (58.62).
Gad followed with 5,349
(18.60), and then Emmons
with 3,595 (12.50) and Matthews
with 2,958 (10.28).
Rush also won Will
County with 4,093 votes
(42.45). Gad was closest
there, with 2,859 (29.65).
Emmons follows with
1,592 (16.51), then Matthews
with 1,098 (11.39).
Election 2020
Joyce wins District 40 Democratic primary
Nuria Mathog, Editor
Incumbent State Sen. Patrick Joyce is
set to advance to the general election after
winning the Democratic primary for State
Senate District 40 on Tuesday, March 17,
according to unofficial results from the
clerk's offices of Will, Grundy, Kankakee
and Cook counties.
In the primary, Joyce emerged with a
significant lead over his three challengers,
winning 11,103 votes and approximately
47 percent of the overall vote. Lori Wilcox
was second with 6,319 votes, Monica
Gordon third with 4,678 votes and Marta
Perales in last place with 1,612 votes.
In Will County, with all precincts reporting,
Joyce was in the lead with 2,605
votes, followed by Wilcox with 1,404
votes, Gordon with 893 votes and Perales
with 428 votes.
Joyce was appointed to fill the State
Senate District 40 seat in November after
former State Sen. Toi Hutchinson was
chosen to oversee Illinois' recreational
cannabis program. In a statement released
March 19, Joyce said he was "humbled,
honored and excited" about the victory.
"My commitment as senator is to do
my best to serve in public office as I campaigned,"
he said in the statement. "I want
to be accessible and visible in all parts
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of the district, meeting with constituents
and listening to them so I can best meet
their needs. I will address the challenges
ahead – natural gas for Pembroke Township,
clean water for University Park,
lower property taxes and supporting job
creation and school funding for the entire
district – with the same enthusiasm that I
had while meeting people at their homes
and businesses these past few months."
virus
From Page 3
email states.
Also starting on March
18, the hospital will be
screening all that enter
the hospital at all four locations:
the emergency
department, main lobby
entrance, Pavilion A/B and
the cancer center.
Those that fail the
screening will be given
a mask and asked to return
to their car and drive
around to the ambulance
bay near the negative pressure
room where they will
be met by staff wearing
protective equipment, the
email stated.
The building’s main lobby
hours have been changed
from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. to 8
a.m.-6 p.m. There will also
be a checkpoint located in
the corridor between the
hospital and Pavilion A.
The hospital is also suspending
direct admission
to the building. The email
states that physicians who
would ordinarily directly
admit a patient to Silver
Cross will call the emergency
department and talk
to the attending ER doctor
to determine next steps.
The Outpatient Endoscopy
Center, Pulmonary
Function Lab, Cardiac Rehabilitation
Phases II and
III, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
and the Sleep Lab are
of the outpatient services
temporarily suspended.
business
From Page 5
Communications Coordinator
Kris Pasquini has
been sharing social media
updates from local businesses
on the Chamber's
social media page, face
book.com/frankfort.cham
berofcommerce/.
Melcher said the message
she wanted to send
to the Frankfort business
community was "we are
here for you."
"We hope that this passes
soon, and we will try to
help you any way we can,"
she said. "Please hang in
there, and everybody, just
try and be kind and take
care of each other."
LWSRA provides timeline, answers questions
about participant who tested COVID-19 positive
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association provided
additional information
March 18 about a situation
involving one of its participants
who tested positive
for COVID-19 after taking
part in three events in early
March, in response to questions
the organization said
it has received since publicly
addressing the situation
March 16.
LWSRA issued a letter
March 18, offering a timeline,
message from the parent
of the Cook County resident
who reportedly tested
positive for COVID-19 and
answers to some frequently
asked questions about the
situation.
The timeline says the
participant may have come
in contact with someone
at Elim Christian Services
in Crestwood who tested
positive for the coronavirus,
though the letter from
LWSRA emphasizes this
has not been confirmed. That
LWSRA participant then attended
a Shamrock Shuffle
event March 6 at the Orland
Park Civic Center, spending
20 minutes around 6 p.m. at
the LWSRA facility.
Then, on March 8 the participants
attended a Chicago
Wolves game, as part of an
LWSRA program, during
which the group sat in Section
116; Rows P, Q and R;
Seats 1-7. And on March 9,
the individual was part of an
LWSRA program at Thunderbowl
in Mokena.
LWSRA said the bowling
alley also was notified.
According to the partici-
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