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6 | March 26, 2020 | The lake forest leader NEWS
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Former Scouts football captain
reveals COVID-19 diagnosis
Nick Frazier, Sports Editor
Gabe Funk wants to use
his situation to educate
people while he’s in selfquarantine.
“Everyone is talking
about it regardless,” Funk
said. “I don’t care if people
know I have it. I’d rather
inform people than keep it
a secret.”
Funk, 21, tested positive
for COVID-19 on Saturday,
March 14, and is currently
in self-quarantine.
The Lake Forest High
School alumnus and former
Scouts football captain
originally discussed how
he contracted coronavirus
on a podcast with Jon Kerr
of Scoutsfootball.com.
A member of Lake Forest’s
Class of 2017 and a junior
at the University of Illinois,
Funk studied abroad
in Rome for about two
months earlier this year.
Due to the rapid spread of
COVID-19 in Italy, Funk
was forced to leave Rome
early. He stayed in Barcelona
a little over a week
before flying home.
It was on that flight back
to Lake Forest last week that
Funk began to come down
with symptoms, including
what felt like a common
cold and a mild fever.
“I was feeling under the
weather, it didn’t feel much
worse than a cold with a
fever, which I didn’t think
was a big deal,” Funk told
The Leader. “But with all
the talks of the coronavirus,
I figured I might as well get
tested, I was just in an area
with a ton of the coronavirus.
I figured it was a good
idea to go see if I do have it
and just take it from there.”
Shortly after arriving
home, Funk got tested at
Highland Park Hospital on
Friday, March 13, and was
told he had the coronavirus
the following day. He knew
he was at an increased risk
of contracting the disease
due to being in Rome, but
Funk said he feels like his
normal self again.
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LB announces first coronavirus case
Peter Kaspari, Editor
Lake Bluff Village officials
have announced that
a local man has come forward
and said he has tested
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In a joint press release on
Thursday, March 19, from
the Village of Lake Bluff
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declined to reveal any
other information about the
man other than the fact that
he “consented to his case
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Man found with jars and bags filled with drugs
Staff Report
Hugo Flores Jr., 22,
of Waukegan, has been
charged with possession
with intent to deliver between
30-500 grams of
cannabis, possession of
more than 100 grams of
cannabis, disorderly conduct
and unlawful possession
of cabbanis by a driver.
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followed her from Waukegan.
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