Year: 2020

Though please don’t panic people because the bulk of the coronavirus news is still good! Of course, my star students would never run around like

I know it sounds like a bad Star Wars movie title, but with the Illinois mortality rate dropping for a second straight day, we’re now

And by the way, when we apply the word “testing” here, it would be more accurate to say we’re referring to the number of results

Happy strange Easter! Before we get started class, grocery shopping at the St. Charles Meijer around 2 p.m. yesterday was quite the surreal experience. With

Since I’m getting all giddy about gettin’ out and grocery shopping this morning – who knew American cheese could be so exciting – I promise

Since some of my fabulous friends have asked me why I’m doing these daily coronavirus reports, here’s the story! First, every reasonable journalist implicitly understands

Since I have proposals and a book to write, let’s get right to it! Date   Cases   % Increase N Cases  N Tested  Prevalence    Deaths  3/18

Back in 2005, my very first newspaper managing editor warned me it would be quite the amazing accomplishment if I ever managed to get ten

It drives me nuts when the Chicago papers print stories plastered with headlines like “As cases surge…,” “Number of deaths continue to rise…,” and then

So, let’s get right to the table! Date   Cases   % Increase N Cases  N Tested  Prevalence    Deaths  3/18     288 3/19     422               46.5