Chicago and Great Lakes Region events 2020

Not at this rate of cancellations. This really sucks. And not just the car stuff, everything!!

 

Well they too can thank their governor: WI is 22nd in the nation as far as cases go but has the 3rd longest lockdown. Go figure.

 

what is the current on the ground situation in Illinois?
Being stuck here in Mexico I have already cancelled two trips to illinois and I am eager to return
The situation here is not great as many Mexicans(including the president)did not(and dont)take this seriously.
Therefore there are a lot of unreported cases that continue to increase.

 

That’s sort of the point

 

Similar to what Andreas was mentioning with WI, it's not too bad. They built up space at McCormick Place and had plans for additional space in closed hospitals (Elgin IIRC), though McCormick was scaled back and Elgin isn't even needed. Our projected peak is ~May 19th last I saw. The worst cases seem to have been at nursing homes which obviously have high-risk individuals close together. You're required to wear a mask now if you go out with the exceptions of exercising or where you can socially distance 6 feet. People seem to be getting on with their lives as much as possible, myself and others are still out for runs, bike rides, and such. Most restaurants offer carry out including several Michelin star restaurants which has been fun.

We're supposed to be reopening to some degree June 1st, I don't see that date moving any further. People are ready for some normalcy and it seems pretty under control here in Illinois. I wish our mayor would reopen the lake front path and the harbors though.

 

This!

 

While I agree generally with this summary, I wouldn't say we have it under control given that yesterday was the highest total of new cases yet. The problems overall include (1) we don't know enough about it to really have a handle on the spread (although it's clearly more contagious than the flu); (2) we don't have effective treatments available as with the flu; (3) we don't have enough testing, either for the presence of the virus or for antibodies, and therefore don't really know how many people are infected or when it's safe for them to not social distance any more; (4) we don't have a vaccine and won't until January at the earliest.

OTOH, I get that we can't stay like this indefinitely or even until we have a vaccine, the economy can't handle it and people won't put up with it. It's a very tough situation and will remain so until we have adequate testing.

 

It's had the opposite effect. Grant Park is now more crowded because people can't utilize the lake front paths. The number of people out there isn't going down but the amount of places to go are. If they want to have CPD bike patrol the path to ensure there aren't crowds that's fine, but people should be able to enjoy what Chicago has to offer and can do so in a safe manner. I hope it gets opened ASAP

 

To clarify, by under control I meant our hospital system isn't over capacity and isn't strained, not that we have an understanding of the virus as you're correct in your response. They actually just announced they're closing up McCormick Place after treating only three dozen patients. I'm both glad that we set it up and that it didn't need to be used.

 

Fair enough, although if we loosen things up too much, too soon, the hospitals could get overwhelmed. I serve on the board of a local hospital, and I know they are stretched to the limit, not to mention trying to re-start normal surgeries, etc.


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Yes, absolutely. Not advocating for reopening of everything, wouldn't want to accelerate the spread of course. There will certainly be a balance between getting back to "normal" and controlling the spread which we seem to be doing.

 

This again!

 

My wife is a middle school principal. She lost three parents to Covid-19 this week. One of her teachers was hospitalized three weeks ago. It is getting better, but we aren’t out of the woods yet.

 

wow!!!!!!
those are some young people lost to this

 

Her students are 12-14 y.o. so the parents aren’t that old. Maybe 40 y.o. if that. Very sad. Usually there’d be school social workers for the kids at school. My wife has online social workers lined up, but kids aren’t that receptive because the in person aspect is missing.

 

So Road America canceled the spring vintage race this weekend and the first motorcycle race is sans spectators. The June sprints and BRIC are still listed as happening with spectators. Has anyone heard otherwise?

 

FCA Summer Competitive Rally to Wisconsin Sunday June 14th. I had such a blast with my boy at last Octobers rally that I was excited to see this offered. Unfortunately Im getting a new driveway and the Dino will be trapped inside for a while.

 

We are signed up to go to this as well. You should go even if the dino isn't available. My son and I also had a great time last fall.

Gary

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Do

I take my minivan?

 

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I would . I may not be going now. My sons school just rescheduled graduation for that day. I have to wait and see what happens.

 

We'll family has to come first but if you can possible attend I know you will have a great time. The route is interesting and runs for 88 miles. Time to get last years fuel out of the car. You'll need a sharp eye to find the landmarks but the winners rewards are well worth it. Hope you can join us.