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3. Here in Chicago, McCormick Place convention center has been converted

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 01:47 PM

Apr 2020

into a "hospital" (sort of a misnomer, really a containment center with doctors and nurses on staff), with 3,000 beds. So I think our state and city is preparing as well as they can. (Neat pictures at link: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-mccormick-place-convert-field-hospital-20200403-duafjtk25vcjpi2ywdfqpd24le-story.html )

I hope the calming predictions of this Rush expert prove true. It feels like life may never get back to normal at this point, but that is a perspective I know will change with time, and courage.

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Experts think Illinois is flattening the curve [View all] mucifer Apr 2020 OP

Good news DarthDem Apr 2020 #2

Here in Chicago, McCormick Place convention center has been converted frazzled Apr 2020 #3

This is good news. murielm99 Apr 2020 #4

JB has been great on this issue The Polack MSgt Apr 2020 #6