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‘Sewing army’ at the ready 19th Ward quilt shop among those on mask duty By Steve Metsch With Illinois residents required to wear masks when out of the house – per the order of Gov. JB Pritzker – but you might have a hard time finding one for sale in a store. With that in…
McCook battles virus Masks, gloves, sanitizer given to each household By Steve Metsch The village of McCook may be small, but it responded in a big way to the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Terrance Carr, Police Chief Mario DePasquale and Fire Chief Joseph Myrick put together a program to help village residents be better prepared. On…
Generosity floors Naperville tailor Donated fabric results in 3,000 plus masks By Steve Metsch Preferring to focus on the positive, Monika Gawalek, who owns Tailoring By Monica in Naperville, talked about the masks she, family and friends are making for people to wear during the coronavirus pandemic. Like so many businesses, church groups, civic organizations,…