Hey there! It’s Friday. And in a couple of minutes, I’ll be doing a Facebook Live event at 4:30 p.m. CT. You can find more details at the bottom of this newsletter. Here’s what you need to know today.

1. New federal projections warn of consequences if shelter-in-place orders are lifted after 30 days

The projections, from the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, suggest that lifting restrictions after 30 days could lead to a spike in infections this summer, reports The New York Times, which obtained the forecasts.

As the newspaper reports: “For most states that implemented stay-at-home orders in late March, including New York City, Massachusetts and Illinois, that spike would come in mid to late summer.” [New York Times]

The news comes as President Donald Trump is privately pushing to reopen businesses by May 1, according to The Washington Post. Public health experts warn reopening much of the nation prematurely could be disastrous and lead to another wave of infections.

According to the Post, Trump has privately complained that plunging stock markets and rising unemployment numbers are hurting his chances of being reelected.

But state officials, not the White House, may have the final say over lifting shelter-in-place orders that have been implemented on the local level. [Washington Post]

Meanwhile, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said aggressive contact tracing will be needed before the nation can return to normal. [NPR]

2. Cook County Jail is the nation’s largest source of infections

And Mayor Lori Lightfoot today said she is working with the Cook County sheriff’s office to improve the situation at the jail, where 276 inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus. [Washington Post]

Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that the 4,500-person jail in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood is the largest known source of infections in the U.S. [New York Times]

A federal judge yesterday ruled that Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart does not have to grant the immediate mass release of inmates, but conditions at the jail must improve. [WBEZ]

State officials today reported 68 people have died, bringing the state’s death toll to 596. Officials also announced 1,465 new known cases, pushing the total number of known infections to 17,887. [WBEZ]

You can find a map of where Illinois infections have been reported here. [WBEZ]

Meanwhile, a second member of the Chicago Police Department has died after testing positive for COVID-19, reports the Chicago Tribune. [Trib]

The first officer — Chicago Officer Marco DiFranco, who died from complications due to COVID-19 — was laid to rest yesterday. [Chicago Sun-Times]

Red-light camera violations in Chicago were down 45% last month compared to February. The news comes as concerns grow over how the pandemic’s impact on the local economy will affect the city’s budget. [Chicago Sun-Times]

3. Global death toll reaches 100,000

To add some context, the worldwide death toll last week stood around 50,000.

As the world approaches a grim milestone, a handful of Western countries — like the U.S., Italy, Spain, France and the United Kingdom — make up about half of the global fatalities.

Nearly every country in the world has reported at least one case, and concerns are growing that nations with poor health care systems, like civil-war-torn Syria, could face particularly disastrous outbreaks. [NPR]

Worldwide, there have been 1.6 million known cases reported. [Johns Hopkins]

4. Families of vets who died at Illinois home could receive nearly $6.4 million

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and families who lost loved ones to Legionnaires’ disease at the state-run Quincy veterans’ home are agreeing to nearly $6.4 million in settlements to end their negligence lawsuits against the state.

The settlement comes after a years-long WBEZ investigation into the state’s mishandling of Legionnaires’ outbreaks at the home, where more than a dozen people died. [WBEZ]

5. Who is the person behind #SpritzersWithPritzker?

For weeks now, Forest Park resident Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa has enjoyed a cocktail or a mocktail during Gov. JB Pritzker’s daily afternoon press briefings, and she’s shared them on Twitter using the hashtag “SpritzersWithPritzker.”

The governor yesterday gave Adami-Hasegawa a shout out, though he misgendered her.

“I screamed,” she told WTTW. “It made me laugh.”

Adami-Hasegawa said that coming up with a daily drink has given her something to do as she stays at home with her husband, who works at Trader Joes. [WTTW]

Here’s what else is happening

• Speaking of WTTW, the station has collected many fascinating and touching stories of how people in Chicago are impacted by the pandemic. [WTTW]
• With hand sanitizers and face masks, this Chicago couple got married right before the state’s stay-at-home order went into effect. [WBEZ]
• You might want to think about closing your window curtains. [Chicago Tribune]
• Nerdette interviews Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Glass Hotel. [WBEZ]

Oh, and one more thing …

We only have about 20 days left under the current stay-at-home order from Gov. JB Pritzker, though he’s left the door open to an extension. Woo … hoo.

But if you’re single, some therapists say you can still have a “hot date” even during a pandemic. WBEZ’s Vivian McCall reached out to some therapists and put together this really handy guide that addresses everything from how to make virtual dates feel substantial to how to keep a new romantic connection alive. [WBEZ]

Tell me something good …

We’ll be launching The Rundown Live today! You can watch me try not to swear beginning at 4:30 p.m. CT on the WBEZ Facebook page. To receive a notification close to the event’s start time, register here.

But what questions do you have for me? Feel free to ask, and I might share the answers in this newsletter and on the show.

Juanita asks: Have you done or discovered anything during the quarantine that you never thought you would be doing or be interested in?

I really want to start gardening. I never have before, and pretty much every house plant I’ve bought has died the exact second when I bring it home.

Thanks for all the questions this week! I hope y’all have a nice weekend.