At 5 PM Saturday, March 21, Governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8, aka the Stay at Home order, took effect. Here’s a daily-ish journal of how Reader staff, our friends, family—and our pets—are spending our time.
Day 32: April 21
What we’re watching:
- Melissa McCarthy and the Property Brothers renovating her aunt and uncle’s home in Mount Greenwood
- Summer being canceled one event at a time
What we’re ordering:
- Every home organization system ever created
- The Chicago Reader puzzle
What we’re not reading:
- Anything suggesting local journalism isn’t worth saving
What we’re realizing:
- It is possible to attend too many Zoom happy hours in a week