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A municipal parking lot in the Village of Oak Park, Ill., sits empty Friday, March 20, 2020. There are at least three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oak Park, just nine miles from downtown Chicago, where the mayor has ordered residents to shelter in place. With so few tests available, surely there are others, says Tom Powers, spokesman for the village of about 52,000 in a metropolitan area with millions. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

A municipal parking lot in the Village of Oak Park, Ill., sits empty Friday, March 20, 2020. There are at least three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oak Park, just nine miles from downtown Chicago, where the mayor has ordered residents to shelter in place. With so few tests available, surely there are others, says Tom Powers, spokesman for the village of about 52,000 in a metropolitan area with millions. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

March 20, 2020

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Just get through today: Sheltering in place amid a pandemic
March 20, 2020 1:14 p.m.

Just get through today: Sheltering in place amid a pandemic

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A week ago, I was that crazy parent. “Did you tell my friends’ parents I can’t hang out?” my teen protested. Yep, I basically did.