57 Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Lemont Area

LEMONT, IL — The new coronavirus outbreak in Illinois and across the country is having vast impacts in Lemont, including the closure of several local businesses, the library, park district and schools.

As of Tuesday, the number of cases in Illinois is 65,962 and 2,838 people have died from the coronavirus. A total of 346,286 tests have been performed in Illinois. As of May 5, there are 17,233 confirmed cases in suburban Cook County, and 684 deaths.
IDPH is now also sharing the number of tests performed in each ZIP code. For ZIP code 60439, 427 tests have been performed with a total of 57 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, as of May 5.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, there has also been 5 coronavirus related deaths in Lemont since March 16. The deaths included one woman in her 50s, one woman in her 60s, one woman in her 70s, one man in his 60s, and one man in his 70s.

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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has also extended the stay-at-home order until May 30. Essential businesses will operate as they have been, but there are some changes with the order as of May 1, including: some state parks will reopen; greenhouses, plant nurseries and garden center can reopen as essential businesses; pet grooming services can reopen; and nonessential retail businesses can reopen to fulfill telephone or online orders via delivery or curbside pick-up.

At the daily news briefing May 5, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the Restore Illinois plan. The five-phase plan is based on regional healthcare capacity and takes into account the virus' disparate impact on various regions of the state. MORE.

Here are the latest local updates from Lemont:

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SCHOOLS

Schools across Illinois, and in Lemont, will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. E-learning will still be taking place. MORE.

Lemont Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it's in a small way. We're asking parents and families to fill out a short form for their graduate, and Patch will compile the information and share it on an ongoing basis throughout the month of May. MORE.

BUSINESSES

Lemont Patch is gathering information from local businesses to create a business directory for residents to access during this time. MORE.

In Lemont, 35 businesses have teamed up for a raffle to help support the small businesses in town. Each business has contributed $300 for the We Love Lemont raffle, generating three $3,500 grand prizes. The three winners will be drawn May 10, and they will each win $3,500 in gift cards to various Lemont businesses. MORE.

The long-awaited outdoor adventure park The Forge: Lemont Quarries was supposed to open Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, but the stay-at-home order prevents the opening. MORE.

HOSPITALS

The amount of coronavirus inpatients at Silver Cross Hospital has once again decreased slightly overall in the past week. As of April 29, the hospital said it has 52 inpatients who have tested positive for the coronavirus and 12 persons under investigation. MORE.

A Lemont woman was released from Silver Cross Hospital April 24 after five weeks of battling the coronavirus. Halina Zabinski, 59, was the first coronavirus inpatient at the hospital when she was admitted in mid-March. MORE.

NURSING HOMES

Lemont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, otherwise known as Lemont Center, has eight reported cases of coronavirus and four related deaths, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported May 1. MORE.

CANCELLATIONS/CLOSURES

The Archdiocese of Chicago has suspended all normal religious services until further notice. The Islamic Foundation of the Southwest Suburbs has also suspended its Friday services. MORE.

The Lemont Public Library will be closed through the month of May due to the stay-at-home order. The library plans to reopen June 1. Checked-out materials will not be due until after the library reopens.

The Lemont Park District remains closed. In addition, playgrounds, play equipment, basketball courts, pickleball courts, tennis courts, the pavilions, and the skate park are also all closed. Open space and trails are open. It has also rescheduled the Quarryman Challenge to November. MORE.

With the extension of the stay-at-home order now until May 30, additional events planned in Lemont have been canceled. At the April 27 village board meeting, Mayor John Egofske said all May events have been or should be canceled. MORE.

In response to low ridership due to the coronavirus crisis, Metra will temporarily further reduce the schedules on its three least busy lines, the Heritage Corridor, SouthWest Service and North Central Service, starting Monday, May 4. MORE.