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* Background is here if you need it. WAND TV…
The annual Chilifest in Taylorville, which led to a positive COVID-19 case, was held against the wishes of local officials, an [Emergency Management Agency] press release said.
An employee of a company involved in the annual Taylorville Greater Chamber of Commerce Chilifest tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said. The positive test result came Tuesday, when the person completed a rapid test. […]
According to an update WAND-TV received from health officials, organizers ignored the wishes of the city of Taylorville, Christian County, the EMA and Christian County Health Department in holding Chilifest. The health department would not approve food vendors, and the EMA said Chilifest officials got around this by having a licensed kitchen make the chili, with food served individually from a refrigerated truck.
The EMA said they told organizers to enforce social distancing and masks if they were going against the wishes of local leaders, but did not see those things happening in pictures of the event.
The EMA is now calling the Chilifest positive case a “super spreader event.” Chilifest attendees are asked to monitor their health. A release from the EMA included the following statement:
I’m not sure that this yet qualifies as a super spreader event because the locals haven’t yet said if the infected person is a super spreader or someone who may not be highly contagious.
However, ignoring official public health warnings can have really lousy consequences. And even if nobody else gets sick, the negative publicity this incident has spawned ought to be a lesson for everyone involved. Also, too, victim-blaming is not a good look, cornhole company…
In America, a supposedly modern industrialized nation, people have naturally come to expect that the folks in charge are following the rules.
Christian County’s average positivity rate is 10.4 percent.
* Last word…
What should take top priority:
1) people's health,
2) the economy, or
3) cornhole?— Marie Carnes (@mariecarnes) October 7, 2020
posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:05 am
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Comment by TheInvisibleMan Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:09 am
And, they moved the beauty pageant to a fairgrounds building due to rain (and large crowd size)…this event was definitely not encouraging social distancing or enforcing any guidelines the state set forth. As for “unapproved food vendors”, there were several (food trucks and such) in operation…
Comment by MidState Anon Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:10 am
Depends on if you’re in county lock up or not
Comment by Free Market Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:16 am
===In America, a supposedly modern industrialized nation, people have naturally come to expect that the folks in charge are following the rules.===
This, all day. I’m sick of hearing the ‘at your own risk’ argument. If that were truly the case there would be no need for anyone to carry liability insurance.
Comment by Cubs in '16 Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:17 am
Until there are serious consequences this will continue to happen
Either enforce executive orders or do not issue them
Comment by DuPage Saint Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:26 am
We attended an outdoor festival in a different county with that many people. It seems the outdoor events don’t pose a huge risk but indoor ones do. Part of that event was indoor. It does seem like some people are salivating at the prospect of a large number of cases & will be disappointed if there are not.
Comment by Joan F Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:27 am
===Either enforce executive orders or do not issue them ===
lol
What state do you live in? We have local law enforcement here.
Comment by Rich Miller Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:28 am
Maybe we can start telling them that Chicago wants their rural towns to shrink in population, and the people in these towns who are spreading this disease are helping Chicago get what it wants.
Comment by TheInvisibleMan Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:34 am
Those who misuse loopholes to play cornhole may end up in a hole…in the ground.
Comment by Dotnonymous Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 11:38 am
Is it disingenuous to express outrage at this, while expressing support for the Chicago protests?
Comment by Champaign Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:01 pm
@Champaign
Yes
Comment by Phenomynous Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:04 pm
Since the death rate for covid is less than flu per the CDC, all you are doing is essentially reporting flu cases. The press has created all the fear. It now has start lessening the fear
Comment by Bowwow Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:09 pm
Bowwow- Stellar logic. But only if you’re an Irish Setter.
Comment by Drake Mallard Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:17 pm
=Since the death rate for covid is less than flu per the CDC, all you are doing is essentially reporting flu cases. The press has created all the fear. It now has start lessening the fear=
Yeah, but…..
Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:42 pm
The only thing that doesn’t track for me is how the streets were blocked off without Taylorville government’s involvement. What does the mayor or police department have to say?
Comment by WTH Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 12:44 pm
Since Congressman Davis is from Taylorville, could Londrigan make this festival and the COVID cases resulting from it an issue in the rest of the campaign in the 13th?
Comment by Chatham Resident Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 1:11 pm
Last time TheInvisibleMan was south of -I-80 was probably on his 5th grade field trip to Springfield. There are parts of downstate that are playing by and following the rules. You live in Cook County you don’t see us on here bashing you for the rouge mayor in Orland Park.
We know you are from Chicago and not Illinois. Carry on.
Comment by Almost the weekend Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 2:19 pm
=== What state do you live in? We have local law enforcement here.===
There were 20 unmarked State Police vehicles between Joliet and Springfield on Tuesday looking for speeders.
We could have sent the state police to Taylorville, couldn’t we?
Comment by Rubber Band Man Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 3:15 pm
Rich I live in Illinois. You think Jim Thompson would let it go. Send in State cops. If you have to keep local cut off all funding that you have discretion on. Primary everyone even if you have to support a Republican against a Republican send in A G to look around. Do a mandamus to make officials do there job. If a governor is this lame he must be Quinn and even he knew how to mess with people
Comment by DuPage Saint Thursday, Oct 8, 20 @ 4:20 pm