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.

  • Feel Good on Netflix

  • Hollywood on Netflix

  • Nature via PBS Video

  • “Long Lost Family” on a weekly video chat

What we’re cooking: