Health and Fitness
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What if one feels relief and guilt instead of grief?Feb 26, 2022 5:00 am - Some time ago, someone close to me told me sometimes people feel relief and guilt instead of, or along with, grief following a death of a person with whom they had a bad...
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Why winter is a great time to visit your local bike shopFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - Don't wait until Thanksgiving to fix your oven, or until spring to fix your bike. In winter, shops can turn around repairs/tune-ups fairly quickly, assuming parts availa...
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CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
Feb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. ...
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Pritzker lifts school mask mandate even as state Supreme Court strikes down order blocking it
Feb 25, 2022 12:00 am - All schools in Illinois will be able to go mask-optional if they wish on Monday, joining most other indoor public settings across the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said late...
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Face mask requirement ends Monday, but some exceptions apply: Here's what you need to knowFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Monday marks the end of COVID-19 mask requirements indoors in most public spaces in Illinois, but a number of exceptions apply. Here's what to know: • The mask mandate, ...
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Pritzker makes it official: Indoor mask mandate will be lifted Monday, including for schoolsFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state's indoor masking requirement in most public places will be lifted starting Monday, including in schools. Pritzker said the steep d...
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As 'stealth omicron' advances, scientists are learning more
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The coronavirus mutant widely known as "stealth omicron" is now causing more than a third of new omicron cases around the world, but scientists still don't know how it c...
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Where are the most vaccinated kids? DuPage leads in COVID-19 shots, followed by LakeFeb 23, 2022 12:00 am - DuPage County leads the state in children who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, followed by Lake County, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday....
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID?
Feb 23, 2022 12:00 am - Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible variant - or any other variant - will lead to h...
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Family creates app with authors, illustrators to help pediatric cancer patients get through chemoFeb 22, 2022 4:00 am - From the moment Jenna Brown gave birth to her daughter Sydney in February 2020, she called her “Love.” As with most new parents, Jenna and her husband, Jeremy, of Oswego...