Covid-19 News
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Illinois COVID-19 death toll surpasses 8,500
Sep 23, 2020 2:00 PM - State health officials reported Wednesday that 22 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and another 1,848 new cases of the disease have been diagnosed. -
Oakton College launching contract tracing certificate programSep 23, 2020 1:26 PM - Oakton Community College is launching a Public Health Contact Tracer Certificate program to quickly prepare students to monitor the contacts of people infected with COVID-19 and notify them of their exposure. Courses start Oct. 20. Oakton is the first community college in Illinois to offer a credit-based program in this field.
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Drive-through COVID-19 testing in LibertyvilleSep 23, 2020 1:26 PM - COVID-19 drive-through community testing will be offered at Advocate Condell Medical Center's Centre Club in Libertyville two days a week starting Thursday, Sept. 24.
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Aurora Catholic church to host mobile food pantrySep 23, 2020 12:58 PM - A drive-thru mobile food pantry will be offered to the community on Wednesday, Sept. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 701 S. Eola Rd. in Aurora.
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Single-dose vaccine tested as U.S. experts say no corners cut
Sep 23, 2020 12:38 PM - A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves.
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Woodland Elementary teacher transforms bedroom into a remote classroom
Sep 23, 2020 11:18 AM - Woodland Elementary East second-grade teacher Claudine Mardehow is one of hundreds of Chicago area teachers adapting to teaching remotely, but her colleagues say she is thriving because of her hard work and dedication to her students. -
Chicago puts Wisconsin on quarantine list for second time
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Algonquin's District 300 votes to keep grades 4 through 12 remote until January
Sep 23, 2020 9:00 AM - While Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300's board approved bringing kindergarten through third grade students to a hybrid learning model as soon as it is safely possible, grades four through 12 will be remote until their second semester in January. A specific date for kindergarten through third grade students to go to this hybrid model was not set at the school board meeting Tuesday.
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Nine suburban districts started school in person. How are they faring against COVID-19?
Sep 23, 2020 8:31 AM - Nine suburban public school districts started the school year with in-person learning. Here's how they are faring with COVID-19. -
'Such a sense of loss': 30 more COVID-19 deaths in Illinois as U.S. toll reaches 200,000
Sep 23, 2020 10:57 AM - New cases of COVID-19 came to 1,531 Tuesday and 30 additional people died, as U.S. deaths topped 200,000. Anne Gulotta of Barrington remembers her father, Robert Kanney, who was one of them.
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