Covid-19 News
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconference
Nov 23, 2020 9:23 PM - Cook County's chief judge orders pending criminal and civil cases be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge of COVID-19 cases. -
Illinois hospitals averaging more than 6,000 COVID-19 patients daily
Nov 23, 2020 6:11 PM - Illinois hospitals are treating an average of 6,058 patients for COVID-19 infections each day over the past week. In the spring, hospitals never averaged more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients a day for a week. -
St. Charles temporarily closing city buildings to public
Nov 23, 2020 5:23 PM - Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, St. Charles is closing its city buildings to the public starting next Monday. -
Lombard library switches to curbside serviceNov 23, 2020 5:22 PM - Helen Plum Library in Lombard has returned to curbside pickup service. Meanwhile, in-person browsing, computer usage and research are suspended until further notice.
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State expects 400,000 initial doses of vaccine
Nov 23, 2020 4:48 PM - Illinois public health officials continue to prepare locations to store and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine that could be released to frontline hospital workers in a matter of weeks. -
Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warnings
Nov 23, 2020 2:20 PM - About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to stay home and avoid big Thanksgiving gatherings.
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3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper
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Swimming season on hold for now
Nov 23, 2020 1:37 PM - Like the rest of winter sports, boys swimming is on hold. When might it resume? What are swimmers doing to stay in shape? What did coaches learn from the fall girls season? -
Set a place for Zoom: Many suburbanites will forgo traditional Thanksgiving trips this year
Nov 23, 2020 11:48 AM - "We are being very cautious." Suburbanites opt for Thanksgiving at home, forgoing holiday trips to prevent COVID-19 spread.
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Batavia aldermen criticize plan to tap reserve fundNov 23, 2020 5:30 AM - The Batavia City Council is poised to approve a $130.5 million budget for the next fiscal year that calls for the city to spend some of its reserve cash.
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