Covid-19 News
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As movie theaters reopen nationwide, some employees are reluctant to return
Sep 20, 2020 6:23 AM - And so, the conversation goes: Would you risk your life to go to the movies? Not everyone has a choice. Even if the general public doesn't return to a pre-pandemic rate of moviegoing, for as long as venues are open, their staffs must report to work.
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Constable: Palatine pair survives virus, still wears masks and practices social distancing
Sep 20, 2020 8:55 AM - Bob Dix of Palatine first heard the word coronavirus "when I had it." He and his wife, Regina Dix, were the third and fourth patients in Illinois to be diagnosed with COVID-19 and already had recovered when the March 20 order came for Illinoisians to enter isolation.
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Illinois surpasses 5 million COVID-19 tests as infection rate drops
Sep 20, 2020 8:48 AM - State health officials announced Saturday that 25 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while another 2,529 new cases of the respiratory disease were diagnosed. -
Illinois ADs react to governor's comments
Sep 19, 2020 3:00 PM - Illinois ADs react to Governor J.B. Pritzker's comments this week about high school sports in the state. -
As of Sept. 18, COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP codeSep 19, 2020 12:29 PM - There have been 123,737 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 45.7% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Dundee Library serves free cold suppers to kids on Tuesdays & ThursdaysSep 18, 2020 11:41 PM - The Dundee Library is hosting free cold suppers for all kids 18 years old and under every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m.
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State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee counties
Sep 18, 2020 9:47 PM - Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, were lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. -
Geneva Holiday House Tour canceled
Sep 18, 2020 4:46 PM - Geneva's Holiday House Tour in December has been canceled by the Chamber of Commerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
District 211 preparing to restore in-person learning Oct. 26
Sep 18, 2020 12:31 PM - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 families were advised Friday to begin preparing for a possible move to the hybrid model of student instruction during the week of Oct. 26 if public health data and protocols cooperate. -
Huntley District 158 superintendent says Oct. 19 is target date for K-5th grade to go hybrid
Sep 18, 2020 10:52 AM - Oct. 19 is the target date for early childhood through fifth grade students in Huntley Unit District 158 to go to a hybrid learning model, Superintendent Scott Rowe said.
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