Articles filed under Coronavirus
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What do 'probable' COVID-19 cases mean to Illinois numbers?Nov 12, 2020 4:30 am - When the state began reporting probable cases of COVID-19 in June, those figures were always separated from cases that had been confirmed using standard molecular tests ...
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Mount Prospect offering grants to struggling restaurantsNov 12, 2020 4:30 am - Mount Prospect is launching a grant program to help restaurants struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Once finalized, the Mount Prospect COVID-19 Restaurant Assis...
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Pritzker warns another statewide lockdown on the horizonNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - As the state's COVID-19 infection rate climbs and hospitalizations from the virus continue their exponential growth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned another statewide "mandato...
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District 15 going virtual after Thanksgiving, plans to give staff at-home testsNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 will have all-virtual learning the week after Thanksgiving to prevent a spike of COVID-19, while officials continue to wo...
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Fox River Grove Village Hall to close to public because of rising COVID-19 cases in countyNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Because of a "spike" in the COVID-19 test positivity rate in McHenry County, Fox River Grove will close its village hall to the public until further notice, starting Fri...
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Virus surge engulfs US with millions of new casesNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections e...
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Naperville District 203 to finish the semester in enhanced e-learning stageNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Naperville Unit District 203 will remain in an enhanced e-learning stage for the rest of the semester, as COVID-19 positivity rates and youth cases continue to rise expo...
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District 220 decides not to accelerate reopeningNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will not modify its reopening plan but instead will continue all-virtual learning for the foreseeable future, a move endorsed by its te...
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709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalatesNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that...
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Student Excellence Foundation creates new fund for students and families in crisisNov 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The new Essential Needs Fund for Students and Families in Crisis established by the Student Excellence Foundation will help provide multiple resources for students and t...