Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Naperville events grants OK'd, but questions about reassigning unused funds ariseMar 04, 2021 4:10 am - A Fourth of July celebration, an LGBTQ+ pride festival and a new memorial honoring the families of fallen military personnel are among dozens of Naperville initiatives s...
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Bartlett will continue to allow more outdoor diningMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Bartlett bars and restaurants will be allowed outdoor dining for a second spring and summer season through Nov. 1. The Bartlett village board Tuesday voted to temporaril...
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Des Plaines mass vaccination site to open FridayMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois has received over 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and administered more than 3 million shots, officials reported Thursday, as registration opened for mass c...
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McHenry County Health Department to hire more staff after logging over 1,400 overtime hours in JanuaryMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health will hire more staff with the help of a new grant after reporting high rates of staff burnout due to the stress of pandemic-relat...
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Protesters call for Geneva schools to let kids attend every day, all dayMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - About 70 adults and children marched Thursday afternoon through downtown Geneva, calling on Geneva school leaders to let all students go to school in-person every day. T...
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St. Edward Central Catholic to reopen to full-time, in-person learningMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin plans to allow all students interested in attending in-person classes to do so starting March 29. An email to parents T...
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'COVID deficit' will continue to impact St. Charles budgetMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - St. Charles Finance Director Chris Minick has a term for the budget difficulties the city's endured for the last year: the "COVID deficit." At last weekend's city counci...
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How Inequity Gets Built Into America's Vaccination SystemMar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The U.S. Respons...
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Why can't I get an appointment? FAQ about getting vaccinated in the suburbsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - It's been nearly three months since COVID-19 vaccine doses began arriving in Illinois, but getting an appointment for a shot hasn't gotten any easier for most eligible r...
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Wheeling cuts fees for business, liquor licenses due to pandemicMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Wheeling village board this week voted to reduce the cost of business licenses and liquor licenses for the next fiscal year because of the COVID-19 crisis. The 50% ...