Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Aid to volcano-hit Tonga brings 1st COVID outbreak, lockdownFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - BANGKOK - For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay. But last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami b...
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Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limboFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has be...
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Homeless shelters, food pantries ask for more help than Kane County is offeringFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County officials won't come close to providing the help local homeless shelters, food pantries and mental health providers told them they need under current plans t...
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Schaumburg saying thanks to in-person workers with 'Pandemic Relief Day'Feb 02, 2022 4:15 am - In appreciation for two years of in-person work under trying conditions, the village of Schaumburg is granting its 547 employees a paid "Pandemic Relief Day" day off. "I...
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'It's not just teachers in front of kids': How suburban schools have dealt with the omicron surgeFeb 02, 2022 4:00 am - By the fall of 2021, parents and teachers had the COVID-19 playbook down — masking, social distancing, vaccinations. Then came omicron. The super-infectious COVID-19 var...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rate drops below 6%Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The collective seven-day case positivity rate for the suburbs has dropped below 6% for the first time since mid-December 2021. That metric is down from 12.1% a week ago,...
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Kaneland school board adjourns early Monday after attendees refuse to wear masksFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The Kaneland Unit School District 302 school board adjourned early Monday night after some members of the audience refused to follow the state's indoor masking policy, w...
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Schneider again tests positive for COVID-19Feb 01, 2022 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday night. "Unfortunately, this evening I had a positive COVID-19 result after proactively taking a rapid a...
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Public health officials renew vaccination push as case surge wanesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Public health officials are once again pushing for greater COVID-19 vaccine uptake as the surge in cases brought on by the omicron variant starts to diminish. Chicago De...
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January ends as Illinois' second deadliest month of pandemicJan 31, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in Illinois in January, making it the second-deadliest month the state has experienced during the pandemic. Illinois Departmen...