Articles filed under Coronavirus
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COVID-19 test chain did provide results in Illinois, but not in Minnesota, officials sayJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Unlike its Minnesota counterpart, the Illinois Department of Public Health has received COVID-19 test results from a suburban company accused of mishandling crucial viru...
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State surpasses 30,000 COVID-19 deaths even as new cases, hospitalizations decreaseJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue a welcome downslide, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. However, the state reached a sobering mile...
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Pritzker compromise would give teachers extra sick leave for COVID-19 - if they are vaccinatedJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill Monday that would have required COVID-19 related paid leave for teachers and staff at public schools and universities in favor of a new ...
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St. Charles library board stands by decision to close amid threats over mask requirementJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - The St. Charles Public Library will remain closed for in-person visits following a near altercation between patrons Thursday afternoon as well as phone calls threatening...
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Facts Matter: Trump wrong about discrimination against white peopleJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Arizona last week where he claimed white people are not afforded the same rights as others when it comes to the vaccine. "T...
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People protest Naperville's DuPage Children's MuseumJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - The DuPage Children's Museum's COVID mitigation policy for children drew scores of protesters to its Naperville address Saturday. Protesters, including parents with youn...
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ICU COVID-19 patients drop below 1,000 for first time this yearJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has dropped below 1,000 for the first time in 2022. Illinois Department of Public Health officials are reporting 972 of...
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District 64 superintendent refutes coronavirus response rumorsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Superintendent Eric Olson on Thursday denied rumors spreading in the community that district leaders intended to increase mandatory C...
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St. Charles library closed for in-person visits after threats to staff about mask policyJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - The St. Charles Public Library remains closed for in-person visits in the face of threats said to be made to library staff members regarding the library's mask policy. “...
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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies showJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster ...