Articles filed under Coronavirus
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New Des Plaines site opens with single-dose COVID-19 vaccineMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Tom Bucalo doesn't mind being one of the first in the state to get Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. The Hoffman Estates man said he was hoping to get the single-dos...
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132,000 shots sets single-day record in Illinois; case positivity lowest everMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Nearly 132,000 COVID-19 vaccines were administered to people across the state Thursday, a new state record. Meanwhile, a key metric used to track infection levels is at ...
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Libertyville, Vernon Hills high schools moving closer to full in-person classesMar 04, 2021 4:20 am - Full-day in-class instruction is being considered as an added option for students at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools. A final determination is pending, but an...
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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...