Articles filed under Coronavirus
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French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - PARIS - Wearing a white medical mask, French President Emmanuel Macron went ahead with a planned speech by videoconference Thursday, hours after testing positive for COV...
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Vaccine vignettes: Hospital workers find 'peace of mind'Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Aminderjit Dhanoa didn't expect he would be "the first one." The one to launch a vaccination effort against COVID-19 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Dhanoa intimately ...
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Vernon Hills officials say it's time to stop flying flags at half-staff for COVID-19 victimsDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - A state directive to fly the American flag at half-staff to honor those who've died in Illinois from COVID-19 has run its course and flags again should be raised to full...
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Final stretch on COVID-19 economic relief, but no deal yetDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators on the long-delayed $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package worked through a handful of remaining holdups Thursday as they l...
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COVID-19: 12 deaths in Glenview and NorthbrookDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Twelve people in Glenview and Northbrook died of COVID-19 in the past week and 294 new cases of the disease were diagnosed, the Cook County public health and medical exa...
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Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines? Not until there's enough data from studies in different age groups, which will stretch well into next year. The Pfizer va...
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Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes onDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition. With dancing, drinking and fancy dinners a no-go because of virus concerns, ...
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Cary to award grant money to sales-tax generating local businessesDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Eligible sales tax-generating local businesses affected by COVID-19 can get up to $20,000 under a new Business Relief Grant Program created by the village of Cary. Cary...
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Radtke: IHSA's Anderson says no date set for meeting with state officialsDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Social media headlines can, oft times, be misleading. Take this past Monday for example. Shortly after the Illinois High School Association's board of directors meeting,...
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virusDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of cor...