Articles filed under Coronavirus
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How West Chicago High School is preparing for the new yearJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Students at West Chicago High School will begin the academic year with mostly online learning, but they plan to return to classrooms once a week in smaller groups. While...
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Lake Villa schools plan to start year remotelyJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 will be going online for the fall semester, the board announced during a special meeting on Thursday. The district's 2,500 students at ...
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'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungsJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it. "This ...
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1,941 more COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths, and an eye on suburbs' positivity ratesJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 case total grew by 1,941 Friday, and the death toll from the respiratory disease rose by 21, as the state reported a record number of 49,782 daily tes...
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Wauconda District 118 changes course, to go with remote learningJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Changing an earlier decision, Wauconda Unit School District 118 officials have announced all students will start the 2020-21 term with remote learning because of the con...
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Helping the Helpers: Shelter, Inc. continues to help kids and families in need during pandemicJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic added additional challenges to the important work done by Shelter, Inc., an Arlington Heights-based child welfare agency. Among other services, it provides ...
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Bryan Cranston recovers from COVID-19, donates plasmaJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Actor Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies. The actor best known for pla...
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Answering some key questions about state's plan for high school sportsJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Don't worry, my head was spinning as well on Wednesday. It began with Governor J.B. Pritzker announcing the guidelines for Illinois sports moving forward during the COVI...
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District 95 approves hybrid of in-person and at-home learningJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school officials are moving forward with back-to-school plans that call for a hybrid of in-person and at-home learning despite the recent ou...
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District 21 switches to remote learning for start of school yearJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - On a day that saw the highest daily increase in Illinois' confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than two months, the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board voted unan...