Articles filed under Counties
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COVID-19 vaccine town hall MondayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Three suburban elected officials will host a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cook County. Cook...
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Caring in Action: Comfort for Critters knits together love of crafting, animalsFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - A few years ago, Linda Kastiel Kozlowski of Glen Ellyn was at the DuPage County Animal Shelter to adopt a kitten. She was thrilled to pick out her new pet, but something...
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Vacant Kmart in McHenry to house COVID-19 vaccination siteFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - A former Kmart store, vacant for 12 years, is transforming into a mass vaccination site, the result of a collaboration among the city of McHenry, the McHenry County Depa...
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Kane County's Black, Latino residents 'underserved' by vaccination effortFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Far fewer Black and Latino residents in Kane County have received COVID-19 vaccinations than their white neighbors. Latino residents constitute more than 30% of Kane Cou...
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Special enforcement patrols on the toll roads Feb. 26-28Feb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois State Police District 15 will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols from Feb. 26 to 28 on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294) in Cook and Lake counties and the V...
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Sign up to be a Chicago Storm SpotterFeb 17, 2021 10:00 pm - Real-time reports are critical in issuing warnings and saving lives. Spotters are provide this real-time ground-truth of local conditions - such as hail size, wind speed...
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New Lake County volunteer call center to help seniors get COVID-19 vaccinesFeb 17, 2021 4:30 am - Like many seniors, Ruth and Michael Fineman, both 72, have found getting a COVID-19 vaccine to be an ordeal. The Buffalo Grove couple have had trouble signing up for vac...
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State trooper still hospitalized after squad car rear-ended on I-55Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - An Illinois State Police trooper remains hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday with injuries he suffered this week when his squad was rear-ended by a Cadillac driv...
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'I was praying nobody was below me': Man suffers minor injuries after Jeep flies off I-355Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - A Glendale Heights man says he feels lucky to be alive after his Jeep spun out of control on Interstate 355 and flew over the retaining wall, landing on Lake Street belo...
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New McHenry site in could up county's vaccination capability to 1,000 doses an hourFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - The city of McHenry donated a "really large facility" to the McHenry County Department of Health that can be used to increase the county's vaccination capability up to 1...