Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 has now killed one in every 1,000 Illinois residentsDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - One in every 1,000 Illinois residents has now died from COVID-19, according to the most recent data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health. "It is devastat...
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Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effortDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - BOSTON - IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health O...
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Harper provides tuition relief, scholarships to ease hardshipsDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Recognizing the financial hardships that many are facing in the wake of the pandemic, Harper College is providing some of the most generous tuition relief programs in it...
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Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urgesDec 02, 2020 6:00 am - Don't travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday. The federal Center...
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Oswald's Pharmacy in Naperville celebrates 145 years while navigating second global pandemicDec 02, 2020 4:30 am - Alex Anderson often wishes he could consult with his ancestors about carrying Oswald's Pharmacy in Naperville through the COVID-19 crisis. The sixth-generation family bu...
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Editorial: Transparency key to successful vaccine rolloutDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois could be only three weeks from obtaining the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine. It is incumbent on the top medical people in the state to be as transparent ...
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Free COVID tests will be available in Elgin, HampshireDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - An Illinois Department of Public Health mobile unit will provide free COVID-19 tests in Kane County next week. The mobile testing unit will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
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Wheaton man who died from COVID-19 remembered as loving father who could fix anythingDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Allan L. Rhoades is being remembered as a loving father and a handyman who "knew how to fix anything." "There wasn't anything he couldn't build, there wasn't anything he...
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Des Plaines officials to talk budget MondayDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council will meet remotely at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss the proposed $164 million municipal budget for the 2021 fiscal year and other business. Spend...
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Pritzker: Illinois' first COVID-19 vaccine allotment will stretch further than expectedDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state's initial 109,000-dose COVID-19 vaccine allotment will actually go to that many residents instead of half that amount as...