Articles filed under Health Crises
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Aug. 11 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 95,948 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 48.7% of the state's total, ...
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In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm while Mnuchin wants a dealAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, an...
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Open burning ban relaxed in unincorporated Lake CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an easing of restrictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic, open burning of landscape waste and woody materials will resume in unincorporated Lake County f...
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Aurora meat plant sued after butcher's wife dies of COVID-19Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A lawsuit is seeking damages for wrongful death after a longtime butcher at an Aurora meatpacking plant caught COVID-19 and passed it to his wife, who died May 2. In a s...
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Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccineAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have...
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Ninety more COVID-19 contact tracers ready to deploy in Kane CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County will begin a more robust and aggressive contact tracing program for local residents who test positive for COVID-19 this coming Monday as it nears the grim mi...
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Some Lake County employees face pay cuts through unpaid holidaysAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Three days that previously had been paid time off for Lake County government employees will be unpaid days this fall for about half the workforce under a controversial p...
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St. Charles District 303 to reopen schools in phasesAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 is rolling out a modified reopening plan that will send elementary and middle school students back to school in phases, while high schooler...
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Suburbs averaging 769 new COVID-19 cases a day, up from 403 a month agoAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - As the state announced 1,549 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, Illinois Department of Public Health records show the suburbs are now averaging 769 new cases a day over the ...
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Lake County Board extends emergency declaration until Sept. 8Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A divided Lake County Board on Tuesday voted to extend the emergency declaration prompted by the COVID-19 crisis until Sept. 8 or until Gov. J.B. Pritzker cancels his em...