Articles filed under Health Crises
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Britain finds itself isolated over new version of the virusDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Over 2,800 stranded truck drivers hoped to get the green light Tuesday to leave Britain and get back home for Christmas as the country found itself increasingly...
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Trump calls stimulus bill a 'disgrace,' calls for $2,000 per person instead of $600Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress' massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic unce...
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Rare vaccine injury claims steered to obscure federal officeDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Though most people who protect themselves with a coronavirus vaccine will never develop serious side effects, such rare cases are barred from federal court and instead s...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...
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Biden to address COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautionsDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for passing the coronavirus relief bill as the ...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 22Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 390,606 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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Northwest Community Healthcare vaccinates nearly 700 suburban EMS workers in first weekDec 21, 2020 10:00 pm - Paramedics from 21 area communities served
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Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strainsDec 21, 2020 6:00 am - Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won't work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especi...
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One company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19Dec 21, 2020 6:00 am - On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company's lab. ...
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A COVID Christmas: Suburban churches keep traditions aliveDec 21, 2020 4:30 am - Christmas car caravans. Live nativities with masked volunteers performing to socially distanced audiences. Virtual and drive-in religious services. Suburban Christian co...