Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suburban COVID-19 caseload down by nearly 11% from last weekApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois and the suburbs have experienced a weeklong decline in COVID-19 cases, signaling to some public health experts that a recent surge might have subsided. “We've s...
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Pop-up vaccine clinic Wednesday in Round Lake BeachApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - A pop-up vaccination clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center Civic Center off Hook Drive, west of Route 83....
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First lady touts higher education investments in Illinois visitApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon on Monday to discuss how the American R...
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In recent COVID-19 outbreaks at schools, sports are the frequent culpritApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - Five out of nine recent school COVID-19 outbreaks across the suburbs involved sports, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Of the remaining outbreaks...
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More than half of Illinois adults have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccineApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - A total of 53% of Illinoisans age 18 and older — and 50% of people 16 and older — have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, the Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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National Guard Unit comes to Aurora COVID-19 vaccination siteApr 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois is sending a National Guard unit to help at the Aurora COVID-19 vaccination site. Currently, seven members of the National Guard are stationed at t...
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State eclipses 8 million mark for COVID-19 vaccination shotsApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - More than 8 millions doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Illinois, state health officials said Sunday, and 3,3 million state residents are now fully inoculated ...
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As cases rise, health authorities urge younger people to get vaccinatedApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - With everyone 16 and older now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Cook County leaders on Saturday urged younger people to sign up for a shot as soon as possible. Dr. Kiran...
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Barbers, artists help defy vaccine myths for people of colorApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - SAN DIEGO - In a Washington, D.C., suburb, Black and Latino barbers are busting myths about the coronavirus vaccine while clipping hair. Across the country, a university...
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What suburbs are doing about summer festivals — and what the experts sayApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - To fest or not to fest? That seems to be the question of the summer. Much like states have taken widely different approaches to imposing or easing restrictions during th...