Articles filed under Health Crises
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Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center in Huntley closed for 2020May 19, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley Park District has announced the Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center will be closed for 2020. Stingray Bay's operations do not comply with the Centers for Disease ...
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Trump points to good news as restaurant owners tell of fearsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt their industry and asked him...
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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...
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Healthy Partners helps outMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Homewatch CareGivers of Naperville has launched the Healthy Partners program to provide resources to those who need them most during the COVID-19 pandemic. Owner Dennise...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 19, 2020 1:00 am - You Don't Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here's How It Works. As states begin to lift restrictions, experts say contact tracing is key to safely...
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Windy City Smokeout postponed to summer 2021May 18, 2020 3:00 pm - Country music fans will have to put their barbecue cravings on hold for a bit. Organizers of the Windy City Smokeout — Chicago's country music, craft beer and barbecue ...
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Hospitals, health care sector reel from COVID-19 damageMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - The global coronavirus pandemic has created a huge need for health care in the U.S., but it also is delivering a devastating financial blow to that sector. COVID-19 worr...
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Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouragingMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged vol...
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Why COVID-19 infections are surging in suburban Latino communitiesMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Hilda Guerrero of Hanover Park doesn't have the option of working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Guerrero, 57, works an assembly line at a Bartlett factory maki...
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Latino leaders cite need for more COVID-19 testing in suburbsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Suburban Latino community leaders and lawmakers are calling for increased access to COVID-19 testing and screening sites, bilingual and cultural contact tracing, persona...