Articles filed under Health Crises
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 18, 2020 1:00 am - The girl who died twice It's a parent's worst nightmare. Your otherwise healthy 12-year-old starts feeling sick and then quickly goes into cardiac failure. Other or...
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Pritzker defends citing of businesses that open too soon; Lake County pilots contact tracingMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday deflected controversy over a new emergency rule enabling police to issue citations to businesses flouting Illinois' stay-at-home rule to red...
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Elgin launches Spanish web resources, video seriesMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin has launched an informational video series in Spanish and added a Spanish-language component to its website to better communicate with residents, particularly duri...
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Me and we: Individual rights, common good and coronavirusMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - We, the people. But individual rights. The common good. But don't tread on me. Form a more perfect union and promote the general welfare. But secure the blessings of lib...
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Ukraine's overburdened doctors in desperate virus fightMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine (AP) - A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobevko rushes fro...
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Just a chat: Calls offered for older adults staying homeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - DALLAS - For 81-year-old Dell Kaplan, the offer to get calls from a stranger just to chat while staying home during the coronavirus pandemic was immediately appealing. "...
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Ribfest in its first year in Romeoville canceledMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The Exchange Club of Naperville has canceled Ribfest, a Fourth of July tradition that would have had its first run in Romeoville this summer. Organizers determined they ...
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U.S. autoworkers return, while possible vaccine shows promiseMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - WARREN, Mich. - More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to res...
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Lawsuit accuses Geneva nursing home of failing to follow coronavirus guidelinesMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The family of a Bria of Geneva resident who died from coronavirus complications has sued the nursing home, claiming it failed to implement adequate measures to prevent t...
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Answer on attending national tournaments this summer should be a simple oneMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Decisions, decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has society into a different form of living in ways we would never have imagined a few short months ago. One of those differe...