Articles filed under Health Crises
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Chicago Pride Parade canceled due to COVID-19Sep 01, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 has claimed Chicago's Pride Parade yet again. Organizers on Wednesday announced the Boystown celebration has been canceled for a second straight year as the cit...
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DuPage arts festival canceled due to COVID-19 concernsSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Concern about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted DuPage County to postpone a Fine Arts Festival scheduled for later this month. The community event was to have ...
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The news these days is, well, a lot. How do you talk to kids about it?Aug 31, 2021 5:30 am - The news lately has been one crisis after another: the death of U.S. servicemen and women in Afghanistan, the devastation left by the earthquake in Haiti, and Hurricane ...
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'There is always hope': Overdose Awareness Day speakers in Elgin say stigma has to endAug 31, 2021 5:05 am - Editor's note: this story has been changed to correct two mistakes: the spelling of Jennifer Flory's name and that she lost her daughter to a drug overdose. About 3...
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There's hope for COVID-19 'flattening' in Illinois, but are neighboring states safe?Aug 31, 2021 1:00 am - While recent trends indicate COVID-19 infections are leveling, Gov. J.B. Pritzker cautioned Illinoisans not to let down their guards. "The fact is we've all lived throug...
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Libertyville's COVID-19 relief grants target businesses hit hardest by pandemicAug 31, 2021 1:00 am - Starting at noon Wednesday, eligible Libertyville businesses can apply for a $1,000 COVID-19 relief grant to cover expenses not reimbursed by other programs. The High Fi...
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Lake County Suicide Prevention and Awareness walk to go virtual againAug 31, 2021 1:00 am - Despite having to host their annual Walk for Suicide Prevention and Awareness virtually again this year, organizers expect to see the number of participants grow. There ...
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Waubonsee works to implement statewide COVID-19 mandates, offers Sept. 1 vaccine clinicAug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - As required by Gov. Pritzker's new COVID-19 mandates, Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove is working quickly to develop processes to comply with the requirement o...
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'Occasional drug use killed her': Mom shares story of daughter's fatal opioid useAug 30, 2021 5:30 am - An accidental drug overdose took the life of Jennifer Flory's daughter, Alison, five years ago. Flory said Alison's situation wasn't what people might think, not that ...
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Arlington Heights school loses state recognition over masksAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - A private school in Arlington Heights recently joined other educational institutions disciplined by the state for flouting a universal mask mandate intended to prevent t...