Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 158's updated hybrid plan comes as district reports 16 cases over two weeksOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley School District 158 announced a new hybrid learning plan Friday that will be available to students in grades 6 through 12 beginning Nov. 2. The announcement, whi...
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Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin AmericaOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - USHUAIA, Argentina - At the edge of Argentina in a city known as "The End of the World," many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Si...
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St. Charles to receive $1.9 million in CARES Act funding from Kane CountyOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The St. Charles City Council has voted unanimously to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Kane County, opening the door for the city to receive $1.9 million i...
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'It is kind of a gut punch': Suburban counties face ban on indoor dining until COVID-19 test rates dropOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties all face a ban on indoor service at restaurants and bars as well as other restrictions beginning Friday to stem a resurgence of ...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 20Oct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 155,350 COVID-19 cases...
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UK to infect healthy volunteers to speed up vaccine effortsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. While other people are wearing masks and staying home to avoid the disease, the 22-year-old Londoner has volun...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago launches free coronavirus hotlineOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - A free coronavirus information hotline is being launched today by Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit digital news site, Robert Feder writes. The hotline - (312) 248-4876...
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How Metra may fill its budget hole if there's no federal rescueOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - Service cuts are an option if no federal aid emerges for Metra, Union Pacific employees verifying tickets behind plexiglass creates "a mess," but a massively complicated...
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Naperville D203, Elmhurst 205 going all-remote amid virus spread; U-46, others stand patOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - At least two major school districts are reverting to or extending fully remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 case rates in DuPage County, while several others ...
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Polling places getting extra sanitizing attention as COVID-19 cases surgeOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - With COVID-19 cases surging in Illinois, voters may be concerned about their safety when heading to the polls to vote in person, but suburban county clerks say they are ...