Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this weekSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two more suburban schools reported COVID-19 outbreaks this week, nearly three times as many as a week ago. That's according to Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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College of DuPage president has 'mild' breakthrough case of COVID-19Sep 03, 2021 1:00 am - College of DuPage President Brian Caputo has developed a breakthrough case of COVID-19, school officials said Friday. In a message to employees, the state's largest comm...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb to highest point since AprilSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials on Friday reported 2,286 COVID-19 patients are being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois, 551 of whom were in intensive care beds. The number...
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Aurora man has first human case this year of West Nile in DuPage CountySep 02, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora man who contracted West Nile virus marks the first human case of the mosquito-borne disease in DuPage County this year. The man, who is in his 60s, fell ill in...
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Kane County COVID-19 vaccination clinicsSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department will host community COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the next week in Elgin and Aurora. They are: Sunday, Sept. 5, noon to 3 p.m., Main ...
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Conley Elementary in Algonquin sees McHenry County's first school outbreak this yearSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - All students in one classroom at Conley Elementary School in Algonquin have been quarantined after several students tested positive for COVID-19 in McHenry County's firs...
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COVID-19 update: Suburban hospitals say they're 'busy' but not as bad as other parts of stateSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Experts at two suburban hospitals characterized their COVID-19 situations as “challenging” and “busy” Thursday but not overwhelming compared to rural parts of Illinois, ...
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Chicago Teachers Union says there are gaps in COVID-19 safety protocolsSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - With the first week of the fall term more than half over, the Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday accused Chicago Public Schools of "duct-taping" together COVID-19 safety...
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United Center to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine or negative testSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Along with foam fingers and lucky jerseys, Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks fans will want to bring proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to attend games this s...
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WHO says new test shows Ivory Coast did not have Ebola caseSep 01, 2021 7:00 am - ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - New tests show that Ivory Coast did not have its first case of Ebola in more than 25 years after all, the World Health Organization said, rev...