Articles filed under Health Crises
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Schaumburg Barn Senior Center temporarily closedJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Barn Senior Center at 231 S. Civic Drive will be closed to the public until further notice, and all programming is temporarily suspended, due to rising CO...
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As hospitals reel with omicron and staff shortages, state promises aidJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The convergence of record-smashing numbers of patients stricken with the highly infectious omicron strain of COVID-19 and a critical shortage of workers is pushing Illin...
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New Philharmonic concerts rescheduled to Feb. 19-20Jan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases, New Philharmonic's "A Night at the Movies" concerts, originally scheduled for Jan. 15-16, have been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. Satur...
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Senate hearing on pandemic gets testy: 'What a moron'Jan 11, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false accusations that are leading ...
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Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplantJan 11, 2022 6:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - The man who received the first pig heart transplant continued to recover Tuesday, four days after the experimental surgery. Since the transplant, David ...
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Outdoor dining licenses will cost up to $1,500 in MundeleinJan 11, 2022 4:05 am - A long-simmering plan to charge restaurateurs and food truck operators for setting up on public streets and sidewalks in Mundelein has been finalized - and the bill isn'...
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'With omicron, it's different': How parents can detect and deflect the variant in kidsJan 11, 2022 4:00 am - Children and teenagers are bearing the brunt of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, representing about 26% of recent infections in a week, state data shows. From Jan. 3 to M...
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Waubonsee college switches to remote classes for 2 weeksJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove announced Tuesday all classes will be conducted remotely Jan. 18-30, the first two weeks of the spring semester. Officials cit...
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Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19Jan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. The Democrat said she has “cold-like symptoms” but otherwise feels fine. She credite...
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With more than 1,000 students out sick, St. Charles District 303 hopes to keep schools openJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - St. Charles School District is hoping to keep in-person learning in place as the number of students and staff members who are out sick continue to grow. On Monday, 188 e...