Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois offers way to access vaccination status onlineAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccinated Illinoisans who don't want to rely on those paper COVID-19 vaccination cards will now have a new way of showing proof they've got their shot. The Illinois Dep...
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COVID-19 hospitalization average goes up for 28th straight day in IllinoisAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The average number of Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked for the 28th day in a row, state data showed Wednesday, and the majority of those patients are unvaccinat...
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Windsor Park in Carol Stream sees uptick in COVID-19 infections, forcing restrictionsAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly four dozen residents of a Carol Stream senior living campus contracted COVID-19 in recent weeks, forcing operators to reimpose the kind of restrictions not seen s...
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Groups make own drugs to fight high drug prices, shortagesAug 10, 2021 7:00 am - Impatient with years of inaction in Washington on prescription drug costs, U.S. hospital groups, startups and nonprofits have started making their own medicines in a bid...
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Elgin Township pushes reset button, dumps mental health boardAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - The Elgin Township Mental Health Board is no more, undoing the last remnant of a community effort in March 2020 to enhance funding for local residents in need of social ...
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'I had very mild side effects': Doctor joins group in urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccineAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - Although research shows contracting COVID-19 puts pregnant women at higher risk of severe complications from the virus, only 22% of expecting moms have received one or m...
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Libertyville District 70 leaders say no more 'hateful' emailsAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - The pending start of school in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will come with familiar and new wrinkles, as well as a message of unity to parents. And leaders say un...
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Indian Prairie District 204 to require masks in schoolsAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Much has changed in the three weeks since Indian Prairie Unit District 204 adopted its initial back-to-school plan for the 2021-22 academic year. COVID-19 positivity rat...
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Downstate parent sues Pritzker over school mask mandateAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - A downstate parent has sued Gov. J.B. Pritzker, claiming that his Aug. 4 school mask mandate related to COVID-19 is "overreach" and "usurps" the authority of local distr...
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'They're too young right now': Group of Dist. 303 parents, students rally against mask mandateAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 parent Brittany Fuller believes she should have a say over whether her young children wear masks when they go back to school. Holding up si...