Articles filed under Health Crises
-
'We have the science behind us': Why Warrenville mom urges mask-wearing in schoolsJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. Jessica Banaszek won't sit on the sideline...
-
Why should my kid mask up? Because COVID-19 has infected 4 million+ children, experts sayJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Along with the normal stress of back to school, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic is causing additional angst for parents and students this summer. Here are 10 topical qu...
-
After lengthy debate, no final decision on District 220 mask policyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - A crowded and five-hour Barrington Area Unit District 220 board meeting ended late Wednesday night with members unable to settle on a final policy for masks when student...
-
Mano a Mano works to provide COVID-19 vaccine facts to immigrants in Lake CountyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more manageable, a Lake County-based advocacy group is trying to spread facts about the vaccine to the immigrant community. Mano a Mano ...
-
Illinois records nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, most since MayJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois recorded nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the most in a single day since early May. Illinois Department of Public Health records show six more COVID-19...
-
Geneva schools won't make students wear masks, except on busesJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Geneva public school students will not have to wear masks while in school buildings when they return to class on Aug. 18. They will, however, have to wear masks when rid...
-
Rare 'breakthrough' COVID cases are causing alarm, confusionJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Reports of athletes, lawmakers and others getting the coronavirus despite vaccination may sound alarming, but top health experts point to overwhelming evidence that the ...
-
VNA, City of Aurora collaborate to take vaccines directly to neighborhoodsJul 21, 2021 11:00 pm - VNA Health Care and the City of Aurora recently announced a new collaboration to help bring COVID-19 vaccinations directly to those in need via mobile clinics. The effo...
-
US life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWIIJul 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. life expectancy fell by a year and a half in 2020, the largest one-year decline since World War II, public health officials said Wednesday. The decr...
-
Illinois surpasses 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - More than 13 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered throughout the state. That's the word from state health officials who reported today another 25...