Articles filed under Health Crises
-
About 14% of Illinois residents now fully vaccinated, state reportsMar 21, 2021 1:00 am - After a worrying rise in COVID-19 cases statewide last week, the number of new and probable infections dipped for a second straight day Saturday, Illinois health authori...
-
COVID-19 vaccine side effects causing worry for some peopleMar 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: I am 53 and have diabetes. I live in California and can get the COVID-19 vaccination soon. What side effects can I expect? There are so many stories floating around, ...
-
COVID-19 update: 120,426 vaccine doses, 1,962 cases, 25 deathsMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported that another 120,426 doses of vaccine were reported Friday, down about 15,000 from the day before. The state a...
-
'Getting vaccinated is a huge relief': Kane County's first mass vaccination site opensMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - After battling a case of COVID-19 last summer that she said "hit her hard," Carolina Ballines of North Aurora was relieved to get her second dose of the Moderna vaccine ...
-
About two-thirds of District 214 students expected to be back April 5Mar 19, 2021 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials are making spacing and other logistical plans to welcome back about two-thirds of the student body to schools Monda...
-
More Kane County schools moving to full in-person learningMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - Four more Kane County school districts will be moving to full-day, in-person learning five days a week for a majority of students after spring break. Batavia Unit Distri...
-
With schedule change denied, District 211 planning for normal 2021-22 school yearMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - Though a majority of his colleagues early Friday voted against a proposed class schedule change for the next two months that he supported, Palatine-Schaumburg High Schoo...
-
Divided District 211 board rejects changes to current in-person scheduleMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated with additional information about the board's votes, including to correct which members voted to return to the traditional school day. T...
-
COVID-19 shots hit 135,525 in a day as state boosts vaccination clinics in DuPage, KaneMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Friday announced 135,525 more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, the second-highest amount in a single day for Illinois provide...
-
COVID-19 cases subside at McHenry County Jail after outbreakMar 19, 2021 1:00 am - McHenry County Jail operations have resumed as normal after an outbreak that infected 35 people, officials say. The outbreak that began in late February resulted in a qu...