Articles filed under Health Crises
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China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a yearSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - BEIJING - A Chinese health official said Friday that the country's annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, following an a...
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Crystal Lake High School District 155 plans to go hybrid Oct. 13Sep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Students at Crystal Lake High School District 155 are set to go to a hybrid learning schedule Oct. 13, pending school board approval with the eventual goal to have all s...
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Congressional candidates for 10th District support expanded mail-in votingSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - In light of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, both candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat support expanding mail-in voting. But to prevent fraud, Republica...
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Hanover Township hosts COVID test site Sept. 28-29Sep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Hanover Township will host an Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 mobile testing unit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28 and Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the W...
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Bluff City Cemetery Walk goes online SundaySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The 33rd Annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk will be a walk in name only this year. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns for attendees and actors, organizers decided in July to ...
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'I wish we could play': Student-athletes, parents rally in PalatineSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't exactly Friday Night Lights. But there was a spirit of camaraderie as parents and high school athletes brought flashlights and gathered at Ost Field in Palatin...
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District 21 elementary students will be able to return to schools Oct. 5Sep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Elementary school students in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 will be able to return for daily, in-person instruction as soon as Monday, Oct. 5, district offici...
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Illinois records 25 more COVID-19 deaths, another 2,514 infectedSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported 25 more COVID-19 deaths today, as well as 2,514 more new cases of the disease. That brings the state's death toll to 8,563 since the outb...
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How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19?Sep 24, 2020 7:00 am - How can I tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19? It's impossible to tell without a test. Influenza and COVID-19 have such similar symptoms, you may need to ge...
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Some Dist. 214, Dist. 25 students could be back in school week of Oct. 12Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and one of its largest feeder districts on Thursday revealed plans to bring back some students to schools as soon as the week...