Articles filed under Health Crises
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Virus rocks MLB: Cards-Brewers game postponed after two players test positiveJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the s...
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'I'm torn': IHSA officials have concerns about working during pandemicJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Timeout. Before the next football is spotted on a yard line, before the next jump ball gets lobbed, before the next coach wants a face-to-face explanation of a ruling on...
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Arlington Heights District 25 superintendent defends remote learning planJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 Superintendent Lori Bein defended her decision to start the school year remotely, over the objection of nearly half of parents i...
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July 31 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 88,166 cases in the suburbs as of Friday, 49.2% of the state's total, accord...
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Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely availableJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured la...
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O'Hare, Midway limiting access to people with tickets, employees starting tonightJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Access to O'Hare and Midway international airports will be limited to passengers with tickets and employees as of tonight, the Chicago Department of Aviation announced. ...
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How West Chicago High School is preparing for the new yearJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Students at West Chicago High School will begin the academic year with mostly online learning, but they plan to return to classrooms once a week in smaller groups. While...
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Lake Villa schools plan to start year remotelyJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 will be going online for the fall semester, the board announced during a special meeting on Thursday. The district's 2,500 students at ...
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'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungsJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it. "This ...
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1,941 more COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths, and an eye on suburbs' positivity ratesJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 case total grew by 1,941 Friday, and the death toll from the respiratory disease rose by 21, as the state reported a record number of 49,782 daily tes...