Articles filed under Health Crises
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Theory suggests thymus plays role in severity of COVIDAug 01, 2020 6:00 am - Q: What's the connection between the novel coronavirus and the thymus gland? A friend of ours who is a doctor says it's probably what keeps young kids from getting so si...
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Aug. 1 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 88,807 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday, 49.2% of the state's total, acco...
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Some pros and cons of the IHSA's new prep sports planAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - When the Illinois High School Association unveiled its sports plan for the 2020-21 school year, the positives were clear. So were the negatives. With a few days to refle...
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State reports 1,639 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deathsAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 case total grew by 1,639 Saturday, and the death toll from the respiratory disease rose by eight, as the state reported 39,809 tests in the last 24 ho...
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Georgia camp with COVID-19 outbreak didn't require masksJul 31, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Georgia overnight camp hit by a coronavirus outbreak took many precautions, but didn't make campers wear masks or have proper ventilation in buildings,...
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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...