Articles filed under Health Crises
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State releases guidelines for schools to reopen this fallJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Children across Illinois are expected to return to school this fall - a welcome development for many after months of remote learning but one bringing challenges and chan...
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Fauci hopeful for a vaccine by late 2020, early 2021Jun 23, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, but warned that the next f...
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Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies sayJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - Laws legalizing recreational marijuana may lead to more traffic deaths, two new studies suggest, although questions remain about how they might influence driving habits....
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What riders with disabilities fear and want from public transit in COVID-19 eraJun 22, 2020 5:30 am - Transit agencies with sinking ridership and dwindling revenues thanks to COVID-19 have one aim - to get passengers back in the seats. But first, riders need to feel conf...
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State reports 26 new COVID-19 deaths, another 462 infectedJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Another 26 Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and 462 people are newly diagnosed as having the disease, Illinois health officials announced Monday. The totals ar...
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Lake County hosts second virtual town hall on COVID-19Jun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County is holding its second live COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Hosted by Lake County Board Chairwoman Sandy Hart, panelists will discuss the curren...
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Secluded stars: Jim Belushi hails 'The Blues Brothers;' Haley Reinhart honors dadJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Belushi recently took to Twitter to mark the 40th anniversary of "The Blues Brothers," the locally shot 1980 comedy classic that co-starred the former Wheaton re...
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Phase 4 of reopening: What you need to know, and what doctors warnJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - As the state makes a giant leap forward Friday when movie theaters reopen, youth sports resume and other activities curtailed by COVID-19 return with restrictions, healt...
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Surging U.S. virus cases raise fear that progress is slippingJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coronavirus cases in Florida surpassed 100,000 on Monday, part of an alarming surge across the South and West as states reopen for business and ma...
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Naperville's India Day canceledJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Indian Community Outreach has canceled its India Day 2020 parade and festival, which had been scheduled for Aug. 9. Organizers made the decision Monday after...