The International Medical Corps has built an emergency medical field unit at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, which will be used to triage and test coronavirus patients. Personal protective equipment and volunteer clinicians were also deployed to the hospital by the International Medical Corps. The field unit is allowing the hospital to expand triage […]
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Illinois sees just 33 COVID-19 related deaths in past day
Illinois health officials reported just 33 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest in nearly two weeks. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Sunday 1,197 new coronavirus cases and 33 related deaths. The state’s COVID-19 total has reached 30,357 cases and 1,290 deaths. The number of people tested so […]
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ACLU files lawsuit for release of 2 ICE detainees at McHenry County Jail
The ACLU of Illinois has filed a lawsuit for the release of two ICE detainees who are in the McHenry County Jail and say the jail is not doing enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal district court in Chicago on behalf of Souleymane Dembele and Muhammad Taufiq […]
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Illinois sees deadly day as 125 additional COVID-19 deaths reported
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that the state has not reached its peak yet as 125 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the state in the past 24 hours. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total has reached 29,160 cases, 1,585 more than Friday, and 1,259 deaths. The number of people […]
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Former Lake County Jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19 shortly after release
Ten Lake County Jail inmates are being monitored after an inmate tested positive for coronavirus shortly after being released from the jail. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they were notified Thursday evening that a 28-year-old Des Plaines man, who was discharged from the Lake County Jail on April 13 following a plea agreement, had […]
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Coroner IDs 2 men killed in wrong-way, head-on crash in Wauconda
The coroner has identified a Gurnee man and an Island Lake man who were both killed in wrong-way crash in Wauconda early Thursday morning. Kyle DeKruif, 25, of Island Lake, and Montana Brown, 24, of Gurnee, both died of blunt force injuries caused by a vehicle crash, Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said following an […]
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Highland Park orders all residents to wear face masks in public
People in Highland Park will be required to wear face masks in public after the mayor issued a new emergency order which will go into effect on Monday. Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, along with majority support of the City Council, issued an emergency order on Friday requiring employees, residents and visitors of the city […]
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Illinois sees largest increase in coronavirus cases in 24-hour span; Pritzker extends school closures
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday 1,842 new coronavirus cases and 62 additional deaths since yesterday, and school closures in the state have been extended through the rest of the academic year. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said the state’s COVID-19 total has reached 27,575 cases and 1,134 deaths. The number of people […]
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Gov. Pritzker to close all Illinois schools for remainder of academic year, reports say
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to announce that he is closing all schools in the state for the remainder of the academic year due to coronavirus, reports say. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing sources, said that the governor and his team worked through the details of the extended closures this week. The official announcement is […]