H-F COVID-19 case demographics. State testing and case numbers climb, deaths drop. County Commissioner continues series of virtual town hall sessions on Monday.
Tag: coping with covid
Coping with COVID: May 2
Homewood COVID-19 cases continue to rise. New cases and deaths drop slightly statewide. Markham testing site hours and procedures clarified. Homewood Public Library will open the book return during limited times for the rest of May. Flossmoor Public Library continues regular virtual programs.
Coping with COVID: May 1
Homewood reaches 160 COVID-19 cases and the village’s rate exceeds 800 per 100,000 people. The state sets a new record for cases in a 24-hour period. Golf resumes Friday after a temporary ban and golfers hit the links.
Coping with COVID: April 30
South Suburban Humane Society has a 50th anniversary to celebrate, so canceling the gala was out of the question. It simply moved online. The COVID-19 case and death numbers continue to rise locally and in the state. South Suburban Small Business Association is recommending a webinar about how businesses can[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 28
Illinois sets a new one-day record for COVID-19 deaths. Anyone who needs an antidote for such somber news should check out Lily LaPlante’s Rainbow Exercise Project. Two H-F students will appear as panelists on Commissioner Donna Miller’s virtual town hall meeting this afternoon. Izaak Walton still has native plants to[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 27
Rates matter. At the daily COVID-19 briefing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker addressed the assumption by some that downstate counties are at less risk from the virus that urban centers because there are fewer cases in rural areas. He said a more important metric is the rate of infection, which show the proportion[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 26
Homewood COVID-19 cases up, Flossmoor flat. In the news: 1918 flu pandemic and parallels to COVID-19. WHO issues brief cautioning that immunity to COVID-19 has not been fully studied and verified yet.
Coping with COVID: April 25
Governors State University Center for Performing Arts offers access to virtual performing arts events. State health officials caution people not to ingest disinfectant products in attempt to prevent or treat COVID-19. Masks are required in some public settings after May. CDC and WHO offer advice about best practices. Quote of[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 23
Are you regularly wearing a mask? The Chronicle is currently running a poll on Facebook that asks: “Do you wear a protective mask when you go out into a public place where you’re around other people?” Cast your vote here. Record day for cases, testing. Illinois saw a record number of new COVID-19 cases from[Read More…]
Coping with COVID: April 21
Student loan help. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced Tuesday that the state is working with 20 private student loan servicers to expand on the protections the federal government granted to federal student loan borrowers. More than 138,000 Illinoisans have privately held student loans that won’t receive help[Read More…]
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