The Homewood Public Library board of trustees reviewed COVID-19 protocols currently in place and the possibility of requiring all employees to be vaccinated. “I don’t know. It’s a slippery slope,” Colleen Waltman, library director, told trustees at the Aug. 18 meeting. Board members expressed concern about implementing a vaccine requirement[Read More…]
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Mask mandate for H-F students, staff, guests (free content)
Superintendent Von Mansfield told Homewood-Flossmoor High School board members that for the safety of all persons on H-F premises masks will be required this school year. School opens Thursday, Aug. 12, for freshmen, sophomores and transfer students. All students will report on Friday, Aug. 13. Under state guidelines, there is[Read More…]
Some H-F organizations plan to keep mask requirements in spite of new CDC guidance (free content)
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance on mask-wearing. The agency eased the mask recommendation for those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 . “Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where[Read More…]
County launches #MASKUP campaign to encourage ‘20-Somethings’ to wear face coverings
Coping with COVID: State offers aid for childcare providers, masks for state workforce
The state announces a new aid program to help childcare providers hurt by the pandemic. The state will provide masks for workers. More big business are requiring masks in all stores. State records lowest one-day death tally since mid-March. H-F deaths remain unchanged.
Local police plan to encourage voluntary compliance with face covering requirement
People increasingly have been wearing face coverings since state, national and international health officials began recommending the practice in early April. The practice will be mandated by the state beginning May 1. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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…]
Angels of the pandemic: Talented locals make much-needed masks
Jeanelle Hampton works on a protective face mask at her home studio. After posting an example of her work online, Hampton said she was inundated with requests for masks by neighbors wanting protection against COVID-19. (Provided photo)
Pritzker extends stay-at-home order to May 30 with some adjustments
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces an extension of the statewide stay-at-home order, with some adjustments, through May 30. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the stay-at-home order that has shut down much of the state’s economy and social activity will be extended to May 30. The new order, designed to[Read More…]
Cook County distributes masks, gloves to area first responders
As area first responders experience a shortage of potentially life-saving coronavirus supplies, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the immediate distribution by Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security (EMRS) of more than 33,600 N95 masks and an additional 38,800 gloves and gowns for the use of[Read More…]