State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) is launching a new program in his 97th Legislative District to motivate local stores and restaurants to require employees to wear protective face coverings. Batinick’s program, Let’s Face It, will donate 50 facemasks to the first 20 stores or restaurants that agree to add this
From the beginning of the global pandemic for COVID-19, Naperville Professional Firefighters L4302 have been on the front lines. We have stood up and responded to new and challenging situations while still responding to calls for heart attacks, strokes, structure fires, and all our other day to day calls for
VNA Health Care (VNA) offers expanded testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and it started Monday. These services are available by appointment to those with COVID-19 symptoms. A VNA provider will assess individuals prior to testing. Individuals without insurance will be served on a sliding fee scale based upon income, with
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday the State’s COVID-19 peak could come in mid-May and he is examining the current stay-at-home order for potential changes. The governor made the comments during a Washington Post Live interview with reporter Robert Costa. Pritzker said individuals “have really been abiding by”
By Jerry Nowicki The percentage of intensive care beds and ventilators in use in Illinois remained relatively flat since last week and State officials Tuesday announced another encouraging sign that Illinois is “flattening the curve” in dealing with the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. However, that and the fact the
Healthcare workers test individuals by appointment for COVID-19 Friday at a drive-up testing site in the parking lot of the Edward-Elmhurst Health Corporate Center, 4201 Winfield Road in Warrenville.
The Hesed House homeless shelter front door shows the facility is closed for approximately two weeks.
April 7, 2020Dear editor; Illinois physicians and hospitals commend governor JB Pritzker for his steadfast leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day he faces tough choices and he is clearly making decisions with the interests of Illinoisans in mind. Our governor is taking the time to listen to the experts.
Peculiar things happen when Homo sapiens isolate. Whether it’s referred to as social or physical distancing, being alone does unexpected things to humans. Pappion, a 1973 movie, depicts how isolation can affect human behavior. The film is about the penal system of French Guyana and the years that prisoner Henri
Dr. Anu Mahajan of Hinsdale-based TinkRworks, a STEM education provider, right, leads a discussion with Aurora Fire Department personnel Tuesday at the Aurora Fire Central Station.
By Rebecca Anzel Illinois governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday, April 8 the State is unable to reach its daily novel coronavirus testing goal this week as previously expected. According to medical and scientific experts, he said, processing 10,000 tests per day will give officials the clearest picture of how many
Edward Hospital and Health Services employees in Naperville beam while showing an expression of thanks for their work to negate COVID-19.
By Rebecca Anzel Illinois officials announced Tuesday the largest single-day increase of novel COVID-19-caused deaths in the State. The 73 new fatalities in 14 counties: Champaign, Christian, Cook, DuPage, Ford, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, Madison, McHenry, Monroe, Tazewell, Will and Winnebago, bring Illinois’ total to 380. Coles, Lawrence, Richland and Shelby
Is coronavirus (COVID-19) inadvertently cleaning our planet? TRT World published the following article March 12. “Coronavirus-related measures have caused a drop in greenhouse gas emissions, bringing little respite to planet Earth. Here’s how: “The novel coronavirus may have temporarily halted global activity on a mass level as countries take extraordinary
When last we read about PFC Chas, he was just settling in at his new post, the Third Armored Medical Company, a.k.a. the “Third Herd,” in Nuremberg, Germany. And, by “settling in,” I mean making sense of it all. What does a MASH (mobile army surgical hospital) do in peace
Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital offer daily testing for patients with a physician’s order for a COVID-19 test. According to a press release from Edward-Elmhurst Health, COVID-19 patients and those suspected of having the virus are placed in negative-pressure isolation rooms with a separate airflow system to contain
Presence Fox Knoll/Ascension Living retirement community, 421 N. Lake Street in Aurora, celebrate staff members Monday with a Heroes Work Here sign on the front lawn.
The Kane County Health Department confirmed Thursday, March 27 the positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) test results for Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin and Aurora Police chief Kristen Ziman. Under stern advice from the health department, both were tested Saturday, March 21 after an Aurora Police supervisor tested positive for COVID-19. “I
Democratic Party candidate for the Kane County Board chair, Corinne Pierog, was instrumental in arranging with the Kane County’s Office of Emergency Management, Sean Madison, KCOEM’s director, to make protective equipment available to food pantries and social service agencies. Applications to apply for PPEs (personal protective equipment) can be obtained
