Tag: COVID-19

Aurora to issue compliance notices for violation of non-closure of non-essential businesses

In an effort to reinforce the mandated closure of non-essential businesses through April 7, the city government of Aurora is preparing to issue compliance notices for those in violation. “We have received complaints from employees who are justifiably concerned about working conditions amid the COVID-19 crisis,” said mayor Richard C....

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State seeks to expand hospital capacity

By Peter Hancock Governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday the State is stockpiling medical supplies and working to expand its hospital capacity, even by converting some closed hotels into isolation facilities, as it braces for a sharp increase in demand due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19 (coronavirus)....

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Death due to COVID-19 in Aurora; other cases confirmed

The city government of Aurora has confirmed, through the Kane County Health Department, the unfortunate first death due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus). A male in his 90s succumbed to COVID-19 complications Monday, March 24 after being diagnosed just two days prior. “This is heartbreaking news for the family and for...

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Our call: Change, continuity, clearly, can-do, constant

Changing times call for changes, and yet, persistence, continuation, determination, and with it all, more than an element of joy. In spite of a few setbacks with the virus which crept into our vocabulary and mindset, each day we can find a way to do just a little better than...

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Home ozone generators vs. COVID-19

March 18, 2020Dear editor; The Shell Oil Company came to Aurora after the great flood of 1996 in Aurora and brought a diesel-driven ozone generator that was on wheels. Six homes were treated simultaneously by pumping high levels of ozone into each house for four hours by using small plastic...

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If These Walls Could Talk aim: April 7

As much as we tell ourselves that we are an essential business, we know deep down inside that’s just not the case. That said, as of March 21, per governor JB Pritzker’s order, If These Walls Could Talk Custom Framing & Gallery was closed to the public. We will open...

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Naperville Park District Board meets remotely

In accordance with the executive orders and advice issued by governor JB Pritzker and the State of Illinois Department of Public Health, Naperville Park District Board of Commissioners will meet remotely by conference call at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26. The conference call will originate from the Park District Administration...

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Batavia American Legion Post 504 coffee postponed

The Batavia American Legion Post 504 first Saturday of the month coffee get together scheduled for Saturday, April 4 will not be held due to the COVID-19 virus situation. For more information, please visit the Post’s website at bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post 504...

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Kane County Clerk’s office to work on appointments only

Kane County clerk John A. Cunningham announced that the County Clerk’s Office will operate by appointment only at the Clerk’s Geneva location, 719 S. Batavia Avenue, Building B, until further notice. The Aurora location was closed temporarily March 24. Residents who wish to make appointment should call the Clerk’s Office...

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Objective: Not to let fear turn us into cowering children

It’s not the first time I’ve felt out of step with society. In the past week, I’ve seen many individuals anxious, and others outright panicked due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). Some have tried to explain the hoarding of toilet paper, or water, to me, but I still don’t get it. My...

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Illinois National Guard sets up test centers, not military

By Ben Orner The Illinois National Guard is assisting the State’s COVID-19 (coronavirus) response by setting up testing centers and other civil action, not preparing for military action which has been rumored on social media, its adjutant general said during a news briefing on the virus Monday. Brigadier General Richard...

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Aurora offers assistance, enacts measures because of COVID-19

In the ongoing effort to provide guidance, support, relief and preventative compliance during the constantly-evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin has enacted a number of additional measures for Aurora. Mayor Irvin held a media briefing on at noon March 20, prior to governor JB Pritzker’s 3 p.m....

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List of tips suggested to avoid contracting the virus

By Evelyn Essling I received an audio file in an E-mail from one of my daughters. In the recording a nurse working with Doctors Without Borders claims the doctors have discovered, from autopsies on COVID-19 victims, mucus clogs in the throats. In order for medicine to work the mucus clogs...

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Aurora Historical Society events, exhibits, postponed

The Luxemburg Club get-together, March 26, and the Stolp Island Social cocktail party for Aurora Historical Society premier donors, April 6, are postponed due to COVID-19 and restaurants being closed. We will have more information about new dates soon. The exhibit galleries at the Pierce Art and History Center downtown,...

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Zombie fiction plays to paranoia

By John W. Whitehead What do zombies have to do with the U.S. government’s plans for dealing with a coronavirus outbreak? Read on, and I’ll tell you. The zombie narrative was popularized by the hit television series The Walking Dead, in which a small group of Americans attempt to survive...

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Governor JB Pritzker Announces Statewide Stay At Home Order to Maximize COVID-19 Containment

Following the advice of leading public health experts around the globe, governor JB Pritzker announced today has signed a statewide stay at home order, aiming to keep new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) from rapidly increasing and ensure the state’s health care system remains fully operational to treat patients in need...

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Aurora mayor response to stay at home order, Saturday at 5 p.m. through April 7.

By Richard Irvin, Aurora mayor Difficult times call for difficult decisions. I have spoken with governor JB Pritzker during this challenging period, and I know his decision to mandate all Illinoisans to shelter in place was not an easy one. But based on the science and the experts, it certainly...

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