Suburban Cook County restaurants likely to resume indoor dining Saturday Corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes with an Irish coffee could be served this weekend at Peggy Kinnane s Irish Restaurant & Pub in Arlington Heights. The restaurant will resume dine-in service at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, owner Derek Hanley said. Daily Herald File Photo
Updated 1/23/2021 8:59 AM
Suburban Cook County and Chicago restaurants are likely to resume limited indoor service Saturday as key COVID-19 infection and hospitalization metrics in those areas continue to decline.
Illinois Department of Public Health records show the availability of intensive care unit beds in hospitals in both regions has stayed above 20% for longer than the required three days, and the average number of hospitalized patients has steadily declined for more than a week.
How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sites
Wheeling High School could serve as one of a handful of suburban COVID-19 vaccination sites for teachers and others in Phase 1B under a plan submitted to Cook County by Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Updated 1/22/2021 9:33 PM
A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymnasiums, but it s up to the Cook County Department of Public Health whether they ll get that chance.
Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Maine Township High School District 207, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, Glenbrook High School District 225 and New Trier High School District 203 have applied to host large-scale COVID-19 vaccination sites for their teachers, other school personnel and those of their elementary feeder districts.
Do you feel lucky? Suburbs on a roll with 3 lottery wins, bigger jackpot looming Friday
Lively Liquors store manager Rich Robertson sells a lottery ticket Thursday to John Masciola, who works across the street from the store at 1170 E. Higgins in Elk Grove Village. A $1 million winning ticket was sold there in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Lively Liquors store manager Rich Robertson waits for customers Thursday at the store at 1170 E. Higgins in Elk Grove Village. A $1 Million ticket was sold there in Tuesday s Mega Millions lottery. John Starks | Staff Photographer
So you didn t win the $731.1 million Powerball.
Northwest Community Hospital discharges its 2,000th COVID-19 patient
More than 90 doctors, nurses and support staff at Northwest Community Hospital honor Charles Chuck Rizzo of Mount Prospect as the 2,000th COVID-19 patient discharged by the Arlington Heights hospital. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Charles Chuck Rizzo of Mount Prospect talks to the media Tuesday at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, where he was honored as its 2,000th discharged COVID-19 patient. Nurse Jenny Rydzewski helped usher him down the gauntlet of supporters. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Northwest Community Hospital nurse Jenny Rydzewski wheels Charles Chuck Rizzo of Mount Prospect, who flashes a thumbs-up to hospital staff as he s honored for being the 2,000th COVID-19 patient discharged.
Watch: Suburban filmmakers created a piece of inaugural history Arlington Heights native Teddy Wachholz films Irish violinist Patricia Treacy during a performance scheduled to be shown Wednesday during Joe Biden s inauguration Mass. Inauguration planners asked Treacy to have the performance filmed at Old St. Patrick s Church in Chicago in case security concerns keep her from playing in person. Courtesy of One City Films Teddy Wachholz of Arlington Heights films Irish violinist Patricia Treacy at Old St. Patrick s Church in Chicago, as she performs a piece that will be shown during Joe Biden s inauguration Mass. Wachholz and Jason Polevoi of Buffalo Grove were chosen last minute to film the performance in case security concerns keep Treacy from performing in person Wednesday.