July 13, 2021
The Board of Education for District 205 will make a decision next month on COVID prevention guidance that was changed last week by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Board members heard impassioned public comment from Angie Olson at the start of the open session urging the board to allow masking to be at the parent’s discretion.
“I often heard from my students, and even my own kids, how hard it was to focus wearing a mask. It gave them a headache, it caused them an upset stomach, it made them really hard to breathe. ”
Rain may have ended the drought, but swarms of mosquitos now on the horizon Suzanne Baker, Naperville Sun, Ill.
Jul. 13 Mosquito protection is a must if you re planning to spend anytime outdoors in the coming weeks, experts say.
After receiving more than 5 1/2 inches of rain over the past three weeks, Naperville is seeing a bump in the blood-sucking pests, which breed in stagnant water, said Christine Schwartzhoff, budget and administration manager for the city s Department of Public Works.
The city monitors the mosquito population weekly by capturing them in 12 traps to evaluate the effectiveness the city s larval control treatment and provide early warnings for when the adult populations are rising. The city also tests the mosquitoes for West Nile virus.
Published July 13, 2021 •
Updated on July 13, 2021 at 11:05 pm
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As coronavirus cases continue to rise both in Illinois and in the rest of the country, Chicago has revived its travel warnings, and more high-profile businesses are requiring their employees to get vaccinated.
According to Johns Hopkins University data, daily coronavirus cases in the United States have more than doubled in recent weeks, rising from an average of 11,300 new cases per day on June 28 to 23,600 per day as of Monday. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android and sign up for alerts.
Chicago Woman Isn’t Getting Answers About Why Her Cousin, In A Nursing Home, Has Not Been Given Second COVID Vaccine Shot
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CHICAGO (CBS) A Chicago woman said she is hitting a wall of silence when it comes to finding out why her cousin – in a nursing home – is waiting for her second COVID-19 vaccination dose.
As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Tuesday, the state is also aware – but there are no answers there either. So the woman turned to us.
“I’m really frustrated, because they sent me a letter saying, ‘You can come visit now,’” said Cheryl Bellamy-Bonner.