What suburbs are doing about summer festivals and what the experts say Elk Grove Village is planning to have outdoor events with no requirements for masks, social distancing or crowd capacity starting with Rotary Fest on June 16. Daily Herald file photo, 2000
Patrons lined up for barbecue during Ribfest in Naperville two years ago. This year s event will be in Romeoville, and social distancing will be a top priority. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Pictured here is Ribfest in Naperville two years ago. This year s event will be in Romeoville, and social distancing will be a top priority. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continue to climb, hitting a level Tuesday the state hasn t seen since mid-February with more than 1,600 patients.
However, suburban doctors are quick to note the new patients they re seeing these days are less likely to die from the virus and are recovering at a much faster pace than those sickened by the respiratory disease in the past.
What we have now is a vaccine-preventable disease, and we re seeing that in the patients coming in, said Dr. Jonathan Pinsky, medical director of infection control and prevention at Edward Hospital in Naperville. The new vulnerability is not being immunized.
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Illinois faced nursing shortage before COVID-19 stressed health care
Illinois faced nursing shortage before COVID-19 stressed health care An impending health care worker shortage argues for a bill that would allow Illinois to join a multi-state nursing license compact. Nurses could see improved job options.
COVID-19 stress is pushing health care workers out of the profession, but Illinois was facing a nursing shortage before the pandemic with 52% of its nurses age 55 or older.
The state being one of the few that requires its own nursing license doesn’t help, but a recently filed bill is intended to fix that.
Madalyn Mauro, 24, had problems getting an Illinois license that included lost paperwork and trouble getting someone on the phone. Then there was the mandate to give her fingerprints in person in Chicago.