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Monday
Monday will see a 100% chance of snow. Snow accumulation is of a predicted 1 to 2 inches. The high will be 9 degrees. The wind chill will be as low as 1 degree. The low in the evening will be around -5 degrees.
Tuesday
Tuesday will be cold and mostly cloudy with a high of 10 degrees. The wind chill will be as low as -20 degrees. The low in the evening will be around 1 degree. There will be a north wind in the day with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a high of 14 degrees and a low of 2 degrees. There will be a north northeast wind during the day with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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How are contact tracers hired?
The DeKalb County Health Department works to trace COVID-19 cases with every member of DeKalb County, including students. Early on in the pandemic, the health department tried to hire contact tracers that would focus solely on NIU, said Stacia Runge, coordinator of communicable diseases.
Since there was a rise in cases early on in the semester when the pandemic started, the health department chose to hire contact tracers to be trained to deal with specific needs, Runge said.
Runge said they generally hired nurses, CNAs, medical assistants or even NIU graduates with public health backgrounds.
DeKALB – Gas prices in Illinois have gone up by 5.4 cents this past week. The average price for gas is $2.54 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,378 gas stations in Illinois. The cheapest gas station in Illinois is at $2.14 per gallon, while the most expensive is at $2.89. That is.
With a winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service for today and tomorrow in northern Illinois, it is important to remain calm and safe during these hazardous conditions. Here are some safety tips the Red Cross says to use to prepare for tonight’s winter storm. Vehicle maintenance It is helpful to keep a.
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DeKALB – With the COVID-19 pandemic, Project FLEX continues to work towards its mission of helping incarcerated youth through exercise. The program was shut down in March and reopened in September due to the pandemic.
Project FLEX is a program created at NIU that gives incarcerated youth the opportunity to work on their physical activity at the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, while also obtaining life skills. FLEX stands for fitness leadership experience.
The program started in October 2018 and was co-founded and is co-directed by Jenn Jacobs, assistant professor of kinesiology and physical education and Zachary Wahl-Alexander, associate professor of kinesiology and physical education.