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Updated 6/28/2021 10:30 PM Nearly 100 COVID-19 cases have resulted from an outbreak at a summer youth camp in west central Illinois, mostly involving unvaccinated people, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday. So far, 85 campers and adult staff members with Crossing Camp in Rushville have contracted the virus. Eleven additional COVID-19 cases occurred when a couple of camp participants attended a conference nearby in mid-June.   All campers and adults were eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations, but "only a handful" got shots, the IDPH said. Organizers at the camp, in Schuyler...

Jun. 11—When COVID-19 took hold more than a year ago, the restrictions put in place to stop its spread took a big toll on Denise Stephen's lifestyle — particularly her ability to go to work or church. When almost all of those constraints are lifted Friday, it will be a happy day, the Naperville resident said. "I am very glad we are getting out of this, it is long overdue," Stephen said ...

Any need for vaccine booster would be much less hectic, health officials say Travis Siebrass Daily Herald and David C.L. Bauer Journal-Courier May 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Illinois public health officials say “if or when booster doses” of the COVID-19 vaccine are recommended, the rollout probably won’t involve mass vaccination sites or daylong clinics at large venues. “We have developed a robust vaccine delivery system to deliver the current COVID-19 vaccines, including doctors’ offices and smaller medical providers, and that will be the blueprint if or when booster doses are r...

Updated 5/25/2021 6:25 AM Average daily cases of COVID-19 have dropped by nearly 43% in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New COVID-19 infections this month are averaging 1,724 in contrast with the daily tally of 3,015 in April.   However, an average of 28 people have died daily from the virus in May, about six more individuals a day than in April, or a nearly 27% increase. The two numbers might seem contradictory, but COVID-19 fatality trends typically "tell you what the situation was a month ago," Dr. Jonathan Pinsky, Edward Hospital's medical ...

Updated 5/14/2021 10:15 PM Numerous entities -- pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more -- said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the short term, despite the federal government relaxing rules for fully vaccinated Americans. That cautious approach comes amid two days of churn and some confusion after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and President Joe Biden announced Thursday that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in public, with some exceptions such as on public transit or airplanes.   Gov. J.B. Pritzker...