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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday the state’s COVID-19 peak could come in mid-May and he is examining the current stay-at-home order for potential changes. The governor made the comments during a Washington Post Live interview with reporter Robert Costa. Pritzker said people “have really been abiding by” the state’s second-in-the-nation stay-at-home order, which he said led to fewer deaths and hospitalizations than anticipated at this point. “And so the result of that has been the pushing out of what had been an...
SPRINGFIELD — The percentage of intensive care beds and ventilators in use in Illinois remained relatively flat since last week as state officials on Tuesday announced another encouraging sign that Illinois is “flattening the curve” in dealing with the novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. However, that and the fact the number of virus-related deaths are doubling every 5.5 days now — as opposed to every 2.5 days at the beginning of April — does not mean there are immediate plans to lift a stay-at-home order that’s be...
SPRINGFIELD – Certain essential workers in Illinois who believe they contracted COVID-19 on the job will now be automatically covered by workers’ compensation. Gov. JB Pritzker made the announcement Monday as the state reported that new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois increased by more than 1,000 for the eighth straight day, jumping 1,173 to a new total of 22,025, according to the Illinois Department of Health. Deaths rose 74 to a total of 794. Eighty-seven of Illinois’ 102 counties have reported cases. More than 105,000 people...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday there are signs the COVID-19 outbreak is starting to level off, but he urged people to continue practicing social distancing to control the virus’ spread. Speaking during an abbreviated Easter Sunday daily briefing in Chicago, Pritzker said the state is now conducting more testing than ever, but the percentage of tests coming back positive has remained almost exactly the same for the past two weeks, while the number of daily deaths appears to be dropping. Pritzker said there had bee...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced new initiatives Saturday to extend telehealth services and mental health support throughout the state to support people who are coping, either physically or mentally, with the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The state’s confirmed case and death counts continue to rise, the governor said, and families are experiencing “circumstances that may cause you to feel despair.” Adults are either working from home or out of a job. School children are out of classes,...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Friday announced increased testing for COVID-19 in Illinois communities of color, which officials say disproportionately suffer from the disease. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago will partner with four health centers that serve low-income and underserved residents of the city’s west and south sides to perform 400 additional daily tests over the next several days. In the Metro East area, three locations of the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation system will test an additional 470 peopl...
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday, one month since he issued a state of emergency, it is “unlikely” his stay-at-home order can be lifted safely before April 30 and organizers of large summer events “need to think seriously” about canceling them. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported an additional 1,344 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, bringing the state total to 16,422 in 81 of Illinois’ 102 counties. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the department’s director, said 66 residents died in the p...
SPRINGFIELD — Another 82 people have died from complications of novel coronavirus disease in Illinois and the state announced more than 1,529 new cases Wednesday as Gov. JB Pritzker said testing still lags behind public health officials’ goal. Both cases and deaths once again saw their largest single-day spikes, but Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said at the daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago that the rate of increase in cases from day to day is beginning to decline. “You’re not seeing the exp...
Republic Services has delayed the start of yard waste collection in Hinsdale from April 1 until Monday, April 20. “We are doing our best to take care of our customers and minimize any service disruptions,” the company’s website states. “The recent surge in residential waste volume and the unique challenges we face creates the need for potential changes to our services in some communities.” Republic told the village that residents can take large quantities of landscape waste that cannot be managed at a residence to one of thre...
What else are little brothers for? - The Carter brothers - Henry, Jake and Luke - spent some time last week creating sidewalk art. Even though at some point Jake decided to turn their creation into an obstacle course, his older brothers didn't flinch and continued drawing. With Tuesday night's rain, the slate has been wiped clean and they can begin again. Sidewalks across the village have seen a lot of chalk drawings created either during break time or art class time. For...
The village's sidewalks have become the backdrop to dozens of chalk creations ranging from works of art to messages of joy and hope. Some are small, and some very large, as sisters Sophia and Olivia Kostich transformed their driveway into a pattern of stained glass. Meanwhile across town, Katelyn, Lauren and Macy Kieninger work on creating their message. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
DEPAUW SENIOR EARNS FELLOWSHIP Natalie Brunini of Hinsdale is one of five seniors at DePauw University who has received an Orr Fellowships. The fellowships place students after graduation in jobs in Indianapolis for two years. Brunini will work for DemandJump, a marketing company. She is earning a major in communication and minor in film studies. Fellows typically begin work in mid-June of their graduating year. Hannah Scifres, the public relations coordinator for the Gov. Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship, said...
A map on the DuPage County Health Department website shows 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale as of 11 a.m. April 7. The county has a total of 780 confirmed cases, including 26 deaths, according to the health department. A week ago the numbers stood at six confirmed cases in Hinsdale, with 346 confirmed cases in the county, including 10 deaths. Among the total are the 51 cases and eight deaths associated with the Chateau Nursing Home in Willowbrook. Thirty-one cases, including eight deaths, are attributed to eight...
Two auto burglaries were reported in the 500 block of North Washington Street during the morning of April 2. Someone entered an unlocked vehicle parked in a driveway between 6 p.m. April 1 and 8 a.m. April 2. At the second residence, two unlocked vehicles parked in the victim’s driveway were entered between 3 p.m. March 22 and 8 a.m. April 2. At both addresses, the suspect rummaged through the interiors, but nothing was reported missing. Police are reminding residents that most of the burglaries that occur in the village h...
Thirty-six hours. That's how long Executive Director Lisa Kolavennu and the staff at Wellness House gave themselves to convert all the programs they offered in person into ones that could be delivered online. "We challenged ourselves in a pretty bold way and gave ourselves 1 1/2 days to figure out how to turn every program we offer into an online virtual experience for participants," Kolavennu said. The decision was made the afternoon of March 12, the day before Gov. JB...
Hinsdale Village Board Among other action at their meeting Tuesday, trustees: • agreed to waive a first reading and voted 6-0 to extend the purchase date for animal and vehicle licenses to June 15, which means no late fees will be charged until June 16. • listened as Village President Tom Cauley offered assurances that the village has enough cash on hand to operate during this economic downturn, even if it lasts another month or two. The village has kept a close eye on expenses over the years, he noted. “As a result of that,...
COVID-19 Relief Group has procured personal protective equipment with donations raised through crowdsourcing and is distributing them to health care professionals living or working in the community. Please fill out a form at https://forms.gle/p851yAvNCcwp2Sqt7 to request a free care pack of 20 KN95 masks and 10 droplet-proof isolation gowns. The group is made up of Hinsdale Central High School students led by Dov Chen. To make a donation, visit https://www.facebook.com/c19refliefgroup....
Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Zoning Board of Appeals 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave....
To help outfit local health care workers with the personal protective equipment needed to treat COVID-19 patients, the Hinsdale Public Library and community school media resource centers have teamed up in a special dimension. In response to a request from AMITA Hinsdale Hospital, the library and schools this week began using their 3D printers to produce band components for the face shields being worn by frontline workers. Ridgeway Burns, the library's youth and young adult...
Dealing with the loss of a high school coach would be difficult for students at any time. The Hinsdale Central varsity volleyball players who are mourning the loss of coach Tracey Marshall are finding it even more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Marshall passed away unexpectedly at home April 2, according to a brief obituary posted online by the McCauley-Sullivan Funeral Home in Bolingbrook. She was 42. "It's a difficult time to pass away," said senior Natalie...
Setting the table - K.J., Gracie, Lilly, Hailey and Patrick Boyle set up a table in front of their house on South County Line Road with food and paper products available to anyone in need. They call it "The Community Table" and encourage people to take what they need, contribute what they can and spread the word to others. They also hope others will set up similar tables. You can follow them on Instagram @the.community.table. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
AMITA Hinsdale Hospital's Tim Forney loads a cart with boxes of donated equipment from Community Consolidated District 181's Mike Duggan and Arumas Svinikunas. The district donated personal protective equipment from its schools to the hospital to assist wit the efforts of its frontline staff during the COVID-19 health crisis. The donation included about 20,000 latex gloves, 300 pairs of goggles and 100 hazmat suit sets. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
District 181 middle school students will soon have more math in their daily academic diet. At Monday night’s Community Consolidated District 181 Board meeting, board members approved a plan to increase math instruction for students at the two district middle schools in the 2020-21 school year. Under the plan, students will have an additional math period every other day, alternating with world language instruction. Students already have daily math as part of their core content. The new schedule was one of four options c...
A window filled with love - Kaela, Brayden and Alexa Cruz spent some of there home schooling time creating colorful hearts and hanging them on their dining room window. Homes throughout town are beginning to turn into mini art galleries as kids and some of their moms and dads add some color to the village's landscape. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Even before Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Illinois schools will remain closed through April 30, leaders in Hinsdale High School District 86 were preparing for an extended period of online instruction. One of their decisions was to cancel spring break, set to take place this week, opting instead to have students participate in e-learning. Superintendent Tammy Prentiss said she responded to 200 emails Sunday from parents and students about the decision. She said she is confident she made the right decision. “I feel t...
