Health officials reported on Saturday 1,462 new known cases of COVID-19, pushing the total number of known cases in Illinois to 118,917 since the pandemic began. Officials also reported another 61 deaths, bringing the statewide death toll to 5,330. After more than two months, the statewide stay-at-home order ended on Friday as Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has extended the state’s stay-at-home order through the end of May, with some modifications, designating new essential businesses and allowing some nonessential businesses to restart certain operations as the state grapples with coronavirus.Pritzker on Thursday announced…
A north suburban mother whose 16-year-old son died after contracting the coronavirus says she's looking for answers about what exactly caused his death. Zach Leviton, a sophomore at Wheeling High School, died Monday, April 13 at a suburban hospital after waking up with symptoms that same morning. “He was not feeling 100% for a couple…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…