Virus Spreads On North Shore | Hospitals Prepare | Elections Held

Miss a day, miss a lot, so take a moment to catch up on some of the past week's headlines from across the North Shore.

North Shore Hospitals Prepare For Influx Of Patients

North Shore hospitals will need to expand their capacity to handle the influx of patients projected by even the most optimistic models of the spread of the new coronavirus, according... Read more

Young Volunteers 'Adopt' Vulnerable Local Seniors

Dozens of young parishioners at a local Catholic parish have volunteered to support vulnerable members of their community through the outbreak of the new coronavirus. This week, children... Read more

Emergency Loans Offered To Illinois Small Businesses

Emergency assistance is available for businesses and workers in Illinois suffering economically from the spread of the new coronavirus, according to state and local officials. Small businesses... Read more

COVID-19 Test Made By Abbott Labs Wins Emergency FDA Approval

Abbot Laboratories announced it has begun sending 150,000 newly approved tests for the new coronavirus to hospitals and medical centers across the country. The North Chicago-based... Read more

In-House Coronavirus Tests Offered At Evanston Hospital

NorthShore University HealthSystem became the first hospital group listed by the Illinois Department of Public Health as offering its own test for the new coronavirus. The five-hospital... Read more

Students, Staff Asked To Quarantine Over Coronavirus Concerns

Public health officials asked students and staff at a Winnetka middle school to self-quarantine after a seventh grader apparently become infected with the new coronavirus, according... Read more

3 Fire Department Paramedics Quarantined Over Coronavirus Exposure

Three members of the Highland Park Fire Department were quarantined Monday after they may have been exposed to the new coronavirus during an emergency call, city staff announced.... Read more

Prosecutors Stop Pursuing Drug Charges Due To COVID-19 Threat

Cook County prosecutors will no longer pursue certain drug charges in order to protect public health, the state's attorney's office said Friday. The announcement comes as one of the nation's... Read more

Lake County Coronavirus Cases Hit 65, Blood Shortage Reported

Public health officials reported 16 new cases of coronavirus disease in Lake County Saturday, bringing the total number of county residents to have tested positive for the disease to... Read more

14 Evanston Coronavirus Cases Reported As Mayor Warns Of Shortage

Fourteen Evanston residents who have tested positive for the new coronavirus include members of a local senior community who required hospitalization, according to Mayor Steve Hagerty.... Read more

Residents Report 1st Coronavirus Cases In Lake Forest, Lake Bluff

Residents of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent days, officials in both towns confirmed. At least 20 other Lake County residents had... Read more

Cannabis Industry Deemed 'Essential' During 'Stay At Home' Order

Illinois marijuana businesses are exempt from Gov. JB Pritzker's "stay at home" executive order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. The order limits non-essential activities, banning... Read more

Denyse Wang Stoneback Wins Democratic Primary For 16th District State Representative

For the first time in decades, voters in the 16th District of the Illinois House participated in a contested Democratic Party primary Tuesday, as Rep. Yehiel "Mark" Kalish, the appointed... Read more

Voters Approve District 34 Bond Referendum Question

Voters approved a $119 million bond issue Tuesday to provide for repairs and renovations to Glenview School District 34 facilities. The funding will allow for improvements to all eight... Read more

IN MEMORIAM

• North Shore Death Notices: March 10 To March 16

EARLIER:

• North Shore Week in Headlines, March 8–March 14: 1st Coronavirus Cases In Suburbs | Schools Shuttered | Emergency Declared | Large Gatherings Banned | Government Buildings Closed

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