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Effective immediately, all priests, deacons, altar servers and ministers handling communion must wash their hands before mass and use an alcohol-based anti-bacterial solution before and after distributing communion.
The number of cases has been on the rise as new guidelines from health officials gave more labs the go-ahead to conduct tests. Faulty kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially led to delayed and inconclusive results.
The International Housewares Association's trade show, which was scheduled to be held at McCormick Place later this month, has been canceled out of concerns about the novel coronavirus
Roughly 120 parishes in the Diocese of Joliet are under a precautionary directive indefinitely amid the coronavirus outbreak.
"Fear can not guide us in this moment. Thoughtfulness and preparations are the rule of the day."
"Our top priority is keeping Illinoisans safe and we are using every tool and resource at our disposal to prepare for this virus and contain any spread."
The Indiana emergency peaked during Pence's governorship, when public health officials noticed a cluster of HIV and hepatitis C in rural Indiana around November 2014. It was the largest outbreak of the virus in the state's history, NPR reported at the time.
Delta said it will suspend flights between Seoul and Minneapolis after Saturday and running through April 30. Delta also said it will reduce flights from Seoul to Atlanta, Detroit and Seattle to five times a week. The airline said last fall that it was operating about 28 flights per week on those routes.
Hope for treating the novel coronavirus could be on the horizon, as the first US study of a drug to treat the illness is underway.
A North Side mom is on a mission to save young lives.
"I want a pastrami sandwhich from Hewn's. I don't care if it's 27 below zero. I want to sit downtown. Evanston has taken on a mythical dreamlike status for me at this point."
The two dispensaries added to the list are Mindful Dispensary in Addison and Nature's Care Company located in Rolling Meadows.
Legislation proposed by a state lawmaker from Evanston would require students entering the sixth grade to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine.
"A quicker response will help alleviate concerns of those being tested as well as the general public."
Should people with only months to live be allowed to end their lives legally?
