DuPage County Health Officials Issue Warning With Bat Bites, Rabies Concerns On The RiseBat bites are on the rise in DuPage County, with the county health department saying at least five bats have tested positive for rabies recently.
DuPage County Advises Masks In All Public Indoor Spaces, With COVID Transmission At Substantial LevelsDuPage County announced Wednesday night that COVID transmission there has reached substantial levels – and thus, masks are now advised for everyone in public settings regardless of vaccination status.
DuPage, Will Counties Flagged As COVID-19 Hot Zones As Cases Rise Once MoreTwo counties in the greater Chicago area have been highlighted as hot zones for the coronavirus as cases rise again.
Gulf Coast Tick, Native To Southeastern US, Found In Suburban ChicagoThe tick is more likely than others to carry the pathogen causing Tidewater spotted fever, which could cause headaches, muscle aches and rash.
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus In DuPage CountyThey were found in Clarendon Hills and Lemont.
DuPage County Allocates $15 Million For Small Business Hit Hard By Pandemic, Rush To Apply Is QuickWe don’t have to tell you – hardships from the past year have been tough all over, but especially for our local small businesses. CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra took a look Tuesday night at the rush for help in DuPage County.
Assessing The Damage: Tornado That Ripped Through DuPage County Classified As EF-3Even before the first responders' pleas for help Sunday night, the forecasters at the National Weather Service Office already knew the storm storm was going to be trouble.
Tornado May Be Strongest For DuPage County In 45 YearsSunday night's EF-3 tornado that tore through DuPage County had wind speeds between 136 and 165 mph. Historical records show this is the first significant EF-2 or greater tornado in the county in 45 years.
DuPage County Opens Vaccination Sites To Ages 12 To 15 MondayTeens will have be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Dupage County starting Monday.
'The More Convenient The Better': DuPage Leads The Area With The Most COVID Vaccinations"As a culture and as a community, we want what works and we want the best, and we’re seeing that with the vaccine."
Woodridge Man Charged With Stealing Hospital Cafeteria Receipts Over 2 YearsThe scheme was uncovered when hospital workers conducted a review of cafeteria sales.
Family Says Victims Are Being Blamed For Fentanyl-Laced Opioid Overdoses, Not Drug DealersJay Banks died of a heroin overdose -- heroin laced with a deadly substance. Now his family and a state lawmaker say not enough is being done to punish those adding a deadly mixture to the illegal drug.
DuPage County Expands COVID Vaccine Site To Fairgrounds In WheatonThe health department said the new site "provides a convenient, central location in the county for residents to access and a safe indoor space to protect the staff, volunteers, and
residents receiving the vaccine from the winter elements."
DuPage County Is Making Better Progress Than Neighboring Counties In Getting People Vaccinated For COVID-19 -- What's Going On?As the State of Illinois scrambles to keep up with demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, we're looking at how efficiently the counties are putting shots in arms.