Erin Hegarty

Blood center puts out call for donations after coronavirus precautions cancel scheduled blood drives and appointments

March 19, 2020 at 6:41 p.m.

Blood shortages caused by the cancellation of blood drives and regular donor appointments have local blood centers putting out a plea for donations and stressing the precautions in place to...

Naperville chamber, Downtown Naperville Alliance raising $25K to buy local meals for health-care workers and first-responders

March 19, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Naperville Alliance are working to bring packaged meals to local health-care workers and first-responders as they work on the front lines...

Naperville voters say ‘yes’ to recreational marijuana sales in the city; mayor plans to call special meeting Monday on tax issue

March 18, 2020 at 2:32 p.m.

More than 53% of Naperville voters said "yes" to the question of whether the sale of recreational marijuana should be allowed within city limits, sending a directive to the Naperville...

Justin Reyes administers a COVID-19 test to Maria Suarez outside Heartland Health Centers in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on July 10, 2020.

Illinois expands coronavirus testing guidelines, but many sick people still don’t qualify

March 18, 2020 at 6:33 a.m.

Lily Stephens and her boyfriend were sick on and off for a month before they decided to drive home from Iowa to visit her family doctor in Naperville. By late...

Naperville coronavirus roundup: Mayor issues ‘state of emergency,’ more buildings closed and events canceled

March 17, 2020 at 9:00 p.m.

As things continue to change as a result of the coronavirus, we have compiled this roundup of small news items of which Naperville residents should be aware. Mayor declares state...

Voter turnout low in DuPage, Will Counties

March 17, 2020 at 8:33 p.m.

Just 23% of registered voters in DuPage County had cast ballots in Tuesday's primary election by 7 p.m., County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said. Final turnout numbers were not available for...

Questions about how to social distance, COVID-19 symptoms, local preparations? Here are answers from Aurora and Naperville doctors

March 23, 2020 at 9:45 a.m.

Editor's note: The information in this story was current as of March 17, 2020, the original date of publication. Guidelines and recommendations outlined here may have since changed, including being...

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