COVID-19 Coverage

Governor J.B. Pritzker announced in mid-April that Illinois schools will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 school year, forcing nearly two million students in Illinois to continue engaging in remote learning. “I'm definitely upset about the school closing. Although I understand it was necessary, school plays such a large role in my life that I'm feeling lost without it… The school c...

  Following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement that the state’s stay-at-home order will be extended until April 30, an email sent out to students and staff on March 31 revealed that Libertyville High School will remain closed until then. Pritzker believes that this extension will help to lessen the number of severe COVID-19 cases that require hospitalization and slow the growth rate of cases, ...

In mid-March, it was announced that two Libertyville High School staff members tested positive for COVID-19. In an email sent out to students, parents and teachers on Tuesday, March 17, it was confirmed that a staff member at LHS tested positive for COVID-19. This person is currently under self-quarantine, and under medical supervision. On March 20, another staff member tested positive for this virus, and two days late...

COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, is a respiratory disease that was discovered in 2019 and had not been previously identified in humans. This specific strain comes from a large family of viruses called coronaviruses. These cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe conditions, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome . Common signs of infection include cough, fever, shortness of bre...

COVID-19 has greatly affected the lives of students and teachers at LHS. Students have reacted differently to the closing of school, with spring athletes and seniors being among the most upset.  Megan Feeney, a junior on varsity lacrosse, is very upset with the decision to close school and cancel sports. She understands that the school is trying to keep students and faculty safe, but she has no...

Shelves usually filled to the brim with groceries ran low at the Libertyville Jewel-Osco on Sunday, March 15 as shoppers tried to buy limited supplies of toilet paper and cleaning materials due to mild panic caused by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

On March 13, District 128 schools were closed for three weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an email sent out to students and parents, Libertyville will be utilizing its e-learning program starting on Wednesday, March 18. This plan will last until April 6, when the administration hopes to be able to re-open the schools. On Monday, March 16, students can go to school between 8 a.m.-2 p.m. t...

“These people are beyond crazy.” “These people are disgusting.”  “What is wrong with these people?”  The above-mentioned are just some of the slew of offensive comments I saw that had garnered tens of thousands of likes on an Instagram post of a female Chinese blogger eating bat soup. Ever since reports of a new coronavirus in China surfaced in late December, the virus has been the...