North Cook News

Chicago-area schools to receive $91 million in federal COVID-19 aid

By John Sammon | Apr 6, 2021

State Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-IL) said schools in her Senate District 27 will be receiving over $91 million in federal aid to help them deal with the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Big Ten announces it will hold football season with stringent COVID-19 precautions

By John Sammon | Sep 17, 2020

After canceling its season in August, the Big Ten, the country’s oldest college football conference, will go ahead with a season of play starting Oct. 23, with stringent restrictions in place to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus.