Updated 3/16/2021 12:01 PM
St. Charles Unit District 303 middle school and high school students are set to return to in-person learning five days a week starting next month.
The announcement was made during the school board s Learning and Teaching Committee meeting on Monday. The change is taking place as a result of the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education recently releasing revised public health guidance for schools.
Social distance for in-person learning is now defined as 3 to 6 feet for students and fully vaccinated staff. Maintaining 6 feet remains the safest distance, but schools can operate at no less than 3 feet in order to provide in-person learning, stated the Illinois State Board of Education. Unvaccinated staff should maintain 6 feet social distance as much as possible because adults remain more susceptible to infection than children. Strict adherence to social distancing must be maintained when face masks are removed i
Algonquin native moves on to next round of American Idol Althea Grace, a native of Algonquin, earned a golden ticket after wowing the judges on American Idol during the final episode of auditions on Sunday, March 14. Provided by American Idol/ABC
Updated 3/15/2021 11:45 AM
Algonquin native Althea Grace earned a golden ticket to advance to the next round of American Idol after delivering a powerful performance of the song she wrote for her 2-year-old daughter in Sunday evening s episode of the TV show.
The 21-year-old said she it felt utterly surreal to hear she would move on to the next round of the show in Hollywood, California.
Rogers to acquire Shaw in CA$26 billion deal The legacies of Ted Rogers and JR Shaw are set to merge in the massive deal, with the Shaw family to become one of the largest shareholders of Rogers Communications. March 15, 2021
Rogers Communications has rocked the Canadian business landscape with the announcement of a plan to acquire Shaw Communications in a deal worth $26 billion, effectively merging the legacies of communications industry pioneers Ted Rogers and JR Shaw.
The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will see Toronto-based Rogers pay $40.50 per share in cash, worth a total of $20 billion, excluding 60% of the shares of Shaw Family Living Trust, which will be exchanged for 23.6 million shares of Rogers. The additional $6 billion estimated in the transaction is from Shaw’s existing debt. Rogers h
• An assessment from Adam Hoge:
In general, QBs should look nearly flawless at their pro day. Trey Lance missed more throws than he should have. But it also looked like they were challenging him more than you usually see at pro days and Lance dropped some absolute dimes. Nothing changed for me. He s good.
• More from Hoge, who notes that Bears GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach Matt Nagy were in attendance with eyes on Lance. Additional commentary from Harry Lyles Jr. (ESPN) on Lance, who happens to be the No. 13 overall prospect on Mel Kiper Jr.’s board. And insight from Sean Hammond (Shaw Media) on his latest podcast appearance.
National Guard to help run a new McHenry County vaccination site
Updated 3/11/2021 6:28 PM
The Illinois National Guard is set to be deployed to McHenry County to run a new mass vaccination site with additional doses provided by the state beyond the county s normal allocation, County Board Chairman Mike Buehler said Thursday.
The McHenry County Department of Health visited a potential site for this new vaccine clinic with members of the National Guard on Thursday, Public Health Administrator Melissa Adamson said in a meeting of county board members ahead of the visit.
We appreciate and welcome the governor s and [the Illinois Department of Public Health s] assistance in getting McHenry County more vaccine to our population that wants it and look forward to working with the National Guard, Buehler said in an interview Thursday afternoon.