Stay-at-home order threatens blood shortages national, Red

The American Red Cross is caution in opposition to any other nationwide disaster because the choice of blood drives shrink whilst other folks keep domestic to mitigate the unfold of COVID-19. The shelter-at-home order in lots of states, together with Illinois, has pressured many companies and colleges to cancel blood drives that the Red Cross will depend on to lend a hand surgical treatment sufferers, automobile coincidence sufferers and the ones affected by power diseases and different scientific stipulations. More than 6,000 Red Cross blood drives had been canceled national over the past 3 weeks leading to about 200,000 fewer blood donations, Red Cross officers stated. Blood will likely be wanted “for days, weeks and months to come”

What Pritzker’s “stay-at-home” order method for Illinois

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “stay-at-home” order is in impact for everybody in Illinois via April 7 to assist forestall the unfold of COVID-19. Yes, you'll move outdoor and select up mail on the publish place of job (whilst training social distancing). And no, there received’t be martial legislation or any military individuals blocking off freeway exits. The governor laid out the main points of what the order will imply for Illinoisans in a information convention Friday. “Essential businesses,” together with grocery retail outlets, pharmacies, clinical workplaces, hospitals and gasoline stations will proceed to function. “Agriculture and the press, veterinarians and plumbers, laundromats and banks, roads, bridges and transit — the fundamental building blocks that keep our society safe and

Highland Park lifts water boil order

A boil order has been lifted at plenty of industrial properties in north suburban Highland Park that had been affected by a water primary break on Thursday. The boil order was lifted for eight of the 10 properties by 10:15 p.m. Friday, and for the ultimate two by 7:20 p.m. Saturday, in response to a press release from the town of Highland Park. No additional properties stay beneath a boil order. The properties beneath the order had skilled lowered water stress brought on by a water primary break on Route 41 north of Route 22 early Thursday morning, metropolis officers mentioned. The order was issued as a precaution as a result of the drop in stress

Highland Park points boil order

A boil order was issued Thursday for business properties in north suburban Highland Park after a water fundamental break. According to a press release from town of Highland Park, the boil order was issued for the next addresses: 1393 Half Day Road; 2744 Skokie Valley Road; 2748 Skokie Valley Road; 2750-2760 Skokie Valley Road; 2772-2782 Skokie Valley Road; 2860 Skokie Valley Road; 2868 Skokie Valley Road; 2870 Skokie Valley Road; 2900 Skokie Valley Road; and 2930 Skokie Valley Road. The order is predicted to be lifted Friday, and no residential properties are affected, officers stated. While the order is in impact, residents ought to use bottled water for ingesting, cooking and washing vegetables and

2019 NFL Draft Tracker: Live Results, Order For Every First-Round Pick

The 2019 NFL Draft is lastly right here. All 32 first-round picks shall be made Thursday evening in downtown Nashville, and there’s a ton of anticipation main as much as 8:00 p.m. ET due to this 12 months’s loaded class. The Arizona Cardinals maintain the No. 1 total decide, adopted by the San Fransisco 49ers and the New York Jets. The New England Patriots personal the No. 32 total choice, the ultimate decide of the primary spherical. Bill Belichick and the Patriots entrance workplace all the time appear to have some methods up their sleeve relating to the draft, so we’ll have to attend and see what they do with their choice. Here’s

World Cup play-off race: ranking of second-placed teams

World Cup play-off race: ranking of second-placed teams

How the best second-placed teams are rankedAll nine group winners qualify automatically. The eight best runners-up with the best records against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups go into the play-offs for UEFA's remaining four berths (the exclusion of results against sixth-placed sides was retained to alleviate any possible imbalance between the qualifying groups caused by the late introduction of Gibraltar and Kosovo). With matches against the bottom side in the six-team groups discounted, the runners-up are ranked by the following criteria, in this order, as per FIFA competition regulations, article 20 paragraph ... UEFA.com - News

As it stands: ranking of second-placed teams

As it stands: ranking of second-placed teams

How the best second-placed teams are rankedAll nine group winners qualify automatically. The eight best runners-up with the best records against the sides first, third, fourth and fifth in their groups go into the play-offs for UEFA's remaining four berths (the exclusion of results against sixth-placed sides was retained to alleviate any possible imbalance between the qualifying groups caused by the late introduction of Gibraltar and Kosovo). With matches against the bottom side in the six-team groups discounted, the runners-up are ranked by the following criteria, in this order, as per FIFA competition regulations, article 20 paragraph ... UEFA.com - News