Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, March 24, 2021
85% of COVID-19 long-haulers report neurological symptoms
A new study at Northwestern University is shedding light on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the body.
Eighty-five percent COVID-19 “long haulers” reported four or more neurological symptoms such as attention and memory problems, loss of taste and smell, headaches and blurred vision.
The average age of people in the study was 43.Bensonville has highest average mortgage debt in Illinois
WalletHub is out with its 2021 Home Overleverage report with numerous Illinois cities making the list. According to the study, Bensonville had the highest average mortgage debt in the state, followed by Belleville, Cicero and Melrose Park. The city with the highest home overleverage score in the country is Willis, Texas.Illinois lawmakers vote to advance bill to extend state’s firearm deer seasonSome Illinois lawmakers want to give deer hunters one more day to bag that prized buck.A bill would expand the gun season to four days, an extra day from the current firearm season. The measure passed a committee vote and is headed to the House floor before being considered in the Illinois Senate. Federal report takes issues with state-run homes for veteransIllinois’ four state-run veterans’ homes lack uniform infection prevention policies despite previous audits warning them to do so. That’s according to a federal report on Illinois’ VA facilities.The last time the state received low marks from the joint agencies was in 2019, shortly before a top VA official resigned.Nearly 1,000 inmates released earlyNearly 1,000 inmates of state prisons could be released early.That’s after a federal judge ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic had put them in harm’s way for being especially vulnerable.The Chicago Tribune reports a federal judge ruled the prisoners should be released. It’s far fewer than what the nonprofit organizations who filed the suit asked for in April of last year.
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