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Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers have administered more than 15.2 million shots, but demand is growing after federal regulators approved boosters for those who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson versions.

News | Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,300 patients

Illinois hospitals are reporting fewer than 1,300 COVID-19 patients for the first time since Aug.7, according to Illinois Department of Public Health records.

News | So, who can get which booster shots now? Here's a quick guide

The Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines all have federal approval as booster shots now. But who is really eligible for which booster shots? Here's a quick guide based on CDC guidelines.
Geneva District 304 officials say the district “does not condone or support behavior or language that does not reflect the values we strive to instill in our students.” The statement came after a Geneva High School teacher posted a profanity-laced rant about someone who she said would not wear a mask at a choir concert.

News | District 304 teacher resigns after profane TikTok video goes viral

The Geneva High School French teacher at the center of a TikTok video controversy submitted her resignation to the district, according to a document for a board meeting.
Former Long Grove Mayor Maria Rodriguez thanks gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady for selecting her as his running mate in 2013.

News | 'I will always remember her kindness': Peers laud former Long Grove president Maria Rodriguez

During a political career that spanned three decades, Maria Rodriguez wore many hats. The former Long Grove village president, congressional candidate and lieutenant governor candidate has died.
News | Villa Park police surround apartment building for hours Friday
A Villa Park police response and community alert were still in effect late Friday after starting in the afternoon for a possibly armed, barricaded person on the 300 block of North Ardmore Avenue.
Jacob Cefolia
DuPage County | Human remains found at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve near Darien
Workers found human remains Friday morning south of a campground in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve near Darien, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District has announced.
News | Hampshire man dies after crash near Schaumburg
Authorities say a 57-year-old Hampshire man was killed when the car he was driving on Interstate 90 near Schaumburg Thursday hit a guardrail and overturned.
Prospect and Hersey are among the nearly 50 Daily Herald area schools who have either qualified for the state playoffs ore are hoping to on Saturday night when the pairings are revealed by the IHSA.
Prep Football | Here's how to watch the IHSA football pairings show on TV
The road to the IHSA Football Playoffs is always a test of stamina over the course of the nine-week regular-season, but high school football fans in Illinois have never endured a wait like this. On Saturday the IHSA Playoff Pairing Television Show will reveal the 2021 football playoff field during a live telecast on the IHSA TV Network that will air statewide from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tampa Bay's Tristan Wirfs celebrates with Barrington's Scotty Miller after Miller's touchdown reception in January's NFC Championship Game in Green Bay.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Brady vs. Fields, OK -- but there's also a young Buccaneer to watch
Jim O'Donnell: Iowa's Tristan Wirfs still clearing the way for Tampa Bay's Tom Brady.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts has said he’s on the side of the fans and feels their pain.
Columns | Lincicome: For some Cubs fans, suffering seems to be a birthright
Bernie Lincicome: Here's the letter Cubs owner Tom Rickets ought to send to the faithful.
Dr. Christine Sobek, president of Waubonsee Community College
News | Waubonsee faculty asserts college president isn't following COVID-19 mitigations
More than 90% of Waubonsee Community College's Faculty Council gave a vote of no confidence in the college president, asserting she isn't following state and federal COVID-19 mandates.
Teardown of the former Days Inn motel at 1920 E. Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village will begin after crews complete environmental remediation work, which is costing the village nearly $270,000.
Business | Old Elk Grove motel teardown delayed by bigger asbestos cleanup job
Demolition of a dilapidated motel on Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village has been delayed while cleanup crews remove more asbestos and waste from the site. "They found a lot more in there than they thought," Mayor Craig Johnson said of the former Days Inn motel the village purchased in June.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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On October 20, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) held a team-building/philanthropy day at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, where they hand-packed meals for hungry children in remote areas of the world. BCEN staff based in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan flew in to BCEN’s Oak Brook headquarters to participate in the very special day.
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Glenbrook North mascot Sparty greets fans as the school’s Homecoming kickoff parade wound through town Sunday, Oct. 17.
Spartan spirit! Glenbrook North student athletes, clubs spread cheer at Homecoming parade
Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84.
Colin Powell dies at age 84
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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Jackie Rakers, of St. Charles gets a high-five from Heaven, a dog she fostered and then adopted in 2019 from Starfish Animal Rescue in Batavia. Heaven was announced the 2021 winner of People magazine’s “World’s Cutest Rescue Dog Contest” on Wednesday.
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