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A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pennslyvania. An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on Wednesday to decide who should get COVID-19 booster shots and when.

Health & Fitness | FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk

The U.S. moved a step closer Wednesday to offering booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens and others at high risk from the virus as the Food and Drug Administration signed off on the targeted use of the extra shots.
The vice chair of surgery at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin spoke during the public comment portion of Wednesday’s city council meeting, saying the hospital’s shortage of anesthesia providers is a problem that won’t soon be solved.

News | 'The hospital is broken': Sherman surgery vice chair calls anesthesia shortage a crisis

Dr. Tom Stanley, vice chair of surgery at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, spoke during the public comment portion of the Elgin City Council meeting Wednesday and said the hospital's shortage of anesthesia providers could continue for some time.
Haymarket Center is seeking permission from Itasca to convert a former hotel into a drug and alcohol treatment center.

News | Itasca panel votes unanimously against Haymarket drug treatment center

Haymarket Center has suffered a setback in its effort to open a drug and alcohol treatment center in Itasca. The village's plan commission is recommending the village board deny the Chicago-based nonprofit group's proposal to convert a former hotel along Irving Park Road into a 240-bed facility for adult patients with drug and alcohol use disorders.
Abbott Laboratories is planning to resume production of its BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid test at this 255,000-square-foot building in Gurnee.

Business | Abbott plans to reopen Gurnee facility to produce COVID-19 rapid tests

Abbott plans to reboot its BinaxNow COVID-19 test production facility in Gurnee.
Oakbrook Terrace firefighters stand by as they watch a control burn Wednesday at Robinette Demolition, Inc. The Oakbrook Terrace-based company was a co-sponsor with Paul Davis Restoration of Elgin for the event that showed firsthand how quickly a fire can spread and cause deadly destruction.
News | Investigators learn from live burn in Oakbrook Terrace
Oakbrook Terrace firefighters set a control fire in two fire sheds then moved to two junk cars to educate insurance agents the tremendous speed a typical fire can spread and cause deadly destruction. Most people including these agents have never been so close to an actual fire and see first hand the destruction.
Bears quarterback Justin Fields is tackled by Cincinnati cornerback Chidobe Awuzie Sunday at Soldier Field.
Bears | Fields to make first start for Bears with Dalton injured
The Bears will go with the rookie quarterback Justin Fields when they travel to Cleveland Sunday. Andy Dalton remains sidelined with a left knee injury, coach Matt Nagy said Wednesday.
The lights go out on Arlington Park Saturday night, but the memories remain.
Columns | Jim O'Donnell: Maybe there will be some magic at midnight after Arlington Park closes
Jim O'Donnell: A farewell to the grand Arlington Park. Those were the days.
The FBI released images of the suspect in a robbery Wednesday at a BMO Harris Bank in Naperville.
News | Two bank robberies in two days in Naperville
The second bank robbery in as many days occurred Wednesday in Naperville, this one at the BMO Harris Bank at 1795 S. Washington St.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, March 2, 2021 Uche Onwuta, director of disease prevention for Kane County Health Department, says local hospitals are not yet seeing an overwhelming demand on beds because of the high percentage of residents who are vaccinated.
Kane County | Kane County COVID-19 cases outpacing contact tracing
The start of school in Kane County sparked an uptick in COVID-19 cases among younger people. That's created a demand in parents asking for help in getting their kids back in school too large for the county health department's current team of contact tracers to keep up with, slowing the process of determining who still needs to quarantine.
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Crime | Bartlett man sentenced to 15 years for 7-Eleven robbery
A Bartlett man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a 2019 armed robbery, the DuPage County state's attorney's office said.
Authorities say a South suburban Dolton man has been charged in connection with the theft of mail from a collection box outside the Park Ridge post office. The arrest follows an investigation into mail thefts dating back to November.
Crime | Police: Tracking device led to arrest of man stealing mail from Park Ridge collection box
A South suburban man is facing a federal theft charge alleging he stole mail from a collection box outside the Park Ridge post office, authorities said Wednesday.
An Afghan man hands his child to a British paratrooper who was part of security forces at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul last month. At least 500 Afghans are expected to be resettled in Chicago following the U.S. military withdrawal in Afghanistan.
Chicago | Afghan children arrive in Chicago
About 75 unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan arrived in Chicago on Wednesday, according to city officials.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Two gardeners, in opposing corners of this drone photo, work on their plot in the Arlington Heights Community Garden in Frontier Park.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 34,505, Jim Frost photo: Jimmy and Susan Jirgenson send their Christmas to Santa of the North Pole. The Palatine Jaycees and Jaycees wives sets up a special Santa Mailbox to speed up the delivery of all letters to Santa in December of 1974.
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A large star is painted on the grass at the intersection of quadrants of American Flags as people walk through the Healing Field of Flags at the Polo Soccer Fields in Oak Brook on Thursday, September 9, 2021.
Everything from 9/11 memorials to high school football is reflected in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for September 11-17, 2021.
Glenbrook North’s Maddie Konopka celebrates the Spartans’ victory over Glenbrook South during Tuesday’s volleyball match in Glenview.
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Glenbrook North’s Maria Polyakov runs during “The Harvey” Invitational cross country meet at Lake Park High School’s East Campus in Roselle on Saturday.
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Katie Stack spends time in front of the portrait of her late husband Marine Lance Cpl. James B. Stack at the Portrait of a Soldier exhibit at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Thursday September 9, 2021 in Arlington Heights. The exhibit features more than 300 hand-drawn graphite portraits of Illinois service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries since 9/11. James grew up in Arlington Heights and was killed on November 10, 2010 during combat operations while on foot patrol.
9/11 remembrance ceremonies and other end-of-summer activities fill up The Week in Pictures photo gallery for September 4-10, 2021.
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