Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Unending grief of COVID-19 deaths causing problems for someJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - Kelly Brown's 74-year-old father got sick first with COVID-19, followed by her 71-year-old mom just two days later. John and Judy Trzebiatowski died of the illness just ...
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Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fansJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few spectators - if any - being allowed when they open in just over two weeks. J...
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Illinois reports no COVID-19 deaths for first time in 475 days, but positivity rate ticks upJul 06, 2021 1:00 am - While it might be worthy of an asterisk, Illinois health officials reported no COVID-19 deaths Monday, the first time that's happened since March 16, 2020. That amounts ...
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COVID-19 update: 26,697 more shots, 356 new cases, 10 more deathsJul 02, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 356 Friday with 10 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The state's seven-day...
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Vaccine clinic at July 10 youth fishing derby to include free tickets to Great AmericaJul 01, 2021 11:00 pm - On Saturday, July 10, the Kane County Health Department will provide COVID-19 vaccines during the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Free Youth Fishing Derby from ...
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New COVID-19 case count inches up in IllinoisJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 are trending upward, a review of data in the three weeks after Illinois lifted most pandemic restrictions indicates. Daily COVID-19 infections reac...
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Editorial: From 'incentives' to mandates, steps to raise vaccination rates must not be delayedJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - We can't particularly argue with the idea of bribing people to get their COVID-19 vaccinations. Entry into a state lottery, Lollapalooza tickets, free admission to Six F...
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As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?Jun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit...
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All six counties surpassing Biden 70% goal for COVID-19 shotsJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - All six counties in the Chicago region are surpassing President Joe Biden's goal for 70% of American adults to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before Ju...
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Tuskegee relatives promote COVID-19 vaccines in ad campaignJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - Tuskegee is the one-word answer some people give as a reason they're avoiding COVID-19 vaccines. A new ad campaign launched Wednesday with relatives of men who unwitting...