Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois closing in on 70% of adults having received at least one vaccine doseJun 06, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday reported 342 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and another 37 deaths, as all of the main metrics fo...
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State: 48% of people 12 and older now fully vaccinatedJun 05, 2021 1:00 am - Roughly 48% of Illinois' population 12 years and older has been fully vaccinated and nearly 60% has received at least one dose, according to new data released by the Ill...
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'The risk was too great': How COVID-19 pandemic has affected suburban summer festsJun 04, 2021 5:30 am - Ribfest organizers had reached the point of no return when they decided to pull the plug last month on their 33rd annual event. The Exchange Club of Naperville was hopin...
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Masks anymore? Pritzker sets reopening guidelines as COVID-19 cases continue declineJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - As business owners throughout Illinois prepare to return to full operational capacity next week, the state's latest metrics for new COVID-19 cases continue to show steep...
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US adds 559K jobs as firms still struggle to fill positionsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April's sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to f...
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Kane County Judicial Center employees celebrate going mask-freeJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - In appropriate fashion, "Freedom" by Aretha Franklin played over a loud speaker as Kane County Judicial Center employees gleefully tossed their face coverings in the air...
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Glen Ellyn History Center hosting mobile vaccination clinicJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Glen Ellyn History Center will offer free walk-up COVID-19 vaccinations Saturday during its Vintage Auto Fest. The Illinois Department of Public Health will have a v...
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Bartlett Fire District offers at-home vaccinationsJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Bartlett Fire Protection District, in partnership with DuPage County Health Department and Central DuPage Hospital EMS system, has begun administering COVID-19 vacci...
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Editorial: Let's give the vaccine lottery a try in IllinoisJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - Details are as yet scarce, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker appears poised to put Illinois aboard the vaccine lottery bandwagon, pledging to devote around $7 million to lottery pr...
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St. Viator to host drive-thru COVID vaccination clinic June 10Jun 03, 2021 11:00 pm - St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights has been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health to serve as a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site on Thursday,...