Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Editorial: Don't let down your guard amid COVID-19 progressFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Recent gains in the fight against COVID-19 provide some much-needed reason for optimism. The suburban region has moved to less-restrictive Phase 4 mitigations, including...
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1.9 million hits in first hour for Cook website offering COVID-19 vaccination appointmentsFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois' daily tally of people getting COVID-19 vaccinations remained below the seven-day average, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday, but it's n...
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Stevenson senior's research aims to help find cure for COVID-19Feb 01, 2021 4:30 am - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, researchers have been scrambling to combat the deadly virus that has claimed more than 2 million lives and infected more than 100 mil...
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Biden to meet Republicans who propose lesser virus aidFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus aid, about a third of the $1.9...
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Schaumburg's Hodges opts out of season, family cites health concernsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - At 6-feet-8, Chris Hodges has always looked at the big picture. Hodges, a Schaumburg senior who is signed to continue his education and basketball career at Wisconsin, h...
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Suburban Cook County vaccine signup opens at 9 a.m. TuesdayFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 appointment slots will be available beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday for people who live or work in suburban Cook County and are age 65 and older or essential worker...
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As virus cuts class time, teachers have to leave out lessonsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - English teachers are deciding which books to skip. History teachers are condensing units. Science teachers are often doing without experiments entirely. With instruction...
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Where are Illinois' vaccines? Congressmen want to know why doses for state are laggingFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - As Illinois approaches its millionth COVID-19 vaccination, federal data shows it is in the bottom 10 of 50 states both for doses received from the federal government and...
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Violent crimes down, but Naperville sees increase in identity thefts, domestic callsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville saw an overall reduction in violent crimes last year, officials say, but the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to blame for a jump in reports of identity theft and ...
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Streamwood's Rosner excited to be back coaching, but has some words of cautionFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - George Rosner was as excited as anyone to be back in the gym with his Streamwood girls basketball team Saturday. But, as he enters his 40th year of coaching, the dean of...