Articles filed under Coronavirus
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CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy as delta surgesAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing nu...
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Want to see Jason Isbell in Schaumburg? Bring proof of vaccination or negative COVID testAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers will honor and enforce Grammy-winning musician Jason Isbell's requirement that fans at his Aug. 22 concert at Wintrust Field show either proof of ...
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Nurses, protesters rally against hospital vaccine mandate in ElginAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Holding signs reading "My body, my choice" and "I call the shots," about 60 protesters, many of them nurses, lined Randall Road in front of Advocate Sherman Hospital on ...
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State announces $250 million 'Back to Business' grant programAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state announced a $250 million "Back to Business" grant program aimed at assisting small businesses in the recovery from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Illinois offers way to access vaccination status onlineAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccinated Illinoisans who don't want to rely on those paper COVID-19 vaccination cards will now have a new way of showing proof they've got their shot. The Illinois Dep...
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COVID-19 hospitalization average goes up for 28th straight day in IllinoisAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The average number of Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked for the 28th day in a row, state data showed Wednesday, and the majority of those patients are unvaccinat...
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Windsor Park in Carol Stream sees uptick in COVID-19 infections, forcing restrictionsAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly four dozen residents of a Carol Stream senior living campus contracted COVID-19 in recent weeks, forcing operators to reimpose the kind of restrictions not seen s...
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'I had very mild side effects': Doctor joins group in urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccineAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - Although research shows contracting COVID-19 puts pregnant women at higher risk of severe complications from the virus, only 22% of expecting moms have received one or m...
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Libertyville District 70 leaders say no more 'hateful' emailsAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - The pending start of school in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will come with familiar and new wrinkles, as well as a message of unity to parents. And leaders say un...
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Indian Prairie District 204 to require masks in schoolsAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Much has changed in the three weeks since Indian Prairie Unit District 204 adopted its initial back-to-school plan for the 2021-22 academic year. COVID-19 positivity rat...