Articles filed under Coronavirus
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COVID-19 mass vaccination sites coming to Batavia, CarpentersvilleMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's notes: Since this story was published, Kane County officials have decided not to open the proposed Carpentersville mass vaccination site. For more on the ma...
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COVID-19 cases per county as of March 9Mar 09, 2021 12:00 am - There have been 512,731 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's almost 42.7% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The...
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Illinois COVID-19 update: Daily fatalities lowest in monthsMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a single-day low for COVID-19 fatalities not seen since September with five more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Heal...
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800 senior citizens get COVID-19 vaccinations in ItascaMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Hundreds of senior citizens, some riding in wheelchairs, lined up at the Itasca Park District Fitness Center on Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccines. The aver...
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Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC saysMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance fro...
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Cubs, White Sox getting fans back this seasonMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - Major League Baseball was able to squeeze in a 60-game season and expanded playoffs last year. Under the considerable cloud of COVID-19, it was quite an accomplishment. ...
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Rozner: The night sports pulled the pandemic plugMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - One year ago, Adam Silver shut down sports. The NBA commissioner made the announcement at 8:30 p.m. on a Wednesday. It was March 11. The NBA was closing its doors. And i...
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United Center COVID-19 vaccination disconnect causes more delaysMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - The exclusion of collar county residents from COVID-19 vaccination appointments at the United Center means a longer wait for some people with serious health problems to ...
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Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effortMar 08, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes. Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and cou...
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Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotionsMar 07, 2021 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a s...