Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Free COVID tests will be available in Elgin, HampshireDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - An Illinois Department of Public Health mobile unit will provide free COVID-19 tests in Kane County next week. The mobile testing unit will operate from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
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Wheaton man who died from COVID-19 remembered as loving father who could fix anythingDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Allan L. Rhoades is being remembered as a loving father and a handyman who "knew how to fix anything." "There wasn't anything he couldn't build, there wasn't anything he...
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Des Plaines officials to talk budget MondayDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council will meet remotely at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss the proposed $164 million municipal budget for the 2021 fiscal year and other business. Spend...
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Pritzker: Illinois' first COVID-19 vaccine allotment will stretch further than expectedDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state's initial 109,000-dose COVID-19 vaccine allotment will actually go to that many residents instead of half that amount as...
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Naperville council rejects mask mandate, passes resolution encouraging face coveringsDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Naperville City Council narrowly shot down enacting a local mask mandate, opting instead to pass a less restrictive resolution encouraging the wearing of face coveri...
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Don't expect high school sports before January, IHSA board saysDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's board of directors Wednesday said to expect all sports to be sidelined until at least next month. “Given Gov. (J.B.) Pritzker's cu...
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Top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid billDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic leaders swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday, cutting their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half i...
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Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within daysDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days - a historic...
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West Chicago District 33 to offer free COVID-19 testing Dec. 5 and 10Dec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary School District 33, the City of West Chicago, the Illinois Department of Public Health and DuPage County Health Department are partnering to host...
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Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press onDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - In March I got myself a face mask, learned how to spell “coronavirus,” and was actually looking forward to spending a week — maybe two — working from home. Nine months l...