Articles filed under Coronavirus
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'You are the heroes now': Chicago-area time capsule allows kids to share pandemic experiencesAug 14, 2021 5:30 am - The contents of a single cylindrical canister offer a glimpse into the world of 8-year-old Ellie Landa and her younger sister, Calista, as they navigated the isolation a...
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New round of vaccination lottery winners announcedAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Residents in Arlington Heights, Aurora, Hanover Park and Mundelein were among 22 Illinoisans who won $100,000 through the state's vaccination lottery. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
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As Illinois logs highest COVID-19 counts since April, what now with booster shots?Aug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging more than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for the first time since mid-April. The state's seven-day rolling average for new cases stands at 3,046, a...
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Extra COVID vaccine approved for those with weak immune systemsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems can get an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines ...
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Timothy Christian Schools gets state recognition back after complying with mask mandateAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois State Board of Education officials have reinstated Timothy Christian Schools' recognition status after initially revoking it over noncompliance with Gov. J.B. P...
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Several suburbs get millions in COVID-19 relief grantsAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Several suburban communities are among 74 small towns throughout Illinois slated to receive a portion of more than $40 million in federal COVID-19 relief grants. The gra...
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Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlashAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it to...
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'No sign of a superspreader event': 203 cases of COVID-19 linked to Chicago's LollapaloozaAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was anticipated and not yet linked to any hosp...
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24 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, the highest in 10 weeksAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,114 Thursday and 24 more people died from the respiratory disease, the most fatalities since June 6, the Illinois Department of Public He...
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Will state lift penalty after Timothy Christian schools agree to require masking?Aug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Elmhurst-based Timothy Christian Schools will comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order for students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the Illinois Stat...