Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Could a vaccination passport program be coming to Illinois?Apr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Officials at the Illinois Department of Public Health said the agency is working on a program that would allow residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to show an e...
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Average of shots in arms falls below 100,000 as demand tapers offApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average of administered COVID-19 vaccine shots fell below 100,000, the lowest level in a month, state public health officials reported Thursday. On W...
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Hines VA among first hospitals in the nation to use bubble-like helmets for COVIDApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - It may look like something from a science fiction movie, but the spacesuit-like respiratory helmets at Chicago's Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital represent the cutting edge ...
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Schaumburg gives green light to planning scaled-back SeptemberfestApr 28, 2021 5:10 am - After rigorous discussion, Schaumburg trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to begin spending money to plan a scaled-back, two-day version of the traditional Septemberfest ...
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Suburban Indian Americans fear for loved ones in COVID-ravaged homelandApr 28, 2021 5:05 am - Last weekend, Namrata Khare lost three extended family members to the COVID-19 illness rampaging throughout India. Khare, of Palatine, has family members across the Utt...
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Despite pushback and health guidance, Elk Grove mayor still vows to hold maskless eventsApr 28, 2021 5:00 am - Despite pushback from Cook County health officials and new federal health guidance, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson still vowed Tuesday to hold mask-optional conce...
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Illinois surpasses 9 million vaccine shotsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois vaccine providers have administered nearly 9.05 million shots against COVID-19 after giving 100,823 daily doses on average over the past week, state health offi...
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Massive vaccination center in Round Lake Beach has hundreds of appointments availableApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - The COVID-19 vaccination site at the old Kmart in Round Lake Beach has delivered slightly more than 2,600 doses since opening last Tuesday, far from its current capacity...
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Luncheon at Naperville warehouse leads to COVID-19 outbreak, 1 deathApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation determined a Naperville warehouse failed to follow proper protocols to contain a COVID-19 outbreak last fa...
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Bartlett residents benefit from BAPS Charities vaccination driveApr 27, 2021 11:00 pm - BAPS Charities recently organized a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Bartlett, in collaboration with Prism Health Lab. A total of 1,111 vaccine doses were administered in j...