Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Settlement permits release of up to 1,200 state prisonersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 ...
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Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and in-person ceremony canceled againMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and ceremony - perhaps the largest remembrance events of their kind in the suburbs - have been ca...
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Cary School District 26 to expand in-person learning starting April 7Mar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Students in Cary School District 26 will see more in-person learning starting April 7. Under a plan approved this month by the school board, students in first through fi...
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Masks and gloves are saving lives - and causing pollutionMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They're ...
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COVID-19 update: With 2,793 new cases, Pritzker 'concerned' about some rising numbersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he's watching rising COVID-19 cases but that Illinois is nowhere near restoring tough restrictions on activities to prevent spread of t...
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New report examines attitudes towards education as pandemic continuesMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Education Association, one of the largest teacher unions in the state, on Tuesday released its third annual state of education report examinin...
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Trinity Services partners with state to provide vaccination clinics for people with disabilities, support staffMar 23, 2021 11:00 pm - More than 650 Chicago area residents with developmental disabilities and staff members who support them are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 thanks to a partnership bet...
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Kaneland District 302 hiring extra staff for return to schoolMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 is hiring extra gatekeepers, substitute nurses, bus drivers, lunch monitors and recess monitors as it prepares to return to f...
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State sees largest shipment of vaccines as COVID-19 hospitalizations spikeMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - While Illinois health officials reported the largest single-day increase to the state's COVID-19 vaccine supply Tuesday, they also noted a significant spike in hospitali...
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Cook County takes appointments for 16,000 doses at 5 sites including Des PlainesMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - daily herald report The Cook County health department will start taking appointments at noon Wednesday for about 16,000 first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at five locatio...