Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Hesed House opens up 101 more beds in AuroraFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Converting a 7,000-square-foot warehouse space into a 101-bed shelter in less than two months was what Hesed House Executive Director Joe Jackson and his team would cons...
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Catholics to practice safer Ash Wednesday ceremonies next weekFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - With Ash Wednesday set to start the Lenten season next week, COVID-19 is on the minds of Catholic Church officials. The Archdiocese of Chicago on Friday announced two me...
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How Willow Creek Church will reopen South Barrington campus next monthFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Willow Creek Community Church will reopen the doors of its sprawling South Barrington campus for worship services and children's programs Sunday, March 7, for the first ...
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One-fourth of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccineFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than one in four Illinois residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, new data released Friday by the Illinois Department of Publi...
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State officials preach patience, honor when scheduling vaccinationsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - As more Illinois residents become accepted for COVID-19 vaccinations in less than two weeks, state officials are urging those already eligible to be patient and those wh...
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Gurnee police deliver 3,000 donated valentines to village seniorsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Aided by an outpouring of community support, the Gurnee Police Department has delivered more than 3,000 Valentine's Day cards to nearly 600 residents in senior living fa...
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Seniors at Sedgebrook eagerly roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinationFeb 11, 2021 10:00 pm - They eagerly rolled up their sleeves. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, Sedgebrook in Lincolnshire is among the first senior living communities offering the COVID-19 vaccination t...
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Monarch Landing celebrates 'a shot and a beer'Feb 11, 2021 10:00 pm - They joyously celebrated "a shot and a beer." On Feb. 11, almost 400 independent living residents at Monarch Landing in Naperville received their COVID-19 vaccinations ...
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State health department faces tough questions on COVID-19 vaccine deploymentFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - A "Hunger Games" of COVID-19 vaccine distribution for teachers and wild disparities in vaccine doses from week to week were among the problems Illinois Department of Pub...
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Preschoolers, special ed students return to classrooms in ChicagoFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city's public schools Thursday - at leas...