Articles filed under Coronavirus
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College of DuPage students must wear masks; vaccinations required in 2022Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - College of DuPage students and faculty must wear masks, even if they're vaccinated, for the fall term starting this month. The state's largest community college is follo...
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CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sou...
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More DuPage County schools requiring students to mask upAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - A growing number of DuPage County school districts and colleges will require students and employees - vaccinated or not - to wear masks when classes start later this mon...
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Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - When Billy Jennings was a young news photographer at WMAQ-TV, it hit him: He'd landed a big job in a big market with big on-air talent. He started to pace the newsroom f...
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Will vaccine mandate to enter all businesses like in NYC happen here? What local leaders sayAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 surge and hospitalizations spike, Illinois public health experts are watching New York City's move to require proof of vaccination for entering ...
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More than 110M COVID vaccines sent to 60 countries, US saysAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has donated and shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 60 countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, the Wh...
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Masks now required in Geneva government buildingsAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - Officials announced masks are now required in Geneva's city facilities, including at public meetings. The city's government buildings will remain open to the public, bu...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre mandates COVID-19 vaccination for theatergoers. Will others follow?Aug 02, 2021 5:30 am - It's a question that would have confounded Hamlet himself. Should theaters require proof of vaccination or not? That's the issue theater operators face now that in-per...
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'An extraordinary experience': Des Plaines library staffer honored for COVID-19 projectAug 02, 2021 5:30 am - A Des Plaines Public Library staffer is being honored for creating a digital collection about life during the COVID-19 pandemic and for related work. Digital Projects Li...
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New COVID-19 cases per capita: Kane County lowest in the region, Will County highestAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County leads the six-county region for COVID-19 vaccinations but also owns a less desirable metric - the third-highest number of new infections per capita, U.S. C...