Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Republican leader pushes for expanded COVID-19 liability protectionsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The top Republican in the state Senate has introduced a bill to shield health care providers and others from being held responsible for injuries or deaths ...
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Most new cases since early February, continuing the March trendApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 escalated by 38% the second half of March, but deaths declined by about 26% in that same period, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed T...
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Kane County to receive another $103 million in federal COVID assistanceApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - The federal American Rescue Plan will put another $103.3 million in Kane County's coffers to help address the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but county boar...
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COVID-19 cancels 8 more high school football gamesApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - High school football cancellations reached a new three-week high on Thursday, as eight more games in the suburbs were canceled due to COVID-19 protocols. That brings the...
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Cook County opens 22,000 more vaccination appointmentsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Health opened about 22,000 first-dose appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations Thursday afternoon for time slots on Friday, Saturday and Monday. Locations wil...
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Company producing J&J vaccine had history of violationsApr 01, 2021 1:00 am - The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard 15 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. healt...
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More than 1,000 shots given to seniors, others at Arlington Heights clinicMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - The Arlington Ridge Center in Arlington Heights hosted a mass vaccination clinic Wednesday for seniors and others in categories 1B and 1B+. Some 1,170 doses of the Pfize...
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How many fully vaccinated in Illinois have still gotten COVID-19, been hospitalized?Mar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Wednesday that 17 people in the state who were considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have since been hospi...
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COVID-19 vaccination site opens Thursday in WaukeganMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - A state-supported mass COVID-19 vaccination site will open Thursday at 102 W. Water St. in Waukegan. It's the same location mass testing was offered last fall. Free vac...
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Cook County expands vaccine eligibility to 1C, opens more appointments todayMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials announced today individuals eligible for COVID-19 vaccines under the state's Phase 1C category are now able to make appointments for shots. ...