Articles filed under Coronavirus
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U.S. registering highest deaths yet from the coronavirusJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before - nearly 3,900 - on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep...
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School districts to roll out COVID-19 saliva screeningsJan 06, 2021 4:30 am - A growing number of suburban school districts are preparing to roll out a COVID-19 saliva screening program aimed at curbing the spread of the virus as students return t...
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Group tries to help boost immune systems of caregiversJan 06, 2021 4:30 am - After seeing how hard the staff worked at Sunnymere retirement home in Aurora as they cared for her mother, Cindy Sansale decided she needed to help the nurses care for ...
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Radtke: It's time for state officials to meet with IHSAJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - The time has come for an answer to the question about high school sports: How long do you hit the Pause button before you push Play, Fast-Forward or Stop? With Feb. 13 l...
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UK leader vows to use 'every second' to vaccinate vulnerableJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged that his government would use "every available second" to shield the elderly and the vulnerable from the virus rampagi...
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Nine COVID-19 deaths in Glenview and Northbrook this weekJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Nine people in Glenview and Northbrook died of COVID-19 in the past week, and 262 new cases of the disease were diagnosed in the communities, the Cook County public heal...
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EU commission greenlights Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - AMSTERDAM - The European Union's executive commission gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, providing the 27-nation bloc with a second vacci...
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Chicago push to reopen city schools becomes more contentiousJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Only half of Chicago Public Schools teachers expected in schools ahead of preschool students' anticipated return next week showed up, district officials said Tuesday in ...
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Pritzker lowers vaccine age requirement as deaths surpass 17,000Jan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker lowered the age requirement for vaccination to 65 and older for the next phase of inoculations as the state surpassed 17,000 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday...
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Hoffman Estates hosts virtual 'Parenting in a Pandemic' town hallJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod invites parents and caregivers of children to join the village's upcoming Virtual Town Hall, "Parenting in a Pandemic," at 6 p.m....