Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Is Illinois ready to roll out a COVID vaccine?Nov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of much of the scientific world has been creating and testing a safe and effective vaccine. With news last week that...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 13Nov 14, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 240,453 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43.6% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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State reports 166 more deaths (66 due to data delay), 11,028 new casesNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 166 more deaths, but it said 66 of them would have been in Friday's report except for a delay in reporting of ...
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Company gives out masks, other PPE in MundeleinNov 14, 2020 12:00 am - With COVID-19 infection rates continuing to rise, Medline distributed 20,000 free packages of personal protective equipment Saturday with the help of company employees a...
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Arlington Heights author explains COVID-19 to kidsNov 13, 2020 5:00 am - Big topics in the news - like the COVID-19 pandemic - may not be the easiest to explain to our youngest families members, but it's what an Arlington Heights resident has...
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District 25 sets Jan. 19 as return-to-school date, if metrics improveNov 13, 2020 4:30 am - Despite surging COVID-19 cases in the region, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board members on Thursday set Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 as the date to return ...
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With COVID-19 surging, schools suspend in-person educationNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, S...
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No start date set, but District 73 readying for hybrid modelNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - A hybrid learning model has been approved for students in Hawthorn Elementary District 73, but the move will be subject to health parameters and no starting date has bee...
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Driver's license offices will be closed Tuesday through Dec. 6Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - All Illinois driver's license offices will be closed starting Tuesday because of the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement on social media, Secretary of State ...
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Editorial: Change in way state reports COVID-19 cases cause for concernNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 numbers have taken an alarming turn in recent days - and not just because of the very real spike in cases. Rising numbers are a continuing source of c...