Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 2,400Feb 10, 2022 12:00 am - For the first time since November, there are fewer than 2,400 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois. State health officials Thursday reported 2,380 COVID-19 patient...
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Kaneland district cancels Friday classesFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - School will be canceled Friday for students in Kaneland School District 302 so that administrators can plan COVID-19 mitigation strategies, district officials said. The...
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Despite student protests, mask mandates in place at several Lake County schoolsFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - Despite anti-mask mandate protests lead by high school students in Mundelein, Gurnee, Libertyville and Vernon Hills, school officials said they will keep masking policie...
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Schaumburg mayor's call for return to in-person work catches eye of Chicago mediaFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Chicago television and radio took interest this week in the Daily Herald's coverage of Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly's state of the village address, in which he asked the ...
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Archdiocese of Chicago making masks optional for suburban schools starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will make masks optional for students in most of its suburban Catholic schools beginning today. Greg Richmond, superintendent of schools for t...
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Pritzker to drop mask mandate indoors by Feb. 28, but not yet for schoolsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - If COVID-19 metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans can cast off their masks indoors in most public spaces on Feb. 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, but schools wi...
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Programming glitch takes rental assistance portal offline for two daysFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An online portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance went offline for two days last week after the discovery of a pr...
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Grayslake Central, North students may forgo masks starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Students at Grayslake Central and North high schools will have the option to not wear masks in school starting Thursday, school officials said. The decision comes a day ...
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Dozens of Naperville Central students stage maskless protest against district mandateFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Naperville Central High School students staged a maskless "walk-in" Wednesday morning to protest the mask mandate in Naperville Unit District 203. Blocked by s...
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Cook County offers $100 incentive for getting a COVID shotFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The state's positivity rate for COVID-19 cases dipped below 5% for the first time since Dec. 18, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. New cases of...