Articles filed under Coronavirus
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People protest Naperville's DuPage Children's MuseumJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - The DuPage Children's Museum's COVID mitigation policy for children drew scores of protesters to its Naperville address Saturday. Protesters, including parents with youn...
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ICU COVID-19 patients drop below 1,000 for first time this yearJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has dropped below 1,000 for the first time in 2022. Illinois Department of Public Health officials are reporting 972 of...
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District 64 superintendent refutes coronavirus response rumorsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Superintendent Eric Olson on Thursday denied rumors spreading in the community that district leaders intended to increase mandatory C...
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St. Charles library closed for in-person visits after threats to staff about mask policyJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - The St. Charles Public Library remains closed for in-person visits in the face of threats said to be made to library staff members regarding the library's mask policy. “...
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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies showJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Three studies released Friday offered more evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who received booster ...
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Omicron surge is undermining care for other health problemsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Roger Strukhoff was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside Chicago this month when he suffered a mild heart attack. Normally, the 67-year-old would ...
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$42 million in new state COVID-19 grants go to small businesses in 162 suburbsJan 21, 2022 12:00 am - Nearly 1,100 small businesses in 162 suburbs received more than $42.2 million combined in grants from the state to help offset operational losses due to the COVID-19 pan...
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'Our entire department is mourning': Aurora police sergeant dies of COVID-19Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police sergeant has died from complications of COVID-19, the department's second virus-related death in just more than a week. Sgt. Ken Thurman contracted COVI...
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Attorney general says COVID-19 testing company won't reopen in 'foreseeable future'Jan 20, 2022 12:00 am - A suburban COVID-19 testing company that halted operations amid complaints about missing results and reports of pending investigations will not reopen in Illinois in “th...
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Suburban COVID-19 case positivity rates rapidly declineJan 20, 2022 12:00 am - Almost as rapidly as they climbed, suburban seven-day COVID-19 case positivity rates are falling. The combined seven-day case positivity rate for suburban Cook County al...