Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Pritzker says 'robust supply' of 500,000 'kid-sized' doses of COVID-19 vaccine are comingOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - An initial supply of about 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available for Illinois children ages 5 to 11 assuming federal regulators approve shots in the coming...
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Bears head coach Nagy tests positive for COVID-19Oct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Bears coach Matt Nagy came to Halas Hall on Monday morning and went through the same protocols the team has undergone since the start of the pandemic. This time the coac...
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Feder: WLS midday host Dan Bongino threatens to quit over Cumulus Media vaccine mandateOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Cumulus Media, owner of news/talk WLS 890-AM and more than 400 other radio stations nationwide, is on a collision course with some of its biggest personalities over the ...
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Judge: No order barring Chicago police union from discussing vaccine orderOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - An order barring the president of the police union from making public statements encouraging members to disobey the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate expired after a judge...
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New COVID-19 infections continue on downward slope in IllinoisOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state's number of COVID-19 infections continues to shrink, although the rate of decline is slowing, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New infe...
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Pandemic-related tweaks to Health Care Right of Conscience Act emergeOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An amendment to the Health Care Right of Conscience Act that allows an employer to fire a worker for noncompliance with COVID-19 vaccine or test requiremen...
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West Aurora High school nurse leads homecoming paradeOct 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Mary Jo Youngmark, 25-year nurse at West Aurora High School, led the school's homecoming parade Thursday, Sept. 23, as grand marshal. According to West Aurora School Di...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,300 patientsOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials today reported 1,277 COVID-19 patients are being treated in Illinois hospitals. That's the first time hospitalizations from the respiratory diseas...
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Booster shots outpacing demand for initial round of COVID-19 vaccinesOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - More people in Illinois are getting COVID-19 booster shots each day than are receiving their first or second doses of the vaccine. That's according to new data released...
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District 304 teacher resigns after profane TikTok video goes viralOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - The Geneva High School French teacher at the center of a TikTok video controversy submitted her resignation to the district, according to a document for a board meeting....