Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Anti-mask protests continue near Glen Ellyn school despite concerns from parentsSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-mask protesters again lined the streets outside the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 administration offices Wednesday despite concerns from parents about the safet...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...
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College of DuPage alumnus creates vaccination video for Arts Alliance IllinoisSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - College of DuPage alumnus Ryan Jolly is promoting the COVID-19 vaccine through a short animated film that he created as part of Arts Alliance Illinois' "Vax to Get Back"...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Parents ask Glen Ellyn officials to push protesting anti-maskers away from elementary schoolSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A group protesting mask-wearing policies outside Glen Ellyn District 41's administration building has drawn the ire of parents who say its members are harassing students...
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Can you get flu shot with COVID-19 vaccination? Yep.Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - With flu season closing in, many health experts are urging those who have yet to receive a COVID-19 vaccination — or need a booster — to get both shots at the same time....
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District 25 teacher resigns rather than submit to state vaccine and testing mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Barely a month into the school year, a longtime Arlington Heights teacher plans to step down rather than receive a COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. It's...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations level off, but ICU availability continues to shrinkSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has declined in three of the past four days, the first time that's happened since early July. State...
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COVID-19 deaths spike to 71, rise in September as Pritzker holds to mask mandateSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 hit 71 Saturday, the most since Feb. 18, reflecting an increase of fatalities from the virus in September. State data Monday shows people dying of C...
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'More frustrating than anything else': McConchie describes his breakthrough COVID-19 caseSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - For an unusual week and a half this August, one of Illinois' most influential Republicans set up shop from a card table in his garage. The quirky setting for Senate Repu...