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Kane County Health begins COVID-19 vaccines for Group 1B Essential Workers; appointments for seniors to begin within 2 weeks
Jan 23, 2021 12:20 AM - The Kane County Health Department is administering COVID-19 vaccinations to an additional group of more than 1,600 Group 1A health care workers and Group 1B essential workers beginning Thursday, Jan. 21. -
Next phase of vaccinations begins Monday, but state warns shots are still scarce
Jan 22, 2021 11:43 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said all regions of the state can begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations to the next group of eligible recipients -- anyone 65 and older or an essential front-line worker -- but he warned the supply is still so low that it could still take weeks for some to be inoculated. -
How North, Northwest suburban schools could serve as vaccination sites
Jan 22, 2021 9:33 PM - A group of North and Northwest suburban high school districts are coordinating efforts to host mass vaccination clinics for their teachers and staffs inside school gymnasiums, but it's up to the Cook County Department of Public Health whether they'll get that chance. -
December virus outbreak contained at Lake County jail, officials say
Jan 22, 2021 7:55 PM - In the weeks since a 35-person COVID-19 outbreak at the Lake County jail, the staff successfully contained the spread of the virus and drove down the number of infected people to zero, officials said Friday. -
Suburban Cook County restaurants likely to resume indoor dining Saturday
Jan 22, 2021 6:27 PM - Suburban Cook County and Chicago restaurants are likely to resume limited indoor service Saturday as key COVID-19 infection and hospitalization metrics in those areas continue to decline. -
Some suburban movie theaters reopen, while others hold off
Jan 22, 2021 6:27 PM - Several suburban movie theaters reopened Friday with a mix of new and classic films after the Illinois Department of Public Health relaxed some COVID-19 health and safety mitigations. -
Durbin, Pritzker raise concerns over long-term care vaccinations
Jan 22, 2021 6:05 PM - Both Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin expressed concerns Friday over how rollout of vaccines are going at the state's long-term care facilities. -
Gail Borden library buildings to reopen Monday with safeguards
Jan 22, 2021 4:18 PM - With Kane County now in Tier 2 pandemic mitigations, the Gail Borden Public Library District plans to reopen its three buildings Monday with several safeguards in place. -
IDPH issues new sports guidelines; all sports allowed for regions in Phase 4
Jan 22, 2021 3:59 PM - Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Friday all regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID-19 mitigations can play all high school sports, including basketball an football. -
Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra doses
Jan 22, 2021 1:48 PM - Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another was plucked from a list of 15,000 hopefuls.
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