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King-Bruwaert House distributes COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staffMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - First- and second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were distributed mid-February to more than 320 King-Bruwaert House residents, staff and consulting specia...
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Health panel expands lung cancer screening for more smokersMar 09, 2021 6:00 am - More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women get screened. Lung...
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Constable: When pandemic gets tough, we reach for thisMar 09, 2021 4:30 am - Today marks 365 days since I last sat down with people, shared a conversation that ended with handshakes and went back to the busy newsroom to crank out their story in m...
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Huntley School District 158 to bring back elementary students for full in-person learningMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Kindergarten through fifth grade students at Huntley School District 158 will be able to attend school five days per week for full in-person learning beginning March 15,...
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Health officials 'take a pause' on future United Center vaccine appointmentsMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Once touted as a vaccination destination for all of Illinois, the United Center's remaining 130,000-plus appointments for vaccine doses will only go to Chicago and subur...
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74,372 get COVID-19 vaccine doses; state reports 16 more deaths, 1,510 new casesMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - State health officials reported 74,372 more COVID-19 vaccine inoculations Tuesday. Statewide, providers have now administered 3,463,150 doses of the vaccine and fully va...
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When to expect payments, other benefits from relief packageMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - As the latest federal pandemic relief package makes its way to President Joe Biden's desk, Americans may be wondering when the benefits will reach them. The $1.9 trillio...
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COVID-19 mass vaccination sites coming to Batavia, CarpentersvilleMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's notes: Since this story was published, Kane County officials have decided not to open the proposed Carpentersville mass vaccination site. For more on the ma...
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COVID-19 cases per county as of March 9Mar 09, 2021 12:00 am - There have been 512,731 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's almost 42.7% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The...
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Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC saysMar 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidanc...