Articles filed under Health Crises
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St. Charles aldermen oppose requiring customers to show proof of vaccinationJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - St. Charles aldermen on Monday made it clear they do not support requiring people to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants and other businesses...
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College of Lake County offering free vaccination clinics starting WednesdayJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - The College of Lake County will host free COVID-19 vaccination clinics at all three campuses in the coming weeks. The first clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesda...
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Buffalo Grove won't extend vaccine requirement to Lake County businessesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove village board members decided Monday not to extend proof-of-vaccination requirements already in place in Cook County portions of the village to the Lake Co...
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'We should be rejecting this': Wheeling trustee rails against vaccination orderJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's Note: A quote from Trustee Ray Lang that was trimmed from a previous version of the story has been reinstated. Wheeling Trustee Joe Vito launched into an 1...
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FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surgesJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12....
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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgameJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won't be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to lea...
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ONE YEAR LATER: From Capitol assault to deadly Des Plaines fire, 2021 got off to a rough startJan 03, 2022 4:30 am - What a way to start the year. With Americans already stressed out over the COVID-19 pandemic and strife stemming from the 2020 elections, the nation was further shocked ...
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'Frustrating and tragic': Illinois sets new COVID-19 hospitalization recordJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - More COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized in Illinois than at any other point of the pandemic. That's according to new Illinois Department of Public Health data ...
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West Chicago District 33 converts to remote learning this weekJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - West Chicago Elementary District 33 schools have switched to remote learning this week because of a high number of workers being absent. "It was a very difficult decisio...
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Suburban YMCA centers to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination starting in FebruaryJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - The Sage YMCA in Crystal Lake and five other suburban Y centers outside of Cook County will begin requiring visitors to show proof that they've received the COVID-19 vac...