Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 5Feb 06, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 485,931 COVID-19 cases...
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More contagious U.K. COVID-19 variant found in Lake CountyFeb 06, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated because the 63,080 vaccine doses administered on Friday is not a one-day record, as the IDPH reported Saturday; the IDPH o...
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Biden seeks to go big, fast and alone on COVID reliefFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden laid out the case Friday for moving fast and without Republicans, if necessary, to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, armed with ...
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IRS allows teachers to deduct unreimbursed PPE expensesFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Teachers who've paid out of pocket to keep themselves and their students safe from COVID-19 during 2020 can deduct those expenses on their federal tax returns. The IRS o...
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More vaccine opportunities coming to Lake CountyFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County continues to advance on various aspects involving COVID-19 vaccines, but availability remains an issue as demand outpaces supply. "We had 1,800 calls yesterd...
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CPS plans to lock out some teachers who don't show up MondayFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools officials say they will lock out preschool teachers and staff who work with disabled children from remote work if they do...
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Greater Elgin Family Care Center to offer existing patients COVID-19 vaccinationsFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing patients in the 1B category for COVID-19 at three of its locations beginning Monday. The nonprofit comm...
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Great Wolf Lodge reopens to the public for the second timeFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Great Wolf Lodge in Gurnee welcomed guests Thursday for the first time since shutting down in accordance with state COVID-19 protocols in November. Nadine Miracle, the g...
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Algonquin's District 300 staff relieved, excited to get COVID-19 vaccineFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Keeping their students safe. Seeing elderly relatives. Getting another step closer to “normal.” These are just a few of the reasons Community Unit District 300 staff mem...
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High school hoops and masks: State mandate easier said than doneFeb 05, 2021 12:00 am - Hersey High School's Griffin Grinder took the ball strong to the basket. Glenbrook South's Brandon Ballarini and Rodell Davis Jr. met him just as strongly. Whacked acros...