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Nearly one in 12 Illinois residents have had one dose of COVID-19 vaccineFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois hit a milestone Thursday with more than 1 million people — nearly one in 12 residents — having received at least one dose of a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
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Apply for Palatine small business grants through Feb. 12Feb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Small businesses in Palatine can apply on a first-come, first-serve basis through Feb. 12 for the village's COVID-19 small business assistance grant program. The program...
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Chicago mayor demands, again, that teachers return to classFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanded Thursday that the city's teachers union reach agreement on COVID-19 safety protocols by the end of the day and bring students back ...
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Suburban lawmakers say they'll 'wait their turn' before receiving vaccineFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Republicans and Democrats in the suburbs haven't agreed on much about Illinois' handling of COVID-19. But after Gov. J.B Pritzker added lawmakers to Phase 1B eligibility...
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Teachers union sends counter-offer after Lightfoot says she's out of patienceFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she had run out of patience with the Chicago Teachers Union, setting up a make-or-break day in negotiations with Chicago Public Sch...
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Pressure builds on schools to reopen during pandemicFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - CONCORD, N.H. - Pressure is building on school systems around the U.S. to reopen classrooms to students who have been learning online for nearly a year, pitting politici...
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Lawsuits over indoor dining ban proceed as all regions reopenFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Although the governor's latest indoor dining ban has been lifted in all areas of the state, some lawsuits brought by restaurants challenging the ban remain...
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Illinois to receive nearly $20 million in opioid settlementFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state will receive $19.8 million from a settlement reached Thursday between a coalition of attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame...
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After Hundreds of Meatpacking Workers Died From COVID-19, Congress Wants AnswersFeb 03, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A key congressio...
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Greater Elgin Family Care Center offers COVID-19 vaccine for Phase 1A and 1BFeb 03, 2021 10:00 pm - Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing center patients eligible under phase 1A and 1B at various Health Center locati...