Articles filed under Health Crises
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Don't expect high school sports before January, IHSA board saysDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's board of directors Wednesday said to expect all sports to be sidelined until at least next month. “Given Gov. (J.B.) Pritzker's cu...
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Top Democrats swing behind bipartisan coronavirus aid billDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic leaders swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort Wednesday, cutting their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half i...
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Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within daysDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain became the first country in the world to authorize a rigorously tested COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and could be dispensing shots within days - a historic...
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West Chicago District 33 to offer free COVID-19 testing Dec. 5 and 10Dec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary School District 33, the City of West Chicago, the Illinois Department of Public Health and DuPage County Health Department are partnering to host...
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Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press onDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - In March I got myself a face mask, learned how to spell “coronavirus,” and was actually looking forward to spending a week — maybe two — working from home. Nine months l...
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'We all need a break from screens': Barrington school librarian gets creative to deliver booksDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - If students can't go to the library, the library will go to the students. That was the thinking of Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary in Barrin...
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DuPage County awards grants to support those recovering from opioidsDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A DuPage County task force has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to government and community groups providing services to address the opioid crisis. The Heroin/Opioid Pre...
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Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after ThanksgivingDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the n...
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Cook County traffic court held remotely as COVID-19 precautionDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Cook County traffic court will be held remotely until further notice to protect residents and courthouse personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. Individuals with tra...
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US panel: First vaccines to health care workers, nursing homesDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential go...