Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mount Prospect mourns lives lost during COVID-19 pandemicMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - A crowd of about 30 people gathered at Mount Prospect village hall Wednesday to honor and celebrate those who have been lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. "An Evening of...
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New jobless claims fall sharply in Illinois as unemployment rate dropsMar 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - First-time unemployment claims fell sharply last week as both the state and national economies have begun gradually reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
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Jesse Brown partners with Illinois Medical District to open mass vaccination clinic for veteransMar 24, 2021 11:00 pm - The Jesse Brown VA Medical Center will open a stand-alone COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Veterans on Monday, March 29. The clinic will serve all veterans eligible for healt...
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Illinois in top 25 states for getting COVID-19 doses from feds, putting shots into armsMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois has moved up in the ranks of states for both receiving shipments of COVID-19 vaccines from the federal government and getting shots into arms based on a per cap...
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Northwest Community Hospital reflects on year of COVID-19, honors patients and staffMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - The staff at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights took a short pause Thursday to honor those who stood with them during the past year of the COVID-19 pandem...
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Settlement permits release of up to 1,200 state prisonersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 ...
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Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and in-person ceremony canceled againMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - For the second year in a row, the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and ceremony - perhaps the largest remembrance events of their kind in the suburbs - have been ca...
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Cary School District 26 to expand in-person learning starting April 7Mar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Students in Cary School District 26 will see more in-person learning starting April 7. Under a plan approved this month by the school board, students in first through fi...
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Masks and gloves are saving lives - and causing pollutionMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They're ...
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COVID-19 update: With 2,793 new cases, Pritzker 'concerned' about some rising numbersMar 24, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday he's watching rising COVID-19 cases but that Illinois is nowhere near restoring tough restrictions on activities to prevent spread of t...