Articles filed under Health Crises
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Does wearing two masks provide more protection?Feb 04, 2021 5:00 am - Does wearing two masks provide more protection? It depends, but it's possible that doubling up could help in some situations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
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Constable: Pandemic adds a twist for 'Dancing with the Barrington Stars'Feb 04, 2021 4:33 am - Last February's "Dancing with the Barrington Stars" featured professional dancers paired with amateurs competing live before a packed auditorium of 400 people, raising a...
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CLC to host county's first Maker Faire virtually this springFeb 04, 2021 4:20 am - Last year, the College of Lake County was set to host the county's first Maker Faire - an all-ages gathering that is part science fair and part county fair - before the ...
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Vaccine sites opening for 20,000 Lake County educators, school staffersFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A directed effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to 20,000 Lake County educators and school staff members is underway. The first of two vaccine sites, which are not op...
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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...