Articles filed under Health Crises
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How much in COVID-19 grant funds did suburban businesses get, and what more is coming?Apr 01, 2023 1:00 am - When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most nonessential businesses three years ago, the Ball Factory's future in Mount Prospect suddenly was in peril. The indoor playgrou...
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'Huge win for the public health community': Advocates hail ruling allowing over-the-counter NarcanMar 29, 2023 1:00 am - Suburban advocates are hailing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision Wednesday to allow over-the-counter sales of Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the e...
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DuPage County Health Department Director Karen Ayala retiring June 30Mar 28, 2023 1:00 am - With the COVID pandemic behind her, Karen Ayala plans to retire from her job heading up the DuPage County Health Department. Ayala announced her retirement plans during ...
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Most - but not all - District 64 candidates supported COVID-19 orders for masking and moreMar 27, 2023 1:00 am - Nearly all the candidates running for seats on the Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board said they supported the controversial mandates for students to wear masks an...
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COVID-19 public health emergency declarations end soon. What will change?Mar 20, 2023 5:30 am - It's typical of our three-year COVID-19 odyssey that there's no perfect ending. In two months, pandemic public health emergency declarations will expire - a move that co...
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How health care has changed forever after 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemicMar 18, 2023 1:00 am - Infectious disease outbreaks are always a concern at hospitals. They have drills. Protocols are in place. There is a plan. But it's hard to plan for a pandemic. "I would...
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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas WednesdayMar 14, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year ha...
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'More of my friends might be alive': Is a safe haven for drug users the answer to overdose surge?Mar 13, 2023 6:00 am - The rise in drug overdoses in Illinois and the dramatic increase in fentanyl seizures by law enforcement have lawmakers reaching for solutions. One of the latest, backed...
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Inverness man accused of running COVID-19 testing fraud schemeMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - An Inverness man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to what officials called a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. Zishan Alvi, 44, who co-owns and opera...
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Officials: 14 Lake County residents hospitalized for opioid overdoses in 5-day spanMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - Citing a recent uptick in opioid overdoses, Lake County health officials are urging people whose loved ones may be using opioids to reach out for free resources, includi...