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US vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigarsApr 29, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the min...
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Cook County easing restrictions on outdoor activities, proms, weddings, moreApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Relaxed restrictions on outdoor activities will allow more suburban Cook County residents to participate in outdoor festivals, proms and weddings, public health official...
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Housing protection legislation sent to governorApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Thursday to pass House Bill 2877, which aims to extend emergency protections to renters and homeowners who financially strapped a...
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Blackhawks, Bulls allowed to have fans beginning May 7Apr 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Blackhawks and Bulls can have fans attend games at the United Center beginning May 7. Capacity will be 25%, or about 5,000. The Hawks will have fans for their final ...
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Could a vaccination passport program be coming to Illinois?Apr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Officials at the Illinois Department of Public Health said the agency is working on a program that would allow residents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to show an e...
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Average of shots in arms falls below 100,000 as demand tapers offApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average of administered COVID-19 vaccine shots fell below 100,000, the lowest level in a month, state public health officials reported Thursday. On W...
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Hines VA among first hospitals in the nation to use bubble-like helmets for COVIDApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - It may look like something from a science fiction movie, but the spacesuit-like respiratory helmets at Chicago's Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital represent the cutting edge ...
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Outdoor mask guidance echoes what many Americans already doApr 28, 2021 7:00 am - In the small Nebraska town of Oxford, the school district dropped its mask mandate last month in what was a fairly straight-forward decision: Cases were down dramaticall...
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AP analysis: The expected COVID baby boom may be a baby bustApr 28, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When most of the U.S. went into lockdown over a year ago, some speculated that confining couples to their homes - with little to entertain them beyond Ne...
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Schaumburg gives green light to planning scaled-back SeptemberfestApr 28, 2021 5:10 am - After rigorous discussion, Schaumburg trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to begin spending money to plan a scaled-back, two-day version of the traditional Septemberfest ...