Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois coronavirus case positivity rate continues its slow climbMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - State numbers for COVID-19 shots, new cases and deaths Friday all fell within the recent range, but the statewide test positivity number continued its slow upward climb,...
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A housekeeping manager needed extra hands at her Downers Grove health care facility. Her 3 kids stepped up.Mar 27, 2021 1:00 am - The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was a punch in the gut to Julie Johnson of Naperville, yet she had never felt a greater sense of responsibility for her work and the p...
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How pandemic could change future of long-term careMar 27, 2021 1:00 am - Denise Hays hopes she will be able to hold her mother's hand this week for the first time since last summer. Although the Geneva woman lives only a few miles from her mo...
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Shots in little arms: COVID-19 vaccine testing turns to kidsMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - The 9-year-old twins didn't flinch as each received test doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine -- and then a sparkly bandage to cover the spot. 'œSparkles make everything ...
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Editor sidelined after medical journal racism podcast outcryMar 26, 2021 7:00 am - The top editor at the Journal of the American Medical Association has been sidelined amid outcry from Black physicians over a tweet and podcast on structural racism. "No...
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Round Lake 116 to start hybrid learning MondayMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Students in Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will begin hybrid instruction model Monday, with a second wave of students beginning April 5. Thirty percent of students op...
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3,002 new cases: Rising virus counts, including in suburban Cook, threaten 'Bridge Phase'Mar 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 spiked up to 3,002 Friday - the highest since early February - as state officials warned of a possible virus resurgence. The news comes with 126,71...
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Elgin City Council backs proposal to help residents with water billsMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Despite some argument over the revenue source, Elgin City Council members have tentatively agreed on a way to help residents with unpaid water bills. The $400,000 Elgin...
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Korean War vet celebrates 90th birthday with 2nd vaccination at Hines VA HospitalMar 25, 2021 11:00 pm - Just one day shy of his 90th birthday, William "Bill" Erzig came to Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital to receive his second COVID-19 vaccination shot on March 20. Erzig, an A...
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FDA panel rejects Pfizer's arthritis drug as too riskyMar 25, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too risky, even with limits on its use. The expert panel for the Food...