Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 73 school board candidates support pace of return to in-person learningMar 15, 2021 1:00 am - While some parents have been critical, candidates running for the Hawthorn Elementary District 73 school board say they support the pace at which schools are returning t...
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Vaccinations averaging 100,000-plus per day; 12 more die of COVID-19Mar 15, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers are averaging more than 102,147 shots a day over the past week, compared to less than 53,000 shots per day less than a month ago. Ill...
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Elmhurst University offers COVID relief grantMar 15, 2021 1:00 am - Elmhurst University has created a COVID relief grant to support students who have struggled as a result of the pandemic. The COVID relief grant is a renewable scholarsh...
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Survivors struggle as scientists race to solve COVID mysteryMar 14, 2021 7:00 am - There was no reason to celebrate on Rachel Van Lear's anniversary. The same day a global pandemic was declared, she developed symptoms of COVID-19. A year later, she's s...
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McHenry County to hold virtual town hall on vaccine March 23Mar 14, 2021 1:00 am - McHenry County officials and the McHenry County Department of Health will hold a virtual town hall meeting for residents to get their questions answered about the distri...
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State surpasses 4-million mark for vaccine doses givenMar 14, 2021 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Illinois has surpassed the 4 million mark and nearly 1.5 million state residents are now fully inoculated, health authori...
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District 15 working to bring back junior high students full timeMar 14, 2021 1:00 am - A majority of junior high school students in Palatine Township Elementary District 15's hybrid learning plan would return to classrooms full time and without social dist...
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Parents, students rally in downtown Naperville to reopen schools full timeMar 14, 2021 1:00 am - “Kids learn best in person.” “Get our kids back in school.” “Hybrid learning doesn't cut the mustard.” The signs displayed Sunday during a march and rally in downtown Na...
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It wasn't goodbye: COVID-19 nearly killed 25-year-old three timesMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - Chest X-rays showed doctors what they were up against. Healthy lungs full of air look black on the image. In Jason Barbosa's lungs, inflamed and filled with fluid, it lo...
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COVID-19 cases per county as of March 12Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - There have been 515,088 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 42.5% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. There have ...