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Archdiocese of Chicago making masks optional for suburban schools starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will make masks optional for students in most of its suburban Catholic schools beginning today. Greg Richmond, superintendent of schools for t...
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Pritzker to drop mask mandate indoors by Feb. 28, but not yet for schoolsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - If COVID-19 metrics continue to improve, Illinoisans can cast off their masks indoors in most public spaces on Feb. 28, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, but schools wi...
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Programming glitch takes rental assistance portal offline for two daysFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An online portal through which tenants impacted by COVID-19 can apply for rental assistance went offline for two days last week after the discovery of a pr...
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Grayslake Central, North students may forgo masks starting ThursdayFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Students at Grayslake Central and North high schools will have the option to not wear masks in school starting Thursday, school officials said. The decision comes a day ...
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Dozens of Naperville Central students stage maskless protest against district mandateFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Naperville Central High School students staged a maskless "walk-in" Wednesday morning to protest the mask mandate in Naperville Unit District 203. Blocked by s...
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Cook County offers $100 incentive for getting a COVID shotFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The state's positivity rate for COVID-19 cases dipped below 5% for the first time since Dec. 18, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. New cases of...
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District 15 calls off board meeting, citing crowd concernsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 leaders called off tonight's scheduled board of education meeting, saying they could not accommodate the crowds expected to show...
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Kane County to deliver $2 million in relief funds to nonprofitsFeb 08, 2022 10:00 pm - A portion of Kane County's share of COVID-19 federal relief funds will soon be in the hands of local charitable organizations. The Kane County Board unanimously approved...
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What legal experts are saying about the school mask rulingFeb 08, 2022 4:30 am - Many legal experts had just as many questions as parents and school officials after a Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday that some be...
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Some parents rally against District 300's continued mask requirementFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Days after a judge ruled to lift a statewide mask mandate in Illinois schools, parents rallied outside the district offices of Community Unit District 300 in Algonquin i...