Articles filed under Health Crises
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College of Lake County gets $20.5 million more in federal COVID-19 relief fundsMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - The College of Lake County will receive another large federal COVID-19 relief fund grant, this time for around $20.5 million - nearly double the school's previous allotm...
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Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellationMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press TOKYO - Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less than two months. It is...
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Supreme Court won't hear FoxFire's challenge to indoor dining banMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will not take up a case from a Geneva restaurant challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker's indoor dining ban. FoxFire asked the state's h...
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Illinois surpasses 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administeredMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccine providers in Illinois have crossed a new milestone, administering more than 11 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Illinois Department of Public Health figure...
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Senate passes bill to create housing program for mentally ill, substance abusersMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday which would create a new housing program for individuals living with mental illness or substance use disorders....
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Park Street party postponed in MundeleinMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - A planned celebration of the seasonal conversion of Mundelein's Park Street to an outdoor dining and entertainment area has been postponed due to an unfavorable weather ...
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Kane County forest district wants federal funds to bail out Cougars lossesMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District wants at least a six-figure cut of the county's federal American Rescue Plan funds to help make up for more than a year, and cou...
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Illinois case positivity rate drops to lowest point during pandemicMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - At just 2.11%, the statewide seven-day case positivity rate for COVID-19 is at the lowest point since the pandemic began. At the peak in November, the state's seven-day ...
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99 days in the hospital. 16 days in a coma. Downers Grove man shares his COVID-19 battleMay 24, 2021 5:30 am - On Christmas Eve, Downers Grove Village Commissioner Rich Kulovany thought he was out of the woods with his COVID-19 diagnosis. From his bed at Advocate Good Samaritan H...
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Cook County offering free Six Flags tickets with COVID-19 shots WednesdayMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - As an incentive to put COVID-19 vaccine shots into arms, Cook County health officials will hand out 15,000 tickets to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee at its mass sites...