Articles filed under Health Crises
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Restaurants, theaters see benefits as 'Bridge Phase' startsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - The launch of Illinois' "Bridge Phase" of reopening Friday didn't necessarily provide a major direct benefit to restaurants but rather the hope of a trickle-down effect ...
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Double-lung transplant gives COVID-19 patient from Glendale Hts. a second chance at lifeMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Last fall, Renato Aquino became so sick with COVID-19 that doctors said it might be time for the family to say goodbye. But surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital br...
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COVID-19 update: 50,326 more shots, 49 more dead, 1,841 new casesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 1,841 Friday, continuing a seven-day trend of fewer than 2,000 infections a day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. However...
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Rockin' doctors celebrate co-workers with concert at Central DuPage HospitalMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - The first time the band Vital Signs played a concert for front-line health care workers, their setlist was more subdued. Dr. Michelle Montpetit, a cardiologist, sang a r...
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Lumber prices on the rise throughout suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Soaring prices for lumber and other materials have led builders - both large organizations and do-it-yourselfers - to change their plans or pay far more than expected. ...
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Revenue and spending expected to drop in South BarringtonMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Road resurfacing and sewer projects are on the to-do list in South Barrington's newly approved annual budget. The village board approved the roughly $10.3 million spendi...
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No maskless free-for-all yet: Here's where precautions remain in place in the suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Numerous entities — pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more — said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 i...
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Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical worldMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - The inseparable sisters always stood out - identical twins from Twinsburg, Ohio, whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, exclude...
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Twin MDs battle entrenched racism in the medical worldMay 13, 2021 7:00 am - They were whip-smart students from the side of town with unpaved streets and no sidewalks, twin sisters excluded from the gifted track because they were Black. A comment...
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Got COVID-19 vaccine questions for your 12- to 15-year-olds? We've got answersMay 13, 2021 5:30 am - With approvals from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control panel of experts Wednesday and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday, Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine is now...