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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 ...
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Record of over 150,000 vaccinations in a day: Now when can people return to Loop offices?Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - COVID-19 vaccinations hit a new daily record with 152,697 shots in arms Friday as vaccine doses shipped to Illinois surpassed 5 million, the Illinois Department of Publi...
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COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans 'must remain vigilant'Mar 12, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hop...
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UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreakMar 12, 2021 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it may have been sparked by a...
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WHO grants emergency authorization for J&J COVID vaccineMar 12, 2021 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization granted an emergency use listing Friday for the coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, meaning the one-dose shot can ...
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Teachers, students, parents reflect on the year since COVID-19 closed suburban schoolsMar 12, 2021 4:00 am - There was cheering in some classrooms and hallways when the announcement went out a year ago that Illinois schools were closing amid the spiraling COVID-19 pandemic. But...
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How much municipalites will receiveMar 12, 2021 4:00 am - Addison $4,507,272 Algonquin $3,817,257 Antioch $1,751,290 Arlington Heights $6,952,122 Aurora $38,225,580 Bannockburn $186,063 Barrington $1,262,288 Barrington Hills $5...
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How much suburbs will get in American Rescue Plan fundsMar 12, 2021 4:00 am - The American Rescue Plan signed Thursday by President Joe Biden is set to send more than $13.5 billion to governments across Illinois, including millions of dollars to t...
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50% of Illinoisans 65+ now have gotten a shot. A new state call center can help the rest.Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - More than 50% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received vaccinations for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday, but many seniors are still c...
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Legislative committees look to address state's mental health care needsMar 12, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to discuss a new crisis born from the COVID pandemic. ...