Articles filed under Health Crises
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Grant program created to help Des Plaines businesses recover from pandemicMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Des Plaines businesses could receive municipal grants of up to $2,000 under a new program designed to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis. The City Co...
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WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soonMar 01, 2021 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was 'œpremature'ť and 'œunrealistic'ť to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the y...
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How the small Highland Avenue Church in Elgin has thrived during the pandemicMar 01, 2021 4:30 am - Caroll Ann Bailey looks forward to Sundays more than any day of the week. She puts on her church clothes, grooms her purple-streaked hair and thinks about the coffee and...
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School leaders statewide say no to standardized tests this springMar 01, 2021 4:30 am - Teaching students in a constantly evolving environment of remote and hybrid in-person instruction, while ensuring they don't regress in learning, is challenging enough f...
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'It's certainly not our first choice': Suburban residents make hourslong treks for vaccinationsMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - When Dave Wiegers' wife was called back to her job as a substitute teacher in Lake County, she was offered a COVID-19 vaccine through the school district. Wiegers, a 70-...
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U of I's COVID-19 saliva test finally receives FDA approvalMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - A University of Illinois saliva-based COVID-19 test that has been used on students and staff members since last summer finally received emergency use authorization from ...
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COVID-19 testing in Kane CountyMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 mobile testing unit will be available at Elgin Community College this week and in Aurora on Sunday. Free testing will be available through Friday at ECC, 1700...
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Bill calls for rapid on-site visit policy after COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle Veterans HomeMar 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Republican lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation to strengthen internal policies at state-run veterans homes in the case of a disease outbreak, such...
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February ends with drop in COVID-19 cases, deathsFeb 28, 2021 12:00 am - For just the second time since late July, state health officials on Sunday reported fewer than 1,250 new and confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19. The 1,249 cases an...
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J&J's 1-dose shot cleared, giving U.S. 3rd COVID-19 vaccineFeb 27, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with ju...