Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois announces first $24 million in 'Back to Business' grantsSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration on Thursday announced the awarding of the first $24 million in "Back to Business" grants, a program funded with federal...
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Six Naperville firefighters seek to keep working while fighting COVID-19 vaccination mandateSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - Six Naperville firefighters challenging a COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirement in federal court will seek a preliminary injunction to prevent the city from enfor...
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Nearly a dozen human cases of West Nile reported in DuPageSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - Eleven human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in DuPage County so far this year, and health officials are warning those numbers will likely increase in the co...
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More COVID-19 deaths in September than previous two months combinedSep 30, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois reported more COVID-19 deaths in September than during the previous two months combined, and the most in a single month since February. The increase in deaths i...
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Get Pfizer booster and flu shot at Gail Borden Oct. 1Sep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Area Pandemic Assistance and Gail Borden Public Library will host a Walgreens clinic for flu shots and Pfizer boosters on Friday, Oct. 1, in the Meadows Room at t...
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2021 Bill Pelz Global Speaker Series continues conversation on COVID-19Sep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will host a Bill Pelz Global Speaker Series event titled "COVID-19: From Global Pandemic to Global Endemic?" on Tuesday, Oct. 5, as part of ECC's...
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Study highlights difficulty of stopping antidepressantsSep 29, 2021 7:00 am - A study of British patients with a long history of depression highlights how difficult it can be to stop medication, even for those who feel well enough to try. Slightly...
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Spitting, shoving, racial epithets — aviation workers want action on air rageSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Snipes such as “stupid” and “uneducated” are hardly the worst insults that have been hurled at United Airlines flight attendant Yolanta Fisher during the pandemic. Passe...
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COVID-19 update: 2,989 new cases, 42 more deaths, 1,901 hospitalizationsSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois reported 2,989 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday with 42 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Illinois hospitals were treating 1,901 COVID-19 patients Tuesda...
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United to start firing 593 who didn't comply with vaccination mandate, in sign of a trendSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts re...