Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPage mobile care van to offer vaccines Jan. 9 in Villa ParkJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - The DuPage County Mobile Care Van for COVID-19 vaccine shots will be at the Cornerstone Chinese Church, 5 N. Princeton Ave. in Villa Park, from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sund...
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Illinois surpasses 28,000 COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalizations hit all-time high againJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed more than 28,000 Illinois residents. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported the bleak milestone Tuesday, after 79 more COVID-19 ...
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COVID case counts may be losing importance amid omicronJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - The explosive increase in U.S. coronavirus case counts is raising alarm, but some experts believe the focus should instead be on COVID-19 hospital admissions. And those ...
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St. Charles aldermen oppose requiring customers to show proof of vaccinationJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - St. Charles aldermen on Monday made it clear they do not support requiring people to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter restaurants and other businesses...
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College of Lake County offering free vaccination clinics starting WednesdayJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - The College of Lake County will host free COVID-19 vaccination clinics at all three campuses in the coming weeks. The first clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesda...
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Buffalo Grove won't extend vaccine requirement to Lake County businessesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove village board members decided Monday not to extend proof-of-vaccination requirements already in place in Cook County portions of the village to the Lake Co...
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'We should be rejecting this': Wheeling trustee rails against vaccination orderJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's Note: A quote from Trustee Ray Lang that was trimmed from a previous version of the story has been reinstated. Wheeling Trustee Joe Vito launched into an 1...
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FDA expands Pfizer boosters for more teens as omicron surgesJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12....
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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgameJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won't be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to lea...
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ONE YEAR LATER: From Capitol assault to deadly Des Plaines fire, 2021 got off to a rough startJan 03, 2022 4:30 am - What a way to start the year. With Americans already stressed out over the COVID-19 pandemic and strife stemming from the 2020 elections, the nation was further shocked ...