Articles filed under Health Crises
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What's in Des Plaines' new budget: cash for flood prevention, police station expansionNov 02, 2021 5:15 am - Cash for flood-prevention projects and a long-delayed expansion of the city's police station are included in Des Plaines' newly approved municipal budget for 2022. So is...
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Your kids anxious over getting a COVID-19 shot? What local doctors advise to say and doNov 02, 2021 5:00 am - As authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 looms ahead of Tuesday's regulatory meeting, doctors are offering suggestions on how p...
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It's official: CDC approves Pfizer vaccine for kids 5-11Nov 02, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story's headline has been corrected to clarify it was a CDC panel and not an FDA panel recommending on Tuesday. U.S. health officials on Tuesday...
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'We want them decreasing': Pritzker says mask mandate stays until hospitalizations dropNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - After receiving a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state's indoor mask mandate will stay in place until there's ...
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Gurnee launches programs to help businesses hurt by COVID-19 pandemicNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - Village programs, which could cost Gurnee up to $425,000, are now underway to help small businesses that suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Small business owners can...
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Naperville Elderly Homes board president profiled in Crain's ChicagoNov 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Excerpt from Crain's Chicago Business: As board president, Dave Weeks led a $24 million building and renovation project during the pandemic. He put his business, Weeks F...
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U.S. prisons face staff shortages as officers quit amid COVIDNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the U.S. prison system in the coronavirus ...
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Tonga's main island locks down after 1st virus case foundNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Tonga's main island will go into lockdown for a week after the South Pacific nation reported its first case of the coronavirus, the govern...
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Pritzker calls gun violence a public health crisis, lays out prevention approachNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monday classifying ongoing gun violence in Illinois as a public health crisis and announced his intent to incl...
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...