Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lifestyle changes may help protect against COVID-19Aug 22, 2021 8:00 am - Can specific lifestyle changes alter susceptibility to COVID-19 infections? One recent medical study suggests that food choices may reduce the risk of contracting COVID-...
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How McHenry County groups worked to vaccinate the homelessAug 22, 2021 1:00 am - Collaboration among different McHenry County organizations has helped to vaccinate the local homeless population against COVID-19, as cases continue to rise. “The county...
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State Sen. McConchie experiencing breakthrough case of COVID-19Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Senate Republican leader Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods announced Saturday that he is experiencing mild symptoms of a breakthrough case of COVID-19 despite hav...
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Geneva preschool partially shut down due to COVID-19 casesAug 21, 2021 1:00 am - A private preschool and kindergarten in Geneva closed Thursday due to eight positive cases of COVID-19, according to an official at the school. Patty Sherman, admissions...
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District 211 spent less money last year because of hybrid, remote learningAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members late Thursday were reviewing a proposed $274 million budget for the coming school year, which is 5.5% higher t...
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Elgin residents have until end August to weigh in on spending federal relief moneyAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin residents have until the end of the month to share their thoughts on how the city should spend $19.5 million in federal money. The city is asking Elginites to fil...
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Help to prevent evictions lagging in Kane County as moratorium's expiration loomsAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Only $4.3M of $15M in aid for Kane County residents, landlords has been distributed
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Mask mandate inside suburban Cook County public places restarts MondayAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Masks will once again be required at all indoor public settings in suburban Cook County starting Monday. And many Cook County employees will be required to be vaccinated...
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'Bracing for the worst' in Florida's COVID-19 hot zoneAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As quickly as one COVID patient is discharged, another waits for a bed in northeast Florida, the hot zone of the state's latest surge. But the patie...
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Palatine mom decries delay in remote tutoring for quarantined District 211 studentsAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - A Palatine woman whose son and daughter at Fremd High School just tested positive for COVID-19 is upset that the remote learning that saw all students in Palatine-Schaum...