Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois records highest single-day COVID-19 case total since JanuaryAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day in Illinois reached 4,904 Friday, the highest since late January. COVID-19 hospitalizations also cleared a somb...
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Marie Osmond, David Archuleta cancel Ravinia concertAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Marie Osmond and David Archuleta have canceled their upcoming concert at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was cited as a reason for c...
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Some McHenry County families have started home schooling because of COVID-19 mask mandateAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Despite past hassles of attending school during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica Clements and Kalyn Macchia said they never seriously considered pulling their kids out of ...
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Republican governors, school districts battle over mask mandatesAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defie...
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Downers Grove Choral Society gets COVID-19 Response Fund Grant from DuPage FoundationAug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The Downers Grove Choral Society is one of 24 DuPage County nonprofit organizations with a program specific to the arts to receive a grant through DuPage Foundation's mo...
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No credible link between COVID-19 vaccine and infertilityAug 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Q: Is there any truth that the three current COVID-19 vaccines may cause infertility? I've been told that some of the OB-GYN doctors in my area are advising younger adul...
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COVID-19 update: 26,214 more shots, 14 more deaths, 3,180 new casesAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - As some immunocompromised Illinois residents are now getting a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials are reporting 26,214 more doses were ad...
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Schaumburg to host Community Blood Drive Aug. 24Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg will hold its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. Participating donors wil...
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Waubonsee hosts walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics during first week of classesAug 18, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove will be offering two walk-in, community-wide, COVID-19 vaccination clinics during the first week of classes. The clinics will ...
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EXPLAINER: What do we know about booster shots for COVID-19?Aug 18, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vacc...