Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 hospitalizations dip for first time since Dec. 24 as suburbs hit vaccination milestonesJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 7,096 COVID-19 patients were being treated in hospitals throughout Illinois — two fewer patients than the day before. It's the fir...
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Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learningJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - DETROIT - Parent Latonya Peterson sums up her frustration over Detroit schools returning - at least temporarily - to virtual learning in three short words: "I hate it." ...
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Lightfoot: Hopeful for deal in COVID teachers disputeJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago's mayor again blamed the city's powerful teachers union for a third day of canceled classes in the nation's third-largest school district Friday, but said she ho...
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East Aurora High, 2 middle schools on remote learning due to COVID-19 staffing issueJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - East Aurora High School and two middle schools are doing remote learning, due to staffing shortages caused by COVID-19. East Aurora District 131 Superintendent Jennifer ...
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Naperville mayor concerned about pop-up COVID-19 testing sites in the cityJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - As Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico drove around town in recent weeks, he noticed more and more banners unfurled to advertise COVID-19 testing at pop-up sites. Concerned a...
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Kane County Health Department to hold vaccine clinic for adults in Dundee area Jan. 9Jan 06, 2022 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health will hold a COVID-19 vaccination walk-in clinic on Sunday, Jan. 9. It will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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US had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decadeJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Five Americans died of rabies last year - the largest number in a decade - and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn't realize they...
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Study offers reassurance on COVID shots, women's periodsJan 06, 2022 6:00 am - One of the first studies to track whether COVID-19 vaccination might affect women's periods found a small and temporary change. Research published Wednesday tracked near...
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Bears place QB Justin Fields on COVID-19 listJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - The Bears placed starting quarterback Justin Fields on the COVID-19 list Thursday morning. The move came one day after head coach Matt Nagy announced that Fields was lik...
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in Illinois hit triple digits for first time since last FebruaryJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois recorded more than 100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since February of last year. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 104 mor...