Articles filed under Health Crises
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wastedJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Chea...
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Schaumburg Community Blood Drive set for WednesdayJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will host its next Community Blood Drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. Interested blood donor...
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Family members, first responders lauded for saving two Hoffman Estates men with CPRJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Women from different families helped save the lives of two loved ones in Hoffman Estates on the same day this spring by using CPR instructions from emergency dispatchers...
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COVID pill Paxlovid gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency useMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that's been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 million ...
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Bears officially sign No. 10 overall draft pick WrightMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears officially signed No. 10 overall draft pick Darnell Wright to his rookie contract, the team announced Monday. Wright was one of three draft picks who officiall...
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Louie's Law passes state House, on way to Pritzker's deskMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - Legislation to create a comprehensive drug education curriculum for the state's public schools is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. Louie's Law, named after a sub...
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Pritzker signs law that gives benefits to Chicago first responders disabled by COVIDMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed a law providing full disability benefits to Chicago police officers and firefighters struck by COVID-19 before vacci...
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Pritzker reflects on three years of pandemic as disaster declarations are set to endMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker recalls being handed a report from researchers at the University of Illinois. The analysi...
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Experts warn of costlier COVID care as emergency declaration endsMay 08, 2023 5:30 am - Most Americans can expect to pay more for COVID-related care when the federal government ends its pandemic emergency declaration Thursday. That's the warning from health...
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Lake County considering $1,200 bonus for workers during early days of COVIDMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - Eligible full-time Lake County employees could receive a $1,200 bonus each as recognition and reward for working through the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. A ...