Articles filed under Health Crises
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Paramount Theatre to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine when venue reopens next monthJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Those who want to attend the Aug. 18 opening of the Broadway show “Kinky Boots” at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora will have to prove they are fully vaccinated against C...
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DuPage County awards $125,000 in grants to help fight opioid epidemicJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen had grim, but not surprising, news to share on Friday: Drug overdose deaths so far this year are on par to match those in 2020, w...
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District 303 parents ask school board members to reconsider decision to make masks optionalJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - A group of parents addressed St. Charles school board members Thursday and asked them to reconsider their decision to make masks optional in the upcoming school year. As...
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Delta variant continues quick spread across IllinoisJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - During the past week, 279 new variant cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Illinois.w Illinois Department of Public Health researchers said Friday that 72% of the ne...
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Cook health officials say unvaccinated 'should' mask up in schoolsJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - After reports that several suburban school boards have made wearing a mask indoors during the school year optional, Cook County Department of Public Health officials rel...
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Illinois averaging 80% more COVID-19 cases than a week agoJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - State health officials Friday reported 18,720 more COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered throughout Illinois. That brings the total number of doses administered ...
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Editorial: Let's keep our heads while discussing whether kids go back to school in masks next monthJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - When did we lose our ability to rationally discuss things? We're not talking about everyone, mind you, but a goodly portion of us - if public meetings and social media a...
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Diocese of Rockford not requiring masks for Catholic schoolsJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - Parents can decide if their child should wear a mask to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Rockford, according to a letter from the diocese sent to parents last week. "F...
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'Superbug' fungus spread in two cities, health officials sayJul 22, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials said Thursday they now have evidence of an untreatable fungus spreading in two hospitals and a nursing home. The 'œsuperbug'ť outbr...
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Freedom of choice: An Arlington Heights mom's mission to make masks optionalJul 22, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: For a different viewpoint on the issue from another parent, please read the companion piece to this story. This story was revised to say the school b...