Articles filed under Health Crises
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As vaccinations rise, COVID-19 case totals continue to declineJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in Illinois remained at levels not seen since the pandemic's earliest days, as the number of residents with at least one dose of vaccine approached...
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Arlington Heights offering small-business loansJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - The village of Arlington Heights is now offering $130,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to provide financial assistance to small businesses hurt by COVID-...
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Numbers in decline: 268 COVID-19 cases Friday, 15 deathsJun 12, 2021 2:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 268 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 15 additional deaths. Also, almost 69% of Ill...
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Many COVID-19 survivors will develop depressionJun 12, 2021 10:00 am - Q: My husband was in the hospital for three weeks with COVID-19. He's home again and seems OK physically, but he's not the same person. He's withdrawn and angry, and I t...
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Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?Jun 12, 2021 7:30 am - Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines? Temporary side effects including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up - a n...
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AMA doctors meet amid vocal backlash over racial equity planJun 12, 2021 7:00 am - The nation's largest, most influential doctors' group is holding its annual policymaking meeting amid backlash over its most ambitious plan ever - to help dismantle cent...
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Is your wedding budget ready for the reception resurgence?Jun 12, 2021 6:00 am - Wedding celebrations largely took a hiatus after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in 2020. Among couples who had a set wedding date between March and December 2020, 47...
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Elgin church helps vaccinate homeless community membersJun 12, 2021 1:00 am - Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren helped vaccinate members of Elgin's homeless community Saturday during its weekly Soup Kettle event. A handful of participants rec...
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Some J&J vaccine doses can be used, but many must be tossedJun 11, 2021 7:00 am - U.S. regulators are allowing the release of about 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many more doses can't b...
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Illinois reopens averaging lowest new COVID-19 cases, fewest ICU patientsJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - As businesses and entertainment venues were allowed to fully reopen Friday and operate with full capacity for the first time in 447 days, 42,083 more people got doses of...