Articles filed under Health Crises
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Senate passes bill to create housing program for mentally ill, substance abusersMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday which would create a new housing program for individuals living with mental illness or substance use disorders....
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Park Street party postponed in MundeleinMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - A planned celebration of the seasonal conversion of Mundelein's Park Street to an outdoor dining and entertainment area has been postponed due to an unfavorable weather ...
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Kane County forest district wants federal funds to bail out Cougars lossesMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District wants at least a six-figure cut of the county's federal American Rescue Plan funds to help make up for more than a year, and cou...
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Illinois case positivity rate drops to lowest point during pandemicMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - At just 2.11%, the statewide seven-day case positivity rate for COVID-19 is at the lowest point since the pandemic began. At the peak in November, the state's seven-day ...
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99 days in the hospital. 16 days in a coma. Downers Grove man shares his COVID-19 battleMay 24, 2021 5:30 am - On Christmas Eve, Downers Grove Village Commissioner Rich Kulovany thought he was out of the woods with his COVID-19 diagnosis. From his bed at Advocate Good Samaritan H...
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Cook County offering free Six Flags tickets with COVID-19 shots WednesdayMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - As an incentive to put COVID-19 vaccine shots into arms, Cook County health officials will hand out 15,000 tickets to Six Flags Great America in Gurnee at its mass sites...
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NYC mayor: Public schools will be all in person this fallMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised a return to normal for the nation's largest public school system on Monday as he announced that classrooms will open for in-p...
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Daily cases of COVID-19 drop by almost 43% in a month, but deaths riseMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Average daily cases of COVID-19 have dropped by nearly 43% in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New COVID-19 infections thi...
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Hospital execs describe COVID's toll on mental health of front-line personnelMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met with health care professionals in Hoffman Estates Monday to discuss the pandemic's impact on the mental health of front-line medical ...
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A little U.S. city, battered by the virus, tells its storiesMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - EDITOR'S NOTE - Another in an occasional series, COVID's Scars, looking at how some of those battered by the pandemic are trying to recover after a year of pain and ...