Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lollapalooza will return to Chicago this summer, for those who get vaccinated or testedMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 won't stop Lollapalooza this year. The music festival will make a comeback July 29 to Aug. 1 in Grant Park at full capacity, Chicago officials announced Tuesday...
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Uncertainty over COVID-19 regulations causes Ribfest cancellationMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - Uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the cancellation of Ribfest for the second year in a row, organizers announced Tuesday, pointing to concerns over how...
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EXPLAINER: Do I still have to wear a mask? What about kids?May 17, 2021 7:00 am - The government's new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules. Target an...
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How funeral homes evolved during COVID-19May 17, 2021 1:00 am - At the crossroads of bridging life and death amid the COVID-19 pandemic, funeral homes in McHenry County faced a grim reality. Funeral homes saw services boom in the spr...
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new casesMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Pritzker rescinding mask rule for fully vaccinated residentsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is aligning its mask rules to reflect recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don't need face c...
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Walk-ins welcome Wednesday at vaccination clinic in Arlington HeightsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - The Arlington Heights Park District will distribute 500 single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to residents 18 and older during a COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic W...
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State will phase out eviction moratorium, expand grants for rentersMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday the state will "phase out" its moratorium on pandemic-related evictions by August and launched a new program to provide assistance to...
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State rental assistance program opens May 17May 16, 2021 11:00 pm - The Illinois Rental Payment Program is an emergency rental assistance program designed to support households in Illinois that are unable to pay rent due to the COVID-19 ...
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After two-day spike, COVID-19 deaths in Illinois declineMay 16, 2021 1:00 am - After a two-day spike that saw the highest death toll from COVID-19 in more than two months, fatalities caused by the coronavirus were cut nearly in half Sunday, state h...