Articles filed under Health Crises
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Palatine postponing run/walk events until COVID-19 restrictions are liftedMay 05, 2021 5:15 am - Palatine will allow neighborhood run/walk events only when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted — by September, officials hope — but will OK block parties when the state ent...
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Chicago launches concert series for fully vaccinated peopleMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago will see the return of cultural events this summer, including a concert series solely for people who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, officials announced Tuesd...
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Average of COVID-19 infections drops by 6% in a weekMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Average new cases of COVID-19 declined for the sixth day in a row, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Wednesday. The seven-day average for new infections w...
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Get vaccinated for your mom this Sunday, health officials suggestMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - As COVID-19 vaccination fever wanes, Cook County officials urged suburbanites to roll up their sleeves for Mom this Sunday. “This Mother's Day really is about next Mothe...
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Christ Church Oak Brook hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinic May 11May 04, 2021 11:00 pm - Christ Church will hold ongoing COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Tuesday, May 11, at its Oak Brook campus. The church, located at 501 Oak Brook Road in Oak Brook, is an ap...
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Constable: Who is vaccinated? If only 'vaxdar' were realMay 04, 2021 5:30 am - Some people profess to possess gaydar, which gives them the power to tell if a person is gay. They say they can tell by the hair, clothes, watchband, shoes, and other th...
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Comatose woman fighting COVID-19 gets unapproved drug after judge's orderMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - A 68-year-old Elmhurst woman suffering from COVID-19 is receiving doses of an unapproved drug after a DuPage County judge ordered Elmhurst Hospital to allow the treatmen...
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COVID-19 vaccine site opening at Spring Hill MallMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Board officials announced Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccination site will open Friday at Spring Hill Mall in West Dundee. It's the fourth vaccination site in K...
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Study shows working mothers hit hard by pandemic-related child care burdensMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New research shows pandemic-related child care burdens have magnified economic inequalities for women in the workforce in Illinois. That research was inclu...
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From target shooting to museum passes: State plans to offer 'free stuff' for vaccinationsMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois officials are offering “incentives” to residents to get immunized against the coronavirus — starting at a downstate shooting facility where those who get COVID-...