Articles filed under Health Crises
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Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probeMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 deaths at ...
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Illinois economy shrinks 4% in 2020 despite 4th-quarter growthMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois economy shrank by 4% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many of its sectors, although there were signs of a recovery taking pla...
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Aurora reopens grant program for eventsMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - Aurora has reopened an annual grant program for local events in light of progress with COVID-19 guidelines laid out by the CDC and Illinois Department of Public Health. ...
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Judge orders Elmhurst Hospital to let patient receive unapproved COVID-19 treatmentMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge has ordered Elmhurst Hospital to allow a 68-year-old woman fighting COVID-19 to be treated with a drug not approved for such use by the Food and Dr...
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Reaching herd immunity against COVID in Illinois likely a 'longer process' than hopedMay 03, 2021 1:00 am - When COVID-19 vaccines began flying into the arms of health care workers in December, there was a mass exhale as hopes of quenching the deadly pandemic seemed achievable...
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Employers, insurers push to make virtual visits regular careMay 02, 2021 7:00 am - Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That's the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options. Amazon and s...
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McHenry approves $52.7 million 2021-22 budget, with 'extremely conservative' revenue estimatesMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - The McHenry City Council last week unanimously approved a $52.7 million budget, with a more than $520,000 reduction in expected general fund revenues from last year's mu...
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Suburban school districts step up efforts to vaccinate teensMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - As the school year winds down, several suburban school districts are ramping up efforts to get older students inoculated against the COVID-19 virus before they break for...
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State reports new COVID-19 cases down from previous dayMay 02, 2021 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases is down, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH Sunday reported 1,860 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID...
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Editorial: India's hour of pandemic devastationMay 01, 2021 2:00 pm - When you look at the images and the stories coming out of India, you are not human if you are not moved to tears. Such suffering and hardship and hopelessness. So many C...