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Jesse Brown to provide COVID vaccines at community event May 9May 06, 2021 11:00 pm - Jesse Brown VA Medical Center will participate in a community COVID-19 vaccine event on Sunday, May 9, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will be at 4259 S. Berkeley Ave...
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EXPLAINER: Why patents on COVID vaccines are so contentiousMay 06, 2021 7:00 am - The Biden administration's call to lift patent protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help poor parts of the world get more doses has drawn praise from some countries and h...
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Downers Grove customers rally around beloved baker in critical condition with COVID-19May 06, 2021 5:00 am - No kid leaves Ingram's Busy Bee Bakery in Downers Grove without a free butter cookie. That's a good thing because the rainbow array of sprinkles behind the traditional g...
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10 Lake County jail inmates quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19May 06, 2021 1:00 am - Ten inmates at the Lake County jail remain in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 in the last week, according to the Lake County sheriff's office. Lt. Christo...
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Pritzker expects state to fully reopen by June 11, with 'bridge' phase starting May 14May 06, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' businesses and other operations could fully reopen by June 11, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. Pritzker also said the state is on schedule to move to a ...
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Northwest Community opens walk-in vaccination clinicMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare has opened a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for walk-ins Mondays and Wednesdays. The clinic at 3060 Salt Creek Road in Arlington Heights is a...
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85% of Illinoisans 65 and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine doseMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Eighty-five percent of Illinoisans 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, state health officials report. That's one metric used to determine...
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Why federal judge's ruling on evictions won't affect IllinoisMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge invalidated a nationwide eviction moratorium on Wednesday, but the decision will not affect the moratorium on rental evictions in Illinois,...
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Midwestern University's Operation Hope helps spur COVID-19 vaccination effortMay 05, 2021 11:00 pm - Midwestern University's Vaccination Centers have administered over 15,000 vaccination doses as part of Operation Hope, Midwestern's community contribution to the global ...
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US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a centuryMay 05, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday. Th...