Articles filed under Health Crises
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Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 offering free COVID-19 tests for students, familiesApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 students and their families can now get free COVID-19 tests through the district. "We're pleased to provide another layer to o...
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Day cares, factories, offices, events: Where COVID-19 outbreaks are happening nowApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban COVID-19 outbreaks in the last 30 days centered around a day care, a mental health facility, a medical clinic and a sports team, Illinois Department of Public H...
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New Mundelein budget calls for less spending, more revenueApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Mundelein's roughly $57.5 million budget for the 2022 fiscal year reflects a significant spending drop from the current year. Conversely, revenue is projected to increas...
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COVID treatment has improved, but many wish for an easy pillApr 26, 2021 7:00 am - If Priscila Medina had gotten COVID-19 a year ago, she would have had no treatments proven safe and effective to try. But when the 30-year-old nurse arrived at a Long Is...
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Vaccination clinic for Arlington Heights residents WednesdayApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - A COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic for Arlington Heights residents age 16 and older will be held Wednesday, with 1,728 Pfizer vaccine doses available. The event, schedul...
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Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Medical experts and addiction advocates were not surprised when opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increased by more than 32% in 2020. They were surprised it wasn't hig...
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Naperville 203 to use COVID-19 relief funds for free summer school class, other relief effortsApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville Unit District 203 is earmarking federal COVID-19 relief dollars for a free summer school class and other initiatives aimed at bridging learning gaps caused by...
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SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health systemApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his desperately ill patients s...
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Italy opens again amid hopes for real economic relaunchApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - MILAN - Lunch-time diners filled tables on Milan's landmark Piazza Duomo even on a cloudy, windswept Monday, proof of the pent-up demand for eating out as Italy begins i...
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Huntley District 158 transportation issues likely to extend into next school yearApr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Huntley Unit School District 158 has struggled to provide transportation to all of its high school students who are currently learning remotely but want to return for in...