Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois after one full year of the pandemic: 20,863 dead and 1,204,409 infectedMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - It's been one full year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic. In that time, at least 20,863 Illinois residents have...
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No parade, but St. Charles still has St. Patrick's Day events scheduled SaturdayMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - After pivoting for Halloween and the holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Charles Business Alliance is hoping for similar success with its St. Patrick's Day ce...
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A look back at March 12, 2020, and the year of the pandemic for high school sportsMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - March 12, 2020. If you follow high school sports, it should take a nanosecond to remember that day. It was a Thursday. Eight boys basketball teams, including Aurora Chri...
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Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nationMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defe...
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COVID-19 bill gives states pathway to reduce maternal deathsMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in t...
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Biden: All adults will be eligible for vaccine by May 1Mar 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to...
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Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few yearsMar 10, 2021 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The global community will find out 'œfairly soon, within the next few years'ť what started the coronavirus pandemic, a key member of a World Health Organiz...
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COVID-19: One death in Glenview in past weekMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - A Glenview resident died of COVID-19 in the past week, bringing total fatalities to 101 and cases to 3,800 since the pandemic began a year ago. Northbrook has had 111 de...
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Aurora hosting another mass vaccination clinic SaturdayMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - The city of Aurora will open another mass vaccination clinic Saturday in partnership with Walgreens. The clinic will distribute one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vacci...
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Questions and answers about Batavia mass vaccination siteMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Once the necessary contracts are finalized by Kane County officials, a COVID-19 mass vaccination site is expected to open within a month at a former retail building in B...