Articles filed under Health Crises
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How Inequity Gets Built Into America's Vaccination SystemMar 03, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The U.S. Respons...
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Why can't I get an appointment? FAQ about getting vaccinated in the suburbsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - It's been nearly three months since COVID-19 vaccine doses began arriving in Illinois, but getting an appointment for a shot hasn't gotten any easier for most eligible r...
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Wheeling cuts fees for business, liquor licenses due to pandemicMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Wheeling village board this week voted to reduce the cost of business licenses and liquor licenses for the next fiscal year because of the COVID-19 crisis. The 50% ...
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Geneva schools COVID-19 task force to livestream meetingMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Geneva School District 304 Task Force for Educational Planning in COVID-19 will livestream its meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The link to the meeting will be ...
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New Des Plaines COVID-19 immunization site to use single-dose vaccineMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - A new mass vaccination site opening in Des Plaines later this week will be the first location in the state to use the new single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to inocul...
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Biden stands by May timeline for vaccines for all U.S. adultsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccine for all adults by the end of May - two months earlier than anticipa...
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Where might you go for shots? Mass vaccination sites throughout the suburbsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Some suburban residents are receiving their vaccinations through mass vaccination sites set up throughout the region. While those sites have the capacity to handle hundr...
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District 25 to expand to daily, in-person instruction this summerMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 plans to return to full, in-person, five-day-a-week instruction starting with summer school June 16 and continuing with the next...
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Kane County looks to increase value of rental assistance program with state helpMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - By May 1, Kane County residents will have access to more than $500 million in federal money to pay for past-due rent. The money comes as federal, state and county offic...
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COVID-19 claims two in Glenview, Northbrook in past weekMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - One person in Northbrook and another in Glenview died of COVID-19 in the past week, and 89 people in the two towns were newly diagnosed with the disease, the Cook County...