Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 mobile testing in Kane CountyFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 mobile testing unit will be at Elgin Community College through Friday, and in Aurora on Saturday and Sunday. Testing will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. o...
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The year of the pandemic: First suburban COVID-19 patients recall their 'lonely' yearFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - As it turns out, there are no perks to being first in a pandemic. “That's the wrong lottery to win,” Bob Dix said. It's been a full year since Dix arrived at the Northwe...
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1 in 8 Illinoisans vaccinated, with 500,000 more doses expected this weekFeb 22, 2021 12:00 am - About one in eight Illinoisans has received a COVID-19 vaccine shot as of Monday, and after recent storms across the U.S. stymied shipments, 500,000 more doses should ar...
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Six Flags Great America aims to open - with rides - April 24Feb 22, 2021 12:00 am - Those itching to tame Raging Bull, soar on American Eagle and lose their guts on the Giant Drop take note: Officials at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee are aiming to s...
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Biden hosts candlelight ceremony as U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 500,000Feb 22, 2021 12:00 am - The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. topped 500,000 Monday, a staggering number that all but matches the number of Americans killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam com...
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Bloomingdale Township to offer seniors help with COVID-19 vaccine sign-upsFeb 21, 2021 10:00 pm - Bloomingdale Township Supervisor Michael D. Hovde Jr. recently announced that the Bloomingdale Township Senior Center will be assisting seniors in the township with the ...
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Daily vaccinations plunge as state reports 35 more COVID-19 deathsFeb 21, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois health authorities said just 13,433 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the state Saturday, the fewest in more than six weeks. There was no immediate...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 19Feb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 498,898 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois De...
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Mathew LeBlanc's original artwork adorns the walls of his family's West Dundee home. A framed printmaking piece in the foyer. A high school self-portrait in his childhoo...
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After son's overdose death, West Dundee family launches initiative to raise money, awarenessFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Mathew LeBlanc's original artwork adorns the walls of his family's West Dundee home. A framed printmaking piece in the foyer. A high school self-portrait in his childhoo...