Articles filed under Health Crises
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State reports another 1,922 virus cases, 42 deaths SaturdayFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 1,922 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 42 additional deaths. The dead included 10 p...
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisisFeb 20, 2021 12:00 am - Nicole Caceres fell to her knees in disbelief, feeling as if someone hit her in the chest and stole the air from her lungs. It had been three months since she learned he...
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Full in-person learning by Biden's 100th day? School leaders call it a lofty goalFeb 19, 2021 4:30 am - Getting students back into schools for full-time instruction is an ambitious goal school administrators have been struggling with since the start of the pandemic. Severa...
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Woodland District 50 to return to partial in-person learning on March 1Feb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Students in Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary School District 50 will return to in-person learning starting March 1. Under the model adopted by the school district Thursd...
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State tops 2 million vaccine doses givenFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - More than 2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Illinois, state health officials reported Friday. Of the 2,060,706 doses that have now gone i...
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Judson indefinitely postpones April World Leaders Forum with Gen. PetraeusFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Judson University in Elgin is postponing its World Leaders Forum featuring retired four-star Gen. David Petraeus until further notice due to ongoing concerns over the CO...
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Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killerFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several Wes...
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COVID-19 vaccine town hall MondayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Three suburban elected officials will host a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cook County. Cook...
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'A COVID warrior': 101-year-old Palatine woman survives fight with the virusFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - When 101-year-old Anna Grattoni contracted COVID-19 late last year, her family understandably was full of concern. Grattoni, however, had full faith that she would come ...
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Why isn't Dist. 21 fully in-person? Officials point to distancing, class sizesFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - While other Northwest suburban school districts have returned to full-time in-person learning, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said this week they can...