Articles filed under Health Crises
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Jury trials to resume once again at Waukegan courthouseFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Jury trials at the Waukegan courthouse will resume March 1, Chief Judge Diane E. Winter announced Wednesday. Jury trials were suspended in November because of a winter s...
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Suburban doctor says two-layer mask a good idea now that U.K. strain is hereFeb 09, 2021 4:30 am - With a case of the more infectious United Kingdom strain of COVID-19 diagnosed in Lake County and more expected, it's important to double down on face coverings, one exp...
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'Guarded optimism': Seniors cautiously plan for life after vaccineFeb 09, 2021 4:30 am - Juanita Thomas is a lesson in patience and resilience. She survived a frightening case of COVID-19 last March. Only now she has another reason to hope. On Monday, the 93...
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West Chicago company sows the seeds for a bumper crop of gardenersFeb 09, 2021 4:30 am - Still in the throes of the deadly coronavirus and the pain of pandemic restrictions, we gaze across the bleak, snow-covered tundra of suburbia and imagine what spring mi...
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Policy not to vaccinate pregnant, nursing mothers came from Kane Health Dept. staffFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - In an emailed statement, Kane County Health Department spokeswoman Susan Stack said the previous policy not to vaccinate pregnant or breastfeeding women for COVID-19 "wa...
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Hampshire mobile COVID testing canceledFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - The mobile COVID testing unit planned for Hampshire High School on Saturday has been canceled due to the weather forecast, Kane County Health Department officials said i...
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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China labFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - WUHAN, China - The coronavirus most likely first appeared in humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists looking for the origins ...
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After success last year, Mundelein to again offer outdoor dining on Park StreetFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been amended to clarify Trustee Robin Meier's position. She supported setting aside $300,000 on this project as long as the land-sale st...
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COVID-19 vaccines given nearly double in two weeks, but supplies lagFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois is improving how quickly it gets lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine shots into arms, but the supply still lags, state data indicated Tuesday. Out of 2,134,225 doses se...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 9Feb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map There have been 489,763 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's almost 42.6% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depa...