Articles filed under Health Crises
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Districts 75, 120 provide thermometers to families in needJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - As students prepare to return to classrooms, two Mundelein school districts want to ensure any family that needs a working thermometer gets one at no cost. Parents in Mu...
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Elgin lays off six employees due to pandemic-related closuresJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - With some facilities still closed 10 months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Elgin has laid off six employees, including five from parks and recreat...
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Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 U.S. states amid winter surgeJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, ...
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Naperville to consider offering grants to utility customers behind on paymentsJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Naperville residents and business owners struggling to pay their utility bills during the COVID-19 crisis could soon be offered some financial relief. The city council o...
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Marklund Philip Center vaccinates 110 residents and staffJan 17, 2021 10:00 pm - The Marklund Philip Center in Bloomingdale became the first of the nonprofit's facilities to receive the coronavirus vaccine Thursday, Jan. 14. Marklund is a residentia...
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Portion of state cleared for indoor dining, but suburbs must waitJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - State health authorities cleared the way Sunday for limited indoor dining in some portions of Illinois, but restaurant owners and patrons in the suburbs will have to wai...
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Residents, staff at area senior living communities receive vaccineJan 16, 2021 10:00 pm - Healthcare residents and staff of Friendship Senior Options communities, Friendship Village of Schaumburg, and GreenFields of Geneva have started receiving the COVID-19 ...
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Editorial: A COVID-19 tear-soaked benchmarkJan 16, 2021 1:00 pm - We are looking this week at a tear-soaked benchmark. It is a virtual certainty that the COVID-19 death toll will pass 400,000 in the United States. Such a tragedy, not j...
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New vaccine technology aids speedy developmentJan 16, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I don't think I'm the only one wondering how the new coronavirus vaccines got developed so fast when other vaccines in the past took so much longer. Can you please e...
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State reports 130 more deaths, 5,343 virus more cases SaturdayJan 16, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 5,343 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 130 additional deaths. The dead included 43 ...