Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 vaccine town hall WednesdayJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Lake County officials will hold a virtual town hall on the COVID-19 vaccine at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13. Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart will host the discussion wit...
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State reports drop in COVID-19 cases, test ratesJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,711 new and probable confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fewest in a week, along with 81 additional deaths from t...
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How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot?Jan 09, 2021 6:28 am - How quickly do I need a second COVID-19 vaccine shot? The first COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. require two doses a few weeks apart. People should get some degree of prote...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Jan. 9Jan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 436,377 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Saturday. That's 42.6% of the state's total, according to the ...
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Coronavirus metrics in Illinois show positive trend in Saturday numbersJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease and 101 additional deaths. The number of new cas...
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Special meeting tonight on hybrid learning in Dist. 73Jan 08, 2021 4:30 am - Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 students soon could be back in school for the first time this school year. A date hasn't been disclosed, but the scho...
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Chicago teachers warned they won't be paid if they don't show up on MondayJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools will move ahead with its plans to reopen classrooms Monday, and staff members who are supposed to report to schools but don't show up will not be ...
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U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st timeJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - ORANGE, Calif. - The U.S. topped 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, with several Sun Belt states dr...
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Lake Zurich to get update on Life Time Fitness project to address 'false narrative'Jan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Lake Zurich officials will receive an update later this month on the stalled Life Time Fitness project that has inspired rumors in the community that the luxury center w...
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Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variantJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - New research suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain ...