Articles filed under Health Crises
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Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's executive ordersDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In early July, a judge in downstate Clay County voided Gov. J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus restrictions in a sweeping order that he applied to the entire stat...
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COVID relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to TrumpDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Threatening to tank Congress' massive COVID relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump's demand for bigger aid checks for Americans confr...
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US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever countedDec 22, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths expected to top 3 million for the first time - due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic. Final mort...
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Wheeling's new $97.4M budget includes money for fire stationDec 22, 2020 4:30 am - Wheeling's new $97.4 million annual budget includes cash for a fire station that's already under construction, street improvements and other projects. The village bo...
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Kane County spends last of $93 million in federal relief fundsDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - It took almost eight months of squabbling and rejiggering programs, but when Kane County officials put up new calendars, they expect to have spent all $93 million in fed...
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Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strainsDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won't work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especi...
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BioNTech CEO confident vaccine will work on UK variantDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - BERLIN - German pharmaceutical company BioNTech is confident that its coronavirus vaccine works against the new UK variant, but further studies are needed to be complete...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing in Kane and Lake countiesDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 mobile testing units managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in Lake and Kane counties this weekend. The testing will be available 8 a.m. to...
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Estrich: Use vaccine to take care of each otherDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich There is no debate to be had on vaccination I know I will get furious emails, but they won't be from the most knowledgeable scientists. Former President...
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Jobless aid, checks, PPP: Adding up $900 billion in virus reliefDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The $900 billion in pandemic relief that passed the House and Senate late Monday is aimed squarely at shoring up the U.S. economic recovery into the early spring as batt...