Articles filed under Health Crises
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Roselle Public Library District awarded Healing Illinois GrantDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - The Roselle Public Library District was awarded a Healing Illinois grant by the Illinois Department of Human Services in partnership with the Chicago Community Trust. H...
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Trivedi Hospitality honors front-line health care workers with free staysDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Two local hotels are offering free stays for front-line health care workers who need to quarantine or who just need to get away. The Four Points by Sheraton in Schaumbur...
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Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green lightDec 15, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. U.S. regulators Tuesday authorized the rapid c...
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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nearsDec 15, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday,...
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Despite pandemic, Grayslake woman's mission to bring hospital patients holiday cheer continuesDec 15, 2020 4:20 am - For 12 years, Grayslake resident Elizabeth "Lyzzi" Elliott has run HOPE Ornaments, a nonprofit which gives holiday ornaments to hospital patients. So she's used to worki...
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Put a match to your bad memories with 'The Great Burnout of COVID 2020' fundraiser Dec. 27Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - For anyone who is feeling burned out by the loss, isolation, and illness caused by the pandemic, “The Great Burnout of COVID 2020” offers an opportunity for the communit...
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EXPLAINER: Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine?Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - AMSTERDAM - As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicin...
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U.S. vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nearsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday, whil...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 15Dec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 371,514 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illino...
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Lake Barrington announces $50K grant program for restaurantsDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake Barrington village board recently approved a $50,000 economic development grant program to assist local restaurants that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic...