Articles filed under Health Crises
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Number of new COVID-19 cases continues to fall, but hospitalizations slightly upDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the state continues to trend downward. but hospitalizations ticked up slightly over the weekend, according to data released ...
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Quentin Road Baptist's Christmas pageant transformed for virus safetyDec 12, 2020 12:00 am - Small groups of people trekked through the woods and stopped at 10 different points to watch actors portray biblical characters during a half-mile outdoor luminary hike ...
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Free COVID-19 testing available Sunday and Dec. 26 in LibertyvilleDec 12, 2020 12:00 am - Free testing for the coronavirus will be available Sunday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 26, in the parking lot at the Islamic Foundation North, 1751 O'Plaine Road, Libert...
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COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to decline slightly in IllinoisDec 12, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported 8,737 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease, including 127 additional deaths, numbers that w...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 11Dec 12, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion There have been 358,658 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illinoi...
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Viral spread: Americans paying the price for ThanksgivingDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people - begging them, even - n...
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State lawmakers say insurers are making excess profits during pandemicDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Democratic lawmakers this week introduced legislation to reduce state payments to the insurance companies that manage Illinois' Medicaid program, argui...
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Feder: WGN's Dean Richards bounces back from COVID-19 experienceDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - Dean Richards, the veteran Chicago media personality, entertainment critic and talk show host, returns to work this weekend - two weeks after he tested positive for COVI...
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'Such is life': In virus wards, death is a foe but a factDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - PARIS - During their daily morning round of the intensive care unit, hospital staffers and medical students pause outside room No. 10, abruptly emptied of the patient wh...
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FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency useDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation's first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,...