Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mask, hand sanitizer giveaway on Saturday in MundeleinNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Mundelein and Lake County residents are invited to participate in a free reusable face mask and hand sanitizer event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Mundelein High ...
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Elgin City Council meetings go virtual under new mitigation measuresNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to list the Elgin city clerk's email address for the public to submit comments via email. Starting with yesterday's speci...
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Legislature's fall veto session canceled in SpringfieldNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The fall veto session of the General Assembly that was scheduled to begin next week has been canceled amid a worsening COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic leader...
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Loved ones remember former McHenry man who died of COVID-19Nov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Family members are mourning the loss of James R. "Jim" Smith, who died last week of COVID-19. Smith, 79, a former McHenry resident, passed away Nov. 4 at Glenbrook Hospi...
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effectiveNov 10, 2020 6:00 am - Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of ...
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Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safeNov 10, 2020 6:00 am - A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don't travel. If you must gather...
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COVID protocol part of Vernon Hills' snow plan this yearNov 10, 2020 4:30 am - Vernon Hills' snow plan for this winter is consistent with past years' with one exception. "The extra page is essentially in case COVID hits our organization; we have to...
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Indian Prairie District 204 to continue with remote learning through Thanksgiving breakNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - With COVID-19 cases rising substantially in the suburbs, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is again delaying its plan to start bringing students back to the classroom. Th...
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Marquardt District 15 teachers push for all-remote learningNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Teachers in Marquardt Elementary School District 15 pressed the school board Tuesday night to return to all-remote learning out of concern for a surge in COVID-19 cases ...
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Illinois records 12,623 new COVID-19 cases and largest one-day spike in hospitalizationsNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - Hospitals throughout the state added 333 more COVID-19 patients Monday, the largest single-day increase since the Illinois Department of Public Health began keeping trac...