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Jervin Roman, 9, gets nervous before he receives his COVID-19 vaccine from Veronica Flores, left, at the southwest vaccine clinic of Esperanza Health Centers on Nov. 3, 2021, in Chicago. His mom, Angela Lopez, and sister Anahi Morales, 11, tried to keep him calm as he received his shot.

Illinois sees uptick in youth COVID-19 cases, school outbreaks heading into Thanksgiving break

November 17, 2021 at 5:25 p.m.

An uptick in youth COVID-19 cases in Illinois in recent weeks is fueling school outbreaks and student quarantines, just days before the start of the Thanksgiving holiday break. In the...

Margaret Orozco pushes her bike to get tested for coronavirus outside Loretto Hospital in Chicago on April 27, 2020.

As holidays approach, latest rise in Illinois coronavirus cases ‘could mark the beginning of yet another wave’

November 11, 2021 at 6:15 a.m.

With Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season two weeks away, coronavirus cases are on the rise again in Illinois, even as health officials push to get vaccines into...

Englewood resident Fannie Peeples gets a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine from Friend Health nurse Syreetta Stinson at the Peace House of I Grow Chicago, March 26, 2021. I Grow Chicago teamed with Friend Health to provide 150 vaccines, coffee and doughnuts at the event.

Armed with new data, Cook County tries to close wide vaccination gap in suburbs

November 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

When south suburban Dixmoor faced a water crisis in recent weeks, public officials handed out more than bottled water at village hall; they offered COVID-19 vaccinations. Six months after shots...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker takes questions at the Breakthrough Urban Ministries FamilyPlex on Nov. 1, 2021.

When will Illinois’ mask mandate end? COVID-19 cases are no longer dropping, leaving endgame uncertain

November 3, 2021 at 10:45 a.m.

Two weeks ago, an optimistic Gov. J.B. Pritzker floated the idea of lifting much of his mask mandate by the holidays. But the latest COVID-19 data has not kept improving...

Heather Izewski holds her daughter Madison Arizamendi, 12, of Northbrook, who receives her second Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from medical assistant Alejandra Flores at Yacktman Outpatient Center in Park Ridge on Oct. 22, 2021.

Illinois expecting 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially for kids, with pediatricians expected to play a big role

October 25, 2021 at 5:07 p.m.

Illinois is expecting an initial allotment of about 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, once the shots are authorized for that group — with pediatricians...

Bruce Carmona, a nursing home resident and member of Illinois Caregivers for Compromise, outside of ProMedica Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in Elk Grove Village on Oct. 15, 2021.

Lax regulation of Illinois nursing homes resulted in poor resident care, including in early months of pandemic, consultant finds

October 18, 2021 at 10:49 a.m.

For years, including the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois officials failed to properly oversee nursing homes, including not enforcing staffing requirements and not imposing penalties sufficient to deter...

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Illinois sees uptick in youth COVID-19 cases, school outbreaks heading into Thanksgiving break

As holidays approach, latest rise in Illinois coronavirus cases ‘could mark the beginning of yet another wave’

Armed with new data, Cook County tries to close wide vaccination gap in suburbs

When will Illinois’ mask mandate end? COVID-19 cases are no longer dropping, leaving endgame uncertain

Illinois expecting 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses initially for kids, with pediatricians expected to play a big role

Lax regulation of Illinois nursing homes resulted in poor resident care, including in early months of pandemic, consultant finds

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