Chicago Expands Outdoor Dining Capacity While Raising Alarm About Increasing COVID-19 Cases
The case increase is being driven by 18- to 39-year-olds and is concentrated on the North and Northwest sides of Chicago.
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Loretto Hospital Gave Vaccines To Ineligible People At Neighboring Greek Church
The hospital is supposed to help the low-income Austin neighborhood, but most of the church parishioners do not live on the West Side.
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Vaccines In Illinois Are Still Largely Going To White Residents
As Illinois expands the vaccine rollout, there’s still a disparity among Black and Latino residents — and a long way to go to herd immunity.
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Chicago Says Clinic Hired To Vaccinate Chicago Public Schools Staff Gave Thousands To Others
Chicago cut off vaccine supply to Innovative Express Care after it says the clinic misallocated 6,000 doses.
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A Year Into The Pandemic, Illinois Prisons Still Have No Plan For In-Person Visits
The state halted in-person visits in March 2020. Family members with loved ones inside are calling for plans to reopen.
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City: Vaccines For ‘High-Need’ West Side Will Continue As Hospital’s Supply Is Suspended
Chicago’s top doctor reassured Austin residents they still will get vaccines, despite the city’s suspension of supply to Loretto Hospital.
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Illinois Is Expanding Vaccine Eligibility To More Essential Workers Starting Monday
Higher education staff, government workers and the media are among those next in line for their shots.
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Tech Snafus, Muffled Voices And Joy: Inside A Hybrid Classroom In Chicago
Olga Contreras started a mix of in-person and remote teaching this month, focusing on moving students forward in a year full of disruptions.
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Community Leaders Demand That Chicago Officials Take The Vaccine To The People
The People’s COVID-19 Response Team proposes that the city establish vaccination sites in 26 vulnerable communities of color.
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With More Vaccines On The Way, A ‘Vaccine Brigade’ Volunteers To Put Shots In Arms
More vaccinators — not just more vaccines — are helping get people get inoculated more quickly.
