AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 06, 2021 at 5:00 amMarj Leopardo is 85. Her husband, Sam, is 88. They both have health issues. And their days are now consumed with one thing: the vaccine hunt.The Crystal Lake couple are, on paper, just the kind of people the government wants at the front of the vaccine line. But they live in a country that’s struggled with the rollout, and in a state that’s struggled more than others.So that has meant reaching out daily to doctors’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals, the local health department. It has meant their daughter stalks websites to hunt for an...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneFeb 06, 2021 at 5:00 amMarj Leopardo is 85. Her husband, Sam, is 88. They both have health issues. And their days are now consumed with one thing: the vaccine hunt.The Crystal Lake couple are, on paper, just the kind of people the government wants at the front of the vaccine line. But they live in a country that’s struggled with the rollout, and in a state that’s struggled more than others.So that has meant reaching out daily to doctors’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals, the local health department. It has meant their daughter stalks websites to hunt for an...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 07, 2020 at 6:54 pmIllinois COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising so quickly that, in roughly a week, the number could surpass the highest tally seen in the spring surge, a Tribune analysis has found.And the skyrocketing admissions are raising new concerns that some hospitals could eventually be packed with patients.If the virus can’t be slowed, Gov. J.B. Pritzker told reporters Thursday, “we are going to experience a surge in hospitalizations much higher than where we are now. And in some areas of our state that will mean that you’ll run out of hospital...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneNov 07, 2020 at 6:54 pmIllinois COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising so quickly that, in roughly a week, the number could surpass the highest tally seen in the spring surge, a Tribune analysis has found.And the skyrocketing admissions are raising new concerns that some hospitals could eventually be packed with patients.If the virus can’t be slowed, Gov. J.B. Pritzker told reporters Thursday, “we are going to experience a surge in hospitalizations much higher than where we are now. And in some areas of our state that will mean that you’ll run out of hospital...WW…

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 16, 2020 at 7:09 pmAfter weeks of , dentists in Illinois can now resume offering routine dental care, though there will be changes to office visits to limit the spread of COVID-19.Yet many dentists say they’re struggling to find adequate amid a national shortage — a potential roadblock to fully reopening.Advertisement“N95 masks and gowns are extremely hard to get, as are suitable face shields,” said , president of the Chicago Dental Society, who practices in north suburban Skokie. “We are all trying very hard to return to our patients, but we must do so...…AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 16, 2020 at 7:09 pmAfter weeks of , dentists in Illinois can now resume offering routine dental care, though there will be changes to office visits to limit the spread of COVID-19.Yet many dentists say they’re struggling to find adequate amid a national shortage — a potential roadblock to fully reopening.Advertisement“N95 masks and gowns are extremely hard to get, as are suitable face shields,” said , president of the Chicago Dental Society, who practices in north suburban Skokie. “We are all trying very hard to return to our patients, but we must do so...WW…