Published May 4, 2021 •
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The state of Illinois is on track to enter Phase 5 of its reopening plan - which would mark a full reopening with no capacity limits - in July, officials say.
Meanwhile, Chicago updated its emergency travel order Tuesday, putting neighboring Indiana on the list requiring travelers to quarantine or test negative for COVID-19 prior to their arrival in the city. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android and sign up for alerts.
And a suburban Chicago family who lost their fully vaccinated father to COVID-19 say they hope his story can help others with certain pre-existing conditions.
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FLOSSMOOR â The family of a Flossmoor man who got both COVID-19 vaccine doses but later contracted the virus and subsequently died hope to bring awareness of the vaccine s antibody building abilities in some people with preexisting health conditions.
Alan Sporn, 75, tested positive for the coronavirus and died March 29 despite having received his follow-up shot in early February, according to Laurie Sporn, one of his daughters.
He was under a doctor s care for chronic lymphomatic leukemia, and testing done after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 around the third week of March showed his body had developed little resistance to the virus, she said.