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Eight residents and one employee of Windsor Park in Carol Stream have tested positive for the coronavirus.

News | Carol Stream senior living campus resident dies from COVID-19; 8 others infected

A resident of a Carol Stream senior living community has died after contracting the coronavirus, adding to the growing toll on nursing homes and other facilities caring for the elderly.
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Crime | Man charged in 2018 Barrington Hills fatal hit-and-run crash

A 42-year-old Deer Park man surrendered to Barrington Hills police Wednesday to face a charge stemming from a May 2018 hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist.
Feliks and Luiza Ogorodnik of Skokie are the first Illinois couple in Illinois to both die from COVID-19.

News | First Illinois couple claimed by COVID-19 die hours apart

A married Skokie couple who emigrated from Ukraine more than two decades ago died of the coronavirus only hours apart over the weekend. They are the first married couple that officials in Illinois have identified as succumbing to the coronavirus.
Texas Tavern employees Chris Dobe, left, and Nick Moore wait for take out orders on Monday night, March 30, 2020. Though customers are tipping well, and the diner is still open 24-7, Moore said they are making a quarter to a third less than what they normally do in tips. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Business | What you need to do to get your government stimulus check

The IRS and Treasury have provided more details on how to ensure you get paid. Here are the basics.
Sally’s, 1913 Plum Grove Road in Rolling Meadows, was recently approved as a new video gambling establishment. But city officials have proposed new limits on the number of such businesses in town.
News | Rolling Meadows proposes limits on video gambling
After the growth of video gambling in Rolling Meadows after a ban was overturned in 2018, city officials have proposed putting limits on the number of businesses that have the machines in town.
Buffalo Grove High School Principal Jeff Wardle tests a prototype shield for durability and fit. Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and Harper College are working together to produce the much-needed personal protective equipment.
News | District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workers
Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for hospital personnel and volunteers assisting public safety workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
FILE — This Sept. 30, 2019 file photo shows a box of Zantac tablets at a pharmacy in Miami Beach, Fla. On Wednesday, April 1, 2020, U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than previously thought. The warning applies to all prescription and over-the-counter versions of ranitidine, best known by the brand name Zantac.
News | FDA wants heartburn meds Zantac off the market due to contamination
U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than previously thought.
Sugin Quang donates at a blood drive Tuesday hosted by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library to help meet the urgent demand for donations amid the Coronavirus outbreak across the United States in Yorba Linda, California.
News | What others are writing about COVID-19
A look at what other reputable news sources are reporting about the coronavirus pandemic.
This photo by Daily Herald photographer John Starks shows, reflected in the glossy gymnasium floor, St. Charles East High School’s Charles Falka rolling back with Batavia’s Andy Posledni in his grasp in their 145-pound bout in Batavia on January 3, 2019.
News | Daily Herald wins 22 awards from Illinois Press Association
The Daily Herald won 22 awards, including three first-place finishes for photography and editorial writing, in the 2019 journalism contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association.
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits plays his Gibson Les Paul guitar during the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London in 1985.
Music | A song to make you smile: "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits
Here's a song chosen to help lift you out of your coronavirus funk.
Cook County's Department of Public Health has a website that breaks down cases of COVID-19 suburb by suburb.
News | Where to find county-by-county and maybe even suburb-by-suburb COVID-19 data
If you'd like to see a breakdown of the number of reported COVID-19 cases county by county and, in some cases, even town by town, a state website and area counties' websites are offering it.
Weber Grill Restaurant corporate chef Matt McCormick demonstrates the preparation and packing of carryout meals at the Schaumburg restaurant recently.
Dining | Restaurants that are open for you to order delivery or carry out
Local restaurants all over the suburbs are open for business -- but you'll have to order for delivery or get carry out.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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“In the midst of changing our lives, we began to miss our weekly grind of two soccer practices and one or two soccer games on the weekends for our twin 9-year-old daughters,” says the Nero family of Hoffman Estates. “Early on, my mind went to the vintage 1980s Wilson soccer ball from my childhood, which my parents brought to me in the last year. Of course, it's not the cool new balls that the kids use nowadays, but the movie “Cast Away” and Tom Hanks brought this idea to mind. I call it 'Soccer Sunday coffee with Wilson.'”
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Joy Symonds says her family from left Emily, 4, Daniel, and Vivienne, 2, have enjoyed walks through their neighborhood and even tried out the “balance beams” along the space mural at Elgin Lock and Key.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 50,275, Charles Cherney photo: DePaul basketball coach Ray Meyer is mobbed by fans after his team returned from Provo, Utah, where the Blue Demons upset UCLA to win the NCAA West Regional Championship. About 4,000 fans turned out at O’hare Airport to welcome the team home in March of 1979.
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David and Kali Holstein, along with their three-year-old son Jackson, filled their Geneva sidewalk with messages of hope for their neighbors who may be struggling during the coronavirus outbreak.
Words of hope fill Geneva sidewalk
A sign at Around the Clock Restaurant and Bakery in Crystal Lake on Tuesday encourages people to stay healthy amid concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus.
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