All Stories from April 4, 2020 (Change date)
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Some companies are pledging not to lay off employees, for nowApr 04, 2020 6:10 am - On the evening of March 19, as statewide stay-at-home orders were just beginning, reports of job layoffs were surging and the number of U.S. coronavirus cases topped 14,...
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Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order in Illinois?Apr 04, 2020 6:05 am - Not everyone agrees what constitutes sound fiscal policy for Illinois, particularly when it comes to the proposed graduated income tax amendment to Illinois' Constitutio...
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Ask the Doctors: What are viruses, and how do they work?Apr 04, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Everybody is talking about the coronavirus right now, but I still don't really know what a virus is. How do they work? Why don't antibiotics kill them? A: You're far ...
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One-quarter of us extra vulnerable to coronavirusApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus is now striking in geographic areas where more Americans are older or have underlying health problems, making them extra vulnerable to complications from...
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Sound check: Stars, deities and 'Spinal Tap' in our list of movies about musicApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - Last week, we tried to fill the musical void with some of my favorite movies about music, bands or the music industry. We opened things up to the Daily Herald staff for ...
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Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers'Apr 04, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Tiffany Pinckney remembers the fear when COVID-19 stole her breath. So when she recovered, the New York City mother became one of the country's first survivor...
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Like virus, alcohol drinking on the riseApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - As the coronavirus outbreak and stay-at-home orders spread, so did alcohol consumption. Ward Greenberg, an American lawyer working in Germany, said he was going to give ...
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New rallying cry: No one should pay rent until the coronavirus endsApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - After losing his job as a restaurant cook last month, Casey James began contacting his Atlanta neighbors with an idea: No one should pay rent until the coronavirus pande...
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How to handle growing COVID worriesApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - Nearly half the people in the U.S. say the coronavirus crisis is harming their mental health, according to a survey published Thursday that demonstrates how the COVID-19...
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Constable: Treating COVID-19 'like nothing I've ever seen,' Hinsdale doctor saysApr 04, 2020 6:00 am - At the start of a normal week, Dr. Christopher O'Connor of Hinsdale would be in an operating room at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, taking care of a patient ...