All Stories from April 7, 2020 (Change date)
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South Elgin animal shelter, Elburn wildlife center mergeApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin and Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn have merged with the goal of expanding their efforts to save animals. The new entity is n...
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Burn ban enacted in Vernon Hills areaApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills-based Countryside Fire Protection District has banned open and controlled burning in its 24-square mile jurisdiction through June 1. According to Fire Chie...
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Clubhouse Chatter: If you weren't a sports writer, what would you be?Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - What our Sports staff has to say while waiting for the games to resume. I was an economics major in college, so hopefully I could devise some sort of company or televisi...
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DuPage expecting drop in sales tax revenue due to COVID-19Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are bracing for a steep decline in sales tax revenue as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Because of a lag in when the county receives the money, ...
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Maine West math students close generation gap with letters, artworkApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - On most school days, Amy Claus is big on numbers. She is a math teacher at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, and her classload includes geometry and advanced place...
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73 more dead, 1,287 more infected with COVID-19 in IllinoisApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day spike of COVID-19 fatalities Tuesday as the number of infected patients needing intensive care treatment and ventilators is a...
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'We stand together through this crisis': East Dundee business owner raising money for restaurant workersApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Terrance "Duke" Seward wants to ease the pain of Dundee-area bar and restaurant employees suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The past few weeks, h...
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Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagionApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - BAGHDAD - Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a ...
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Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battleApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures on Tuesday to ramp up defenses against the spread ...
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Land acquisitions expand forest preserves near Grayslake, LibertyvilleApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Additions to two Lake County forest preserves were approved Tuesday, but they may be among the forest district's last for a while, as $185 million in voter-approved fund...