All Stories from April 8, 2020 (Change date)
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April 8 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some townsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - See statistics by ZIP code in the PDF linked at the bottom of this report. Cook County • As of Wednesday, suburban Cook County had 4,428 confirmed COVID-19 cas...
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Children's museum posts learn-at-home resourcesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage Children's Museum invites families to explore creativity and curiosity during the stay-at-home order by using its new community of online resources, "Play to Lear...
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What others are writing about COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body's Immune System Might Be To Blame Doctors have seen a tragic pattern in some of the worst COVID-19 cases where the patien...
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You have to throw out (and not recycle) gloves, masks properly, too, for everyone's healthApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Discarded masks and gloves littering parking lots and streets are becoming an unsightly, and potentially harmful, consequence of people trying to be safe during the pand...
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Preckwinkle self-isolating after security staffer tests positive for COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will self-isolate until the end of the day Friday, after a member of her security detail tested positive for COVID-19, she a...
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'Full circle': McCormick Place turns into field hospital a century after namesake survived flu pandemicApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Col. Robert R. McCormick kept a diary during World War I that sounds eerily familiar. Fearful his notes could fall into enemy hands, he didn't write much about plans for...
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DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surgeApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Pick-up basketball games. Crowds gathering at an outdoor fish market. Family hikes along trails in Rock Creek Park. The warmer weather is bringing violation...
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Huntley village manager David Johnson takes COO post at Aurora UniversityApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - After nearly 23 years working with the village of Huntley and the past 12 as its village manager, David Johnson is leaving to become the chief operating officer at Auror...
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Leading in the time of COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - I've been a community leader for six years. When people are in need, I get calls and messages with questions and requests for support. It's my favorite part of the job. ...
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Price gouging on needed equipment must be stoppedApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - One of our group's leaders, a young woman who works at a hospital in Chicago, has converted her home into a makeshift mask factory - she put her sewing skills to use to ...