All Stories from April 23, 2020 (Change date)
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Illinois rents refrigerated trailers as COVID-19 morgue contingencyApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has rented refrigerated semitrailer trucks to store the bodies of COVID-19 victims in case morgues become filled to capacity. The "more than 20" t...
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April 23 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map • Not all the suburbs with cases are listed below. Cook County • As of Thursday, suburban Cook County had 10,738 confirmed COVID-19 case...
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Feder: John Kass apologizes for media 'doing just fine' commentApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - John Kass, the Chicago Tribune's most prominent columnist, says he knows he raised the ire of media colleagues with what they viewed as an attack on their beleaguered pr...
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Golf courses to open in Illinois May 1Apr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Dust off those clubs and wash those balls, everybody. Because golf will be open for business in Illinois, beginning May 1. Details are still being worked out, but accord...
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Wheeling waiving business and liquor license fees for yearApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Citing the negative economic effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wheeling village board has approved an ordinance waiving all base business and liquor license f...
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Stay-at-home order extended through May 30; face coverings required starting May 1Apr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is extending the state's stay-at-home order through May 30. The governor said the move is necessary because a plateau of new COVID-19 cases and hospit...
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Stopping virus a huge challenge at crowded US meat plantsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Daily reports of giant meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whether slaughterhouses...
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Mount Prospect cobbler boosting business with crossesApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Larry DeAngelo has been repairing shoes for 46 years — including the last 16 in downtown Mount Prospect — and he never imagined he'd have customers from across the count...
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Rules for May: Face-covering requirement, more business activities, some fishing and golfApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's new executive order will include the following changes, effective May 1: Face coverings Beginning on May 1, individuals will be required to wea...
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'I still get emotional,' Arlington Heights honor guard commander says of graveside honorsApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Often seen at the front of parades and patriotic ceremonies, the Arlington Heights-based Merle Guild American Legion Post 208 Color Guard also has the rare distinction o...