All Stories from November 19, 2020 (Change date)
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Illinois reports 14,612 new COVID-19 cases, 168 more deathsNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases surged to 14,612 Thursday, with a record 6,037 hospital patients and 168 more deaths from the respiratory disease as tighter restriction...
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Missing Des Plaines-area girl found, safeNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - A missing 13-year-old girl from unincorporated Elk Grove Township has been located and is safe, authorities said Friday morning. The girl had last been seen Wednesday at...
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Homeland Security investigator from Naperville charged with financial crimesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - A Homeland Security Investigations agent from the department's Oakbrook Terrace office is facing a charge that he made suspicious deposits, totaling $251,371, into his p...
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'Holidays at Home' highlights restaurants' Thanksgiving offersNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Meet Chicago Northwest is launching Holidays at Home to promote special Thanksgiving offers from restaurants in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Itasca, Rolling Mea...
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Cook County settles sexual misconduct suit for $14 millionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by female jail workers and assistant public defenders who contended a pattern of ...
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Virus threat 'a new terror' in Syria's scarred Idlib regionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - IDLIB, Syria - Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU beds fill up almost overnight. As one patient dies of t...
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Oil spill leads to road closures in ElginNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The area near Route 20 and Shales Parkway in Elgin was closed Thursday after a semitrailer truck spilled cooking oil on the roadway. Fire crews responded to the scene ju...
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Schaumburg man dies from injuries in Buffalo Grove crashNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - A Schaumburg man who was hit by a car Nov. 13 in Buffalo Grove has died, police said. Francis Smolen, 68, was crossing the street about 8 p.m. near the Plaza Verde shopp...
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Japan records high of daily virus cases, amid worrying spikeNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - TOKYO - Japan reported a record number of daily coronavirus infections Thursday, amid a worrying spike in a country that has been spared the worst of the pandemic and ho...
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President's selfishnessNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - President Trump's decision to not assist in the presidential transition of power is affecting our national security. He has not met with his COVID-19 response team in fi...