South Elgin
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Enjoy stories, poems with Gail Borden's 'PhoneReads'May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - In these days of social distancing, we could all use a friendly voice to soothe, inspire, encourage or just make you smile. With the Gail Borden Library "PhoneReads" se...
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Johns Hopkins offers free online course to train contact tracersMay 10, 2020 11:00 pm - With the urgent need to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched a free online course t...
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COVID-19 deaths in Illinois top 100 for 5th consecutive day; see county-by-county statsMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported that the number of deaths in the state resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus increased by more than 100 f...
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You can't go to Swedish Days, but you can read 'The Swedish Days Swindle'May 08, 2020 5:57 am - Having the Swedish Days festival in Geneva canceled because of coronavirus was a tough blow to area residents who look forward to that major summer event. The Fox Valley...
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Kane County courts embrace video technology to move cases forward in COVID eraMay 08, 2020 5:30 am - Today will be a first for Kane County courts: A defendant is expected to plead guilty to a felony charge during a proceeding held via Zoom and accessible to the public t...
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Helping the Helpers: With building sites quiet and stores closed, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley needs helpMay 08, 2020 5:00 am - Founded in 1990, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley built its first home in 1991. Based in Elgin, it serves parts of Kane, Cook and McHenry counties, including ...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...
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Felony guilty plea via Zoom makes Kane County court historyMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A simple guilty plea made Kane County court history Friday by being the first hearing televised in a Zoom videoconference, officials said. Shain A. Richter, 31, of Trout...
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Water polo: Cancellation of season that had begun a bitter pill to swallowMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Everybody out of the pool. That was the edict to water polo teams from the Illinois High School Association on March 12, when all spring sports were suspended due to the...
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May 8 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Of the 130 additional deaths announced Friday, 49 - or 38% - are from suburban Cook County and the five collar counties, by the state's count...