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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
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March 18
The New York Times on providing cash assistance to Americans because of rising economic turmoil due to the spread of the new coronavirus:
The United States has never exper...
Updated: Mar 18, 2020 at 05:31 PM
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic thr...
Updated: Mar 19, 2020 at 01:15 PM
Newly minted Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mark Curran knows taking on veteran incumbent Dick Durbin - the second-most powerful Democrat in the chamber - is an uphill battle.
He knows Durbin has an expansive campaign organization and that the Democ...
Published: Mar 18, 2020 at 02:00 AM
Layoffs are continuing to mount by the tens of thousands, prompting a surge of applications at unemployment offices nationwide, as coronavirus brings more of the U.S. economy to a standstill.
Just a week ago, hundreds of people had been laid off, bu...
Updated: Mar 19, 2020 at 01:15 PM
Four suburban nursing homes are making desperate calls for widespread coronavirus testing in the wake of a spiraling outbreak in a Willowbrook facility associated with 46 new cases.
The operators of campuses in the Western suburbs have written a let...
Updated: Mar 20, 2020 at 09:34 AM
Republican voters chose Jeanette Ward of West Chicago as their nominee for the state Senate District 25 seat Tuesday, ending the campaign of Aurora resident Beth Goncher, according to unofficial tallies.
With 98% of precincts reporting in DuPage Cou...
Updated: Mar 18, 2020 at 03:03 PM
Republican voters chose three-time state Rep. Jeanne Ives as their candidate to square off against Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and seek to regain the 6th Congressional District seat.
Ives had 26,185 votes for roughly 71% of the total, while Gor...
Updated: Mar 18, 2020 at 02:57 PM
The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 183,000 people and killed more than 7,100. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or thos...
Updated: Mar 17, 2020 at 09:05 AM
Glenbard High School District 87 is bringing solar power to one of its campuses as more suburban schools are drawn to the cost savings and environmental benefits of the renewable energy source.
A $2.7 million project will install more than 2,900 so...
Updated: Mar 17, 2020 at 07:25 PM
BEIJING (AP) - Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.
There were no glimmers of optimism: Europe...
Updated: Mar 17, 2020 at 08:32 AM