Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Snow days, virtual opera: The office holiday party goes onDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - An online murder mystery. Law-themed opera arias. A snowman-building competition. With dancing, drinking and fancy dinners a no-go because of virus concerns, ...
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Cary to award grant money to sales-tax generating local businessesDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Eligible sales tax-generating local businesses affected by COVID-19 can get up to $20,000 under a new Business Relief Grant Program created by the village of Cary. Cary...
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Radtke: IHSA's Anderson says no date set for meeting with state officialsDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Social media headlines can, oft times, be misleading. Take this past Monday for example. Shortly after the Illinois High School Association's board of directors meeting,...
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U.S. jobless claims rise to 885,000 amid resurgence of virusDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of cor...
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DuPage Medical Group pediatrician: How to handle the holidays with kids in a global pandemicDec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - Bright lights, sweet treats and glistening decorations all signify the holidays, especially for children. However, this past year has been flipped upside down due to COV...
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Kane County continues round two for COVID relief fund grant applicationsDec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - Kane County is now accepting grant applications from businesses under round two of its Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Program. The Kane County Board has allocated $5 mill...
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Negotiators near agreement on long-delayed COVID-19 aid billDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that would deliver additional "paycheck protection" subsidies to bus...
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St. Charles school board hears it from residents about in-person learningDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - For more than an hour at Monday's St. Charles Unit District 303 school board meeting, the board members listened to recorded phone calls from residents - some more polit...
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It's not a target: UK rows back on Christmas easing adviceDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - No need to take it to the max. That's the new Christmas message that leaders of the U.K.'s four nations were spreading Wednesday, after toughening up their...
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Biden's challenge: Creating a COVID-19-free White HouseDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Three blocks from the White House, office space for more than 500 Biden transition staffers sits mostly idle. The government is shipping out laptops so staf...