Articles filed under Coronavirus
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State reports 127 more COVID-19 deaths, 11,891 more positive testsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - While the state reported high COVID-19 case and death numbers again on Saturday, there were small signs that the current surge in cases may have peaked. The Illinois Dep...
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St. Charles resident, Loyola University Medical Center's first COVID-19 patient, is fully recovered and feeling like he's '40 again'Nov 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Ted Roberts, 68, is living his best life. He walks seven miles each morning near his home in St. Charles, Illinois; continues to work full time; and says he feels like h...
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Remote learning extended through Jan. 15 for all District 204 studentsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is extending its remote learning plans for all students through Jan. 15 to help control the community spread of the COVID-19 virus and p...
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COVID-19 infections in children, teens more than double in last monthNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections in children and teens more than doubled in a month, state data showed Friday, as new cases of the virus reached 13,012 with 126 more deaths. The stat...
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District 64 extends remote learning into JanuaryNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 will continue all-remote learning through Jan. 18 because of rising COVID-19 cases in the region, officials announced this week. Addi...
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Editorial: The best safety tip for Thanksgiving travel this year: Don'tNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - For several weeks now, public health officials in Illinois have called on residents to forgo large Thanksgiving events and instead limit gather ings to immediate family ...
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District 116 launches emotional support for families during pandemicNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Round Lake Area School District 116 has begun creating new resources for parents dealing with emotional distress. On Thursday, the scho...
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Geneva considers ticketing people, businesses over governor's COVID-19 ordersNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - People who violate the governor's public health and safety orders in Geneva could receive local tickets, under a proposal the Geneva City Council is considering. Alderme...
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in USNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as earl...
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Convicted fraudster ordered to prisonNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Insisting that "enough is enough," an agitated federal judge sent a woman who helped a Buffalo Grove man defraud his employer to prison Friday after the feds say she squ...