Articles filed under Coronavirus
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IHSA's Anderson hasn't given up on spring sportsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois High School Association Executive Director Craig Anderson said Thursday he's hopeful a modified spring sports season will resume at some point. In a radio inter...
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City launches 'Curbside Aurora' websiteMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Aurora has launched a "Curbside Aurora" website that features Aurora restaurants open for delivery, curbside delivery or carryout, despite COVID-19 closures ...
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Cook County launches emergency alert text system, hotlineMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County on Thursday launched "AlertCook," a new emergency alert text system and hotline number to provide residents public health alerts and emergency information re...
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Mideast airlines lose $7 billion as airports shut to combat virusMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Seven Middle Eastern countries have suspended all commercial flights due to the fast-spreading new coronavirus, as the aviation industry's ...
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McConnell stimulus plan: $1,200 per person under $75K income thresholdMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed direct payments of $1,200 per person and $2,400 for couples as part of an initial Republican response Thursd...
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Italian death toll overtakes China's as virus spreadsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - ROME - Italy's death toll from the coronavirus outbreak eclipsed China's on Thursday as the scourge extended its march across the West, where the United States and other...
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Some families bring relatives home from Arlington Heights senior living centerMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - After learning a staff member at the Church Creek Senior Living center in Arlington Heights contracted COVID-19, Kathy Brush decided to take her 95-year-old mother out o...
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ECC Foundation creates emergency fund for studentsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Elgin Community College Foundation has established an Emergency Student Relief Fund to help students most affected by the coronavirus outbreak that has shuttered sch...
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Department of Human Services announces office closures, staff reductionsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services said Thursday that it is closing many of its offices around the state and will reduce staffing at other offices a...
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State of emergency declared in Vernon HillsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills Mayor Roger Byrne declared a state of emergency Thursday after the village board amended the village code to allow him to do so. The ordinance allows munici...