Articles filed under Coronavirus
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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...
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As suburban hospitals start receiving vaccines, state's second shipment to be cut in halfDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday federal officials notified him the state's second shipment of vaccine doses expected next week will be cut in half. A reason for the sh...
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Barrington District 220 sets return to hybrid learning for Jan. 19Dec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 has a plan for a return to hybrid learning Jan. 19, citing revised guidance from the Lake County Health Department and the anticipation...
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South Korea, Tokyo see record highs in new COVID-19 casesDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social dista...
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Antigen testing, vaccine start to help fight big hospital numbers in Kane CountyDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - The new use of rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 and deployment of Pfizer's vaccine are bolstering the outlook of Kane County public health professionals. But they warn...