Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Editorial: Really? A mask is too much to ask?Dec 05, 2020 1:00 pm - There are all sorts of sacrifices we have had to make in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That some of the restrictions are controversial is understandable. In many ca...
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Voting by mail is here to stay. What will change in suburbs in 2021?Dec 05, 2020 12:00 am - With more than 2 million Illinoisans voting by mail or using special drop boxes for those ballots in last month's presidential election, there's no question the service ...
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Illinois COVID-19 death toll reported Saturday close to Wednesday recordDec 05, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reported another 208 deaths, the most since Wednesday's record of 238 deaths, which officials said reflected slower rep...
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A pandemic winter feels daunting. Here's how parents can help kids cope.Dec 05, 2020 12:00 am - "He's over it," a friend said of her son recently. "He doesn't like the cold. He doesn't want to play outside anymore." And so, she said, her remote-schooling 10-year-ol...
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Jeremih leaves hospital after a month with COVID-19Dec 05, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago R&B singer Jeremih was released from Northwestern Memorial Hospital Friday after a weekslong battle with COVID-19. Friend and fellow Chicago entertainer, Chance ...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 4Dec 05, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 332,511 COVID-19 cases in ...
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Batavia Community COVID-19 Relief Fund and Kane County 211 offer assistanceDec 04, 2020 10:00 pm - Thanks to a boost from Giving Tuesday and the continued generosity of our community, the Batavia COVID Emergency Relief Fund continues to grow. The Batavia United Way w...
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Illinois schools are not COVID-19 superspreaders, data showsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Even as the region enters its worst period of the pandemic thus far, the vast majority of public and private schools in the Chicago area that have reopened in some capac...
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Hamilton: History will revile COVID-19 deniersDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - When the history of this era is written, special attention should be reserved for the prominent U.S. politicians who dismissed or misrepresented the COVID-19 pandemic fo...
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Cook County cites Prospect Heights hotel that hosted crowded weddingDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health Friday cited a Prospect Heights hotel that was the site of a crowded wedding reception this week, in what officials labeled a...