Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Wheaton restaurants want to close downtown street for outdoor diningMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - A group of Wheaton businesses will ask the city council Tuesday to block off a downtown street for outdoor dining to help restart a summer restaurant scene. The Downtow...
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Trump deems churches 'essential,' calls for them to reopenMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors across the country to allow t...
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Latest nursing home stats: State now identifies only those with current outbreaksMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinoisans will no longer be able to sift through historical data on coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes. State public health officials on Friday published figures o...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 22, 2020 1:00 am - More evidence emerges on why COVID-19 is so much worse than the flu A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine compared the lungs of people who d...
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Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois child care centers might reopen as soon as May 29 when some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and many workers return to jobs, but they won't be at full capacity...
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May 22 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 54,098 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illin...
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Free drive-through testing for COVID-19 opens outside Rolling Meadows HighMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The state's newest drive-through testing facility opened Friday in the Rolling Meadows High School parking lot at 2901 Central Road. The free COVID-19 testing is availab...
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Increased testing causes rise of confirmed COVID-19 cases at Wheeling's Addolorata VillaMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Confirmed COVID-19 cases among residents of the Addolorata Villa assisted living center in Wheeling increased to 57 from six over the past two weeks, according to state ...
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In virus chaos, some find solace, purpose in helping othersMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In April, as the coronavirus was ravaging New York, Susan Jones learned her older brother had been diagnosed with a blood cancer. His supervisor at work launc...
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Over 4,300 virus patients sent to NY nursing homesMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - More than 4,300 recovering coronavirus patients were sent to New York's already vulnerable nursing homes under a controversial state directive that was ultima...