Articles filed under Coronavirus
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WIU COVID-19 Dashboard & Map continues to monitor reported casesApr 01, 2020 11:00 pm - MACOMB, IL - Since launching a statewide COVID-19 web map and dashboard, the Western Illinois University GIS Center, in cooperation with the Department of Earth, Atmosph...
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Wilson! Readers design creative Wilsons to keep them company during the stay-at-home orderApr 01, 2020 2:27 pm - Last week, Daily Herald Senior Vice President/Editor John Lampinen put out the call to readers to share their "Wilson" photos. We were not disappointed in the response. ...
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Good News: Willow Creek Care Center adapts in time of social distancingApr 01, 2020 6:00 am - Cars pulled up by the hundreds last week to Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington. Without church services, what could be the draw? Emergency food distributi...
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A song to make you smile: “Walk of Life” by Dire StraitsApr 01, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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With pandemic causing economic hardship, Lake County Board may freeze members' payApr 01, 2020 5:10 am - This story has been updated to reflect chances in the Lake County sheriff's total compensation. It is $162,558 this fiscal year. It will increase to $166,509 in the ...
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'No task is ever really too small': How Fox Valley residents are helping their neighborsApr 01, 2020 5:00 am - As fear of the coronavirus spread and a stay-at-home order took effect, St. Charles resident Rebecca Groshek recognized the pandemic's impact would be a heavy burden for...
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Zoom, other social media sites becoming a way of life for local coaches, athletesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Staying at home or social distancing, high school coaches and athletes hold out hope for spring sports. Far from twiddling their thumbs, they use a variety of communicat...
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42 more dead from COVID-19 in Illinois, 986 more infectedApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Another 42 people have died from COVID-19 in Illinois, bringing the state's total to 141, health officials announced Wednesday. Additionally, another 986 were diagnosed ...
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Morton Arboretum closing after visitors flout social distancing warningsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Morton Arboretum will close its doors after visitors failed to adhere to social distancing guidelines, officials said in a news release. The Lisle tree campus threat...
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Rural areas fear spread of virus as more hospitals closeApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - CARROLLTON, Ala. - As the coronavirus spread across the United States, workers at the lone hospital in one Alabama county turned off beeping monitors for good and padloc...