Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois COVID-19 cases now over 3,000; 8 more deaths reportedMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The state's grim tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,026 Friday with 34 deaths, including Lake County's first two fatalities and five more casualties of the respiratory di...
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Cook County detainee coronavirus cases up to 38Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Now 38 detainees at the Cook County jail have tested positive for COVID-19, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart announced Friday. Dart said that as of 5 p.m., 167 detainees ...
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Resident dies as COVID-19 spreads in Lake Zurich assisted living centerMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 virus is spreading through a Lake Zurich assisted living facility, leading to a resident's death Friday, supply shortages and a shortage of healthy employee...
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State seeks use of Schaumburg Marriott as health care command centerMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The state of Illinois is awaiting a decision as to whether the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg on Martingale Road in Schaumburg can be used as a command center housing healt...
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'We will get through this': Dundee community launches food program to support restaurants, families in needMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Scenarios of financial distress are playing out throughout the suburbs amid statewide efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Local restaurants are fighting to stay a...
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Suburban distilleries continuing to produce sanitizerMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - While 28 Mile Vodka & Distillery in Highwood is ramping up production of sanitizer — both to donate to first responders and to sell to consumers — the smaller Copper Fid...
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Aurora mayor, police chief test positive for COVID-19Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The mayor and the police chief of the state's second-largest city both have tested positive for COVID-19, the Kane County Health Department confirmed Friday. Aurora Mayo...
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Elgin's first pride parade postponed to 2021Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin's first LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival, scheduled for June 6 and 7, was postponed to 2021, organizers said. A post on the event's Facebook page said "it is bette...
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Third worker at West Chicago factory tests positive for COVID-19Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Jel Sert Co. confirmed Friday that a third employee at its West Chicago factory has tested positive for COVID-19. The worker is at home and receiving care, company offic...
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McHenry Outdoor Theater still aiming for May 1, but only if restrictions are easedMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry Outdoor Theater is the Chicago area's last remaining movie drive-in. Could it also be the only suburban cinema to reopen if theater closures tied to the coro...