Articles filed under Coronavirus
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DuPage County Health Department, testing site closed Labor DaySep 03, 2020 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont and Wheaton, and the DuPage County Community Based COVID-19 Testi...
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Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patientsSep 03, 2020 11:00 pm - New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of ...
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Want to get away this Labor Day? Here are some do's and don'ts to evade COVID-19Sep 03, 2020 5:30 am - Packing for your Labor Day getaway? Consider a trip around the block instead, health experts advise, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Illinois and across the co...
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Attention, shoppers: The Kane County Flea Market will reopen this weekendSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - The Kane County Flea Market is coming back. It might not look exactly the same, but for the market's owners, there's a mix of joy and relief about the event's resumption...
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Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added $300 unemployment benefitSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to quali...
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Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent timesSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Mental health therapists' caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus c...
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Few dozen fans on hand for first look at live racing at Arlington ParkSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - With face masks firmly in place against the wind and COVID-19, Pete and Kay Stenberg lay back on the warm pavement with room to spare between live horse racing Thursday ...
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Illinois' COVID-19 cases surpass 240,000 as counties ramp up contact tracing hiresSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,360 Thursday - the lowest count since Aug. 10, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. Twenty-five additional people died f...
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How Schaumburg received $556,442 in COVID-19 relief fundsSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly joined Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and other elected officials Thursday to encourage other suburbs to seek their fair share ...
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Health Department: Stay safe over Labor Day Weekend. COVID-19 is still spreading in DuPage CountySep 02, 2020 11:00 pm - With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing in DuPage County, the DuPage County Health Department wants you to know the virus is still here and continues to be a seriou...