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Cook County health official ousted
Apr 3, 2020 10:20 PM - A veteran public health official at the forefront of Cook County's response to the coronavirus crisis was handed a pink slip Friday, prompting surprise and concern from some county commissioners who said they thought he was doing a good job.
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53 additional deaths, 1,209 more Illinois COVID-19 cases; 500 beds ready to go at McCormick Place
Apr 3, 2020 7:41 PM - As the first 500 beds of a makeshift alternate care facility for COVID-19 patients came online Friday at McCormick Place in Chicago, state health officials announced one of the largest spikes in coronavirus deaths and infections the state has seen since the outbreak began. -
April 3 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some towns
Apr 3, 2020 7:32 PM - Suburban COVID-19 cases and deaths by county, and some towns, on April 3, plus where to find out more. -
DuPage Habitat donates personal protective equipment to Amita Health in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 3, 2020 7:27 PM - Staff from DuPage Habitat for Humanity in Wheaton delivered over a thousand units of personal protective equipment to Amita Health's LaGrange location, which will distribute the donation throughout the Amita Health network. -
Does wearing makeshift masks help, work? We asked a Central DuPage doctor.
Apr 3, 2020 7:15 PM - Can a store-bought or homemade mask save us from catching COVID-19? We asked Dr. Douglas Ambler, who is medical director of quality for Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group and an internal medicine physician at Central DuPage Hospital. -
Palatine High seniors pay tribute to principal, first responders with car parade
Apr 3, 2020 7:05 PM - Palatine High School senior Patrick Angelaccio had a plan, but he needed several of his classmates to help him carry it out. He wanted to show appreciation to first responders as well as Principal Tony Medina for working "their hardest right now to be able to give us the opportunity to maybe, hopefully, graduate on time." -
From the classroom to the front line: College of DuPage student joins the fight against COVID-19
Apr 3, 2020 5:57 PM - College of DuPage student and Illinois National Guard Pfc. Sabine Gonzalez knew she could be deployed at any time around the U.S., but she never thought it would be to help in the fight against one of the world's deadliest pandemics, COVID-19, right in her own back yard. -
2 COVID-19 deaths, 11 other cases at Carol Stream senior campus
Apr 3, 2020 5:57 PM - A coronavirus outbreak at Covenant Living at Windsor Park in Carol Stream has claimed two lives and sickened nearly a dozen others as some family members become increasingly concerned with the pace of testing. -
Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts
Apr 3, 2020 5:49 PM - More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic
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CDC recommends face coverings in public; Trump says he won't wear one
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