Articles filed under Coronavirus
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'A shutdown now would be a death sentence': Some suburban restaurants plan to defy closure orderOct 23, 2020 5:30 am - While other nearby restaurants shut their doors to indoor dining Friday, Ki's Steak and Seafood in Glendale Heights will still welcome people in. “We are Americans. We R...
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Indoor dining ban starts in DuPage, Kane, and so does defiance. How about enforcement?Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - When a Wheaton gym defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order in May, local police issued a cease-and-desist order. That didn't mean Brickhaus Fitness immediately s...
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More schools return to remote learning following recommendation from health departmentOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - At least five McHenry County school districts have announced plans to return to or stick with remote learning as a result of an announcement from the health department t...
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Catholic grade schools will start 2021 remotelyOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will pivot to remote learning for two weeks at the start of 2021. Schools will begin e-learning on Jan. 4 and w...
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Some hospitals in crisis as U.S. nears high for COVID-19 casesOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - BOISE, Idaho - The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the nation,...
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Illinois infection rate dips slightly for first time in 3 weeksOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 infection rate dipped slightly to 5.6% on Friday. The decline, though small, was the first time the state's seven-day average infection rate has dro...
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Music, dance, magic: Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will resurrect the TV telethonOct 22, 2020 5:30 am - A prime-time variety show next month won't have a studio audience, a sharp-dressed ringmaster or a ring-a-ding-ding musical guest. But a fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Fo...
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McHenry County contact tracing efforts meeting high level of resistanceOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health is seeing a high level of resistance with its COVID-19 case investigations, making the process more difficult and hampering effor...
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Brookfield Zoo to temporarily close beginning Jan. 1Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo will be closed to the public for two months beginning Jan. 1, the institution announced Thursday. "Through these challenging times, the health and safety ...
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McHenry County Board chairman disagrees with decision to use state's higher positivity rateOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - A key metric used by the Illinois Department of Public Health to decide whether a region should face additional restrictions is being adopted by the McHenry County Depar...