Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Europe scrambles to contain rise in coronavirus casesSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - BERLIN - Political pressure grew Monday for European governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a spring-style lockdown that would ...
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State Rep. Yingling tests positive for COVID-19Sep 21, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Sam Yingling tested positive for COVID-19, a spokeswoman for his office announced Monday morning. Yingling tested positive last week, according to the stateme...
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COVID safety precautions for college studentsSep 20, 2020 7:00 am - According to the most recent data, more than 88,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported on college campuses, including 4,300 cases in Illinois. While many colleges ar...
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As movie theaters reopen nationwide, some employees are reluctant to returnSep 20, 2020 6:23 am - To a populace desperate for even a bit of normalcy, reopened movie theaters can be tempting. They've long granted a reprieve from harsh realities, the sort staring us in...
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State, Cook County help available for small businessesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Business Association is drawing small business owners' attention to Cook County and Illinois assistance programs for those struggling financially from the...
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COVID update: Illinois has second-lowest test positivity rate of nearby statesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois continues to show a low test positivity rate for COVID-19 compared to nearby states, data from Johns Hopkins University indicated Sunday. The state's test posit...
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Illinois surpasses 5 million COVID-19 tests as infection rate dropsSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Saturday that 25 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while 2,529 new cases of the respiratory disease were diagnosed. The s...
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As of Sept. 18, COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP codeSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 123,737 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 45.7% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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Illinois ADs react to governor's commentsSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - It's not every day the governor of Illinois says something that directly impacts the lives and livelihoods of high school athletic directors, coaches and student-athlete...
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Constable: Palatine pair survives virus, still wears masks and practices social distancingSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Bob Dix first heard the word coronavirus “when I had it,” he says. Without using their names, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hosted a news conference on Feb. 28 to announce...