Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Traffic is way down because of COVID-19, but fatal crash numbers are similar to 2019Jul 06, 2020 5:30 am - In April, at the height of the quietus caused by Illinois' stay-at-home order to reduce spread of COVID-19, passenger traffic on toll roads plunged by up to 55%. Highway...
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Payroll Protection Program recipients include thousands in IllinoisJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a federal program that probably...
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July 6 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 75,436 cases in the suburbs as of Monday, 51% of the state's total, according to the I...
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Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in federal virus aidJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administr...
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How Illinois - with 614 new cases and 6 deaths Monday - compares to COVID-19 hot spot statesJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is responsible for less than 2% of the new cases of COVID-19 nationwide between June 28 and July 5, according to figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr...
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Secluded Stars: Naperville's Bob Odenkirk revisits 'Rock 'n' Roll High School'Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Former Naperville resident and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk made a special appearance on the podcast "Recap and Gown." Co-hosted by Naperville native Brian Croo...
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No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax filing deadlineJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - It's time to do your taxes - no more delays. As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing deadline...
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Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climbJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus straight days without a single infectio...
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Illinois has worked hard to get prep sports started. Can we keep it up?Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you call it Phase 4 or Stage 2, it means the same thing. Game on. At least for now. Fans of high school sports received a pleasant surprise Friday afternoon when...
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Rosemont's Chicago Dogs will play ball while other suburban teams stay homeJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 led to the cancellation of July 4 fireworks, parades and festivals, but two other parts of the typical American summer - baseball and hot dogs - return to the s...