Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...
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Healthy Partners helps outMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Homewatch CareGivers of Naperville has launched the Healthy Partners program to provide resources to those who need them most during the COVID-19 pandemic. Owner Dennise...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 19, 2020 1:00 am - You Don't Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here's How It Works. As states begin to lift restrictions, experts say contact tracing is key to safely...
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Windy City Smokeout postponed to summer 2021May 18, 2020 3:00 pm - Country music fans will have to put their barbecue cravings on hold for a bit. Organizers of the Windy City Smokeout — Chicago's country music, craft beer and barbecue ...
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Why COVID-19 infections are surging in suburban Latino communitiesMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Hilda Guerrero of Hanover Park doesn't have the option of working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Guerrero, 57, works an assembly line at a Bartlett factory maki...
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Latino leaders cite need for more COVID-19 testing in suburbsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Suburban Latino community leaders and lawmakers are calling for increased access to COVID-19 testing and screening sites, bilingual and cultural contact tracing, persona...
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Don't expect public transit to bounce back to 'normal' when COVID-19 retreatsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Currently, Metra is at 3% of its ridership, the CTA is at 20% and Pace is at 33% thanks to COVID-19. Revenues are in a free-fall. Yet, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwi...
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A song to make you smile: 'Stronger' by Kelly ClarksonMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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State unemployment agency confirms data breachMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security has confirmed that a new online portal that processes claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance br...
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'I am not going to be anybody's boogeyman': DuPage sheriff says county is ready to reopenMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick has joined a chorus of suburban law enforcement officials who say they won't enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order as a cr...