Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Lake Zurich veteran turns idle Wheeling business into charitable face mask, shield enterpriseMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Faced with his Wheeling wholesale printing business drying up during the COVID-19 pandemic, Adam Frank has pivoted to selling face masks and manufacturing face shields, ...
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Final months at the job for Wheeling's May spent at home due to pandemicMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - This would be quite a twist. What are the odds of the person starting a hall of fame ending up in it? That's exactly what appears will happen for Wheeling assistant/prin...
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Reopenings bring new cases in South Korea, virus fears in ItalyMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - ROME - South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other nightspots Saturday because of a new cluster of coronavirus infections, Germany scrambled to cont...
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Video call with family gave Round Lake woman the motivation to survive COVID-19, she saysMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Jeanne Hansen said being able to connect with her daughters via an iPad played a big role in recovering from COVID-19. Just three weeks ago, the 63-year-old didn't think...
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St. Theresa holds water drive for Little Sisters of the Poor homeMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - About 110 cars drove in as the Palatine Knights of Columbus hosted a water bottle collection Saturday at the St. Theresa Catholic Church parking lot for the St. Joseph's...
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3,000 families show up for drive-through food giveaway at Great AmericaMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - It looked like any normal weekend day as cars lined Grand Avenue in Gurnee with people waiting to get into Six Flags Great America. The difference Saturday was that som...
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Illinois is sixth in COVID-19 death toll, but it's 24th in fatality rateMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Only five states have had more residents die from a COVID-19 infection than Illinois, but the survival rate among those with the virus is better in Illinois than in almo...
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Being ostracized: Virus leaves its mark for UK's elderlyMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - From resounding applause to ostracization and isolation. That's essentially the journey Lt. Cmdr. Robert Embleton, who served 34 years in Britain's Royal Navy, ...
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A readers salute to the heroes of the pandemicMay 08, 2020 11:00 pm - I would like to give a shout out of thanks to the employees of Trader Joe's in Glen Ellyn. It is one place I feel safe shopping! Nancy L Reagan, Glen Ellyn I'd like to g...
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Editorial: A salute to the heroes of the pandemicMay 08, 2020 11:00 pm - They pick out your produce, fill your grocery shopping order, bag it up and cheerfully deliver it to your trunk. Employees at Jewel and other suburban stores take on the...