Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Lake Barrington latest to ban open burning on residential propertiesMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Barrington has joined a small but growing list of places where open burning on residential property is temporarily banned in what officials say is an effort to help...
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Lost your job? Here's what you need to knowMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nearly 33.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past 7 weeks - a stunning record high that reflects the near...
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Arlington Hts. mayor tell residents he won't defy the governor's ordersMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Thomas Hayes said in a message to residents that despite being urged to use his authority to reopen businesses, he will abide by Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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Girls track and field: Glenbard West's Hart, others miss out on more successMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - It came to this - arguably Illinois' best female high school distance runner ever, running a time trial on a nearly empty track in a wide-open field with no spectators. ...
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U.S. unemployment spikes to a Depression-era level of 14.7%May 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The coronavirus crisis has sent the U.S. unemployment rate surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and Pres...
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Amid pandemic, the world's working poor hustle to surviveMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - From India to Argentina, untold millions who were already struggling to get by on the economic margins have had their lives made even harde...
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Palatine Township District 15 starts help lineMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has started a help line that's a call or text away. Officials said the line is available from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday thro...
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Elgin church to distribute masks to residentsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - New Life Covenant Church in Elgin is planning a drive-through distribution of about 4,000 face masks, plus milk and hand sanitizer. The distribution will be 10 a.m. to 2...
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Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in IndiaMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. At the heart of the effort ...
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Community rallies around Geneva nursing home hit hard by COVID-19May 08, 2020 1:00 am - For the last few weeks, grief has overwhelmed the residents and employees of Bria of Geneva, one of the suburban nursing homes hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis. A t...