Articles filed under Coronavirus
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President's name to be printed on relief checksApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trump's name be printed on stimulus checks the Internal Revenue Service is rushing to send to tens of millions of Am...
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Abbott launches COVID-19 test that focuses on antibodiesApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it is launching a third COVID-19 test, this time focusing on antibodies the company said could support the development of treatments a...
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Stocks sink on Wall Street as grim economic news pours inApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Stocks swung back down Wednesday after more signs piled up of the economic damage being caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Markets have been stuck cycling be...
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4% of people in suburbs who tested positive for COVID-19 have diedApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Slightly more than 4% of the residents of suburban Cook County and the five collar counties who tested positive for the coronavirus have died. Of the 11,745 people who c...
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April 15 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns, and search by ZIP codeApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Cook County • As of Wednesday, suburban Cook County had 7,114 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 269 deaths. In Chicago: 10,192 cases and 361 ...
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Palatine man loans RV to Lombard nurse so she can keep family safeApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - A Palatine man has found a medical professional to take him up on his offer of free use of the family RV to avoid spreading COVID-19 at home after caring for infected pa...
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V-E Day celebration going online - and the public is asked to helpApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the First Division Museum in Wheaton will not host the 75th V-E Day anniversary outdoors this spring. But the show will go on - online,...
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Pritzker estimates $2.7 billion revenue shortfall from COVID-19Apr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The state will lose an estimated $2.7 billion this fiscal year and $4.6 billion next fiscal year because of the effects of the near total economic shutdown from the coro...
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Kane County waives penalty for late property tax paymentsApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kane County Board, at the request of Treasurer David Rickert, unanimously passed a resolution granting a 30-day waiver of inter...
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Shopping Angels eager to help those who need groceries, other items deliveredApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - Usually, it's those in need who are looking for people to help them. But the opposite is true for the willing volunteers of Shopping Angels Illinois, who are in search o...