Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Police, state's attorney say be on alert for coronavirus scamsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban police departments and state agencies are warning people to be on their guard for coronavirus phone and online scams. Some scammers are trying to sell bogus COV...
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April 1, rent's due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreakApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - It's the first of the month, and everybody knows the rent's due. For millions of Americans, Wednesday is the first time the landlord is knocking on the door since the co...
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Stevenson postpones prom; graduation, Spring Fling may followApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire is postponing its prom and may do the same with graduation and the annual Spring Fling event, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelinesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a "hell of a bad two weeks" ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths...
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District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for ho...
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NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troopsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspici...
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Kane County launches its own COVID-19 database with suburb-by-suburb numbersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department has launched a database dashboard about COVID-19 disease on its website at KaneHealth.com. The dashboard tracks positive COVID-19 case...
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'It was delightful,' seniors say of first video chat in COVID-19 timesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The state's stay-at-home directive has curtailed face-to-face contact for everyone, but it's been a particularly rough time for seniors in nursing homes who already had ...
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Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboardApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered "indefinitel...
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Pritzker announces relief fund to aid Illinois artists, cultural organizationsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced the establishment of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund to assist artists, artisans and cultural organizations affected by the C...