Articles filed under Health Crises
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Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learnersAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - It took a few months, but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living. "Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places," ...
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District 87 sticking with remote learning for at least six more weeksAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Glenbard High School District 87 is sticking with remote learning for at least another six weeks, delaying plans for hybrid instruction as a result of rising COVID-19 ca...
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State lawmaker hosting food distribution for Aurora familiesAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Karina Villa will host a second distribution of roughly 42,000 pounds each of chicken and rice to families facing food insecurities during the coronavirus pan...
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'Mask up, so we don't have to close up,' Cook County leaders urgeAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Facing the beginning stages of a second surge of COVID-19 in suburban Cook County, officials said Monday they're launching a campaign to urge people to "mask up, so we d...
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COVID-19 tests available Tuesday, Wednesday in Hanover ParkAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - The state of Illinois is offering a free drive-through and walk-up COVID 19 mobile testing site on Sept. 1 and 2, in the south parking lot of Evangel Church, 5700 Bartel...
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Voting guidance specifies social distancing, recommends masksAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this year. Change...
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How border states' high COVID-19 positivity rates might affect IllinoisAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Only 18 states have a lower two-week average COVID-19 positivity rate than Illinois, but few appear to be at a greater risk of seeing that rate increase. According to th...
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America's Southern tourist towns brace for a COVID winterAug 30, 2020 6:19 am - When Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, told Spring Break visitors to leave back in March, politicians and business owners thought a brief closure would save the tourist town...
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Despite state OK, Rosemont flea market gives up on 2020Aug 30, 2020 1:00 am - Following months of negotiations, the proprietors of Wolff's Flea Market in Rosemont secured state approval to reopen, but with that consent came new rules they argue ar...
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State reports another 1,992 COVID-19 cases, 11 deathsAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 1,992 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, along with 11 additional deaths from the coronavirus. Eight of those additional deaths oc...