Articles filed under Health Crises
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Drive-through barbecue to support Fox Valley United WayJul 29, 2020 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Fox Valley United Way will hold a drive-through barbecue to raise funds for its Fox Valley Coronavirus Relief and Recovery Fund. The event, cate...
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Elementary districts in Libertyville, Vernon Hills choose remote learningJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Citing challenges keeping staff and students safe, elementary school districts in Libertyville and Vernon Hills have decided to start the upcoming year with remote learn...
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High school football, girls volleyball, boys soccer seasons moved to springJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Play on - at least in some sports. But not for all. The Illinois High School Association board of directors voted on Wednesday to move the football, girls volleyball and...
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'I think it's a realistic schedule': Prep teams glad to still have seasonsJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Friday night lights are moving from August to March this year, which promises to be a strange sight on numerous levels. But at least schools are still planning to flip t...
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Des Plaines District 62 superintendent recommends remote learning to start school yearJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 Superintendent Paul Hertel announced Wednesday that his administration will recommend the coming school year begin with exclusively re...
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Pritzker: Practices but no games for sports like football, given COVID-19 threatJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced restrictions to recreational sports that would suspend activities like football, basketball, soccer and volleyball competitive matches in th...
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McGraw: The NBA is finally back! Here's a refresher.Jul 29, 2020 1:00 am - It seems like yesterday the NBA season came to an abrupt halt on that fateful night in Oklahoma City. Just kidding. It feels like a few decades have passed since the abo...
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July 29 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 86,659 cases in the suburbs as of Wednesday, 49% of the state's total, accor...
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Editorial: COVID-19 threat remains -- as does the misinformation associated with itJul 28, 2020 11:00 pm - When COVID-19 hit Illinois this winter, perhaps we all felt a little removed. Most of us did not know anyone who had battled the virus at that point, and we nurtured hop...
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District 300 switching to online learning for school startJul 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 leaders have reversed an earlier plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction and instead will start the school year Aug....