Articles filed under Health Crises
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Why the pandemic is leading to more opioid overdosesJul 16, 2020 5:30 am - Opioid overdose deaths could reach record levels this year in Cook, Lake and DuPage counties as the COVID-19 pandemic adds several factors that contribute to drug-relate...
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U.S. prison populations down 8% amid coronavirus outbreakJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the prison system in the coronavirus pandem...
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Hearing in suit against stay-at-home order delayedJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A hearing in downstate Rep. Darren Bailey's lawsuit challenging the governor's authority to issue consecutive executive orders will not be held Friday as s...
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July 16 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 79,716 cases in the suburbs as of Thursday, 50.4% of the state's total, acco...
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Demand for jobless aid high, even as economy slowly picks upJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Unemployment remains painfully high in the U.S. even as economic activity slowly picks up. That reality will be on display Thursday morning when the U.S. go...
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#ElginCares is new tool to check in on well-beingJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - An Elgin group has created a bilingual tool that can help people monitor their well-being, as experts agree the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected mental health a...
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1,257 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, but with record test count, positivity rate dipsJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 1,257 Thursday in Illinois, and 25 more people died from the respiratory disease, but the latest daily case count above 1,000 comes as the s...
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Dist. 15 giving parents more time to choose between in-person and online schoolJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has revised its plan for reopening schools for the 2020-21 academic year, which includes giving parents additional time to choos...
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DuPage to dole out up to $43 million to help towns during COVID-19 crisisJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Financial help has arrived for DuPage County municipalities facing rising costs due to COVID-19. County board members this week voted to officially allocate $43 million ...
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Batavia District 101 families can choose between in-person, remote learning for 2020-21Jul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia Unit District 101 students at all grade levels can decide between attending classes in person or participating in a remote learning plan when school resumes next...