Articles filed under Health Crises
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'Desperation science' slows the hunt for coronavirus drugsJul 08, 2020 7:00 am - Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamoring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and p...
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United Airlines warns 36,000 workers they could be laid offJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic ...
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32 new COVID-19 cases in Glenview and Northbrook in past week; no new deathsJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Thirty-two new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past week in Glenview and Northbrook, but there were no new deaths, Cook County public health and medical examiner'...
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Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopenJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal funding if America's schools don't reopen in the fall despite the coronavirus, and he lashed out at fe...
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District 15 to release its plan for new school year FridayJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 on Friday will provide parents and staff with plans on how instruction will be provided when the new school year begins next mon...
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July 8 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 76,289 cases in the suburbs as of Wednesday, 51% of the state's total, accor...
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Months into crisis, Americans face frustrating test delaysJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Ph...
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Attorney general asks Clay County judge to rule on last issue in legislator's coronavirus lawsuitJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general's office on Tuesday night asked a downstate judge to address the one outstanding issue in Rep. Darren Bailey's lawsuit challe...
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COVID-19 antibody testing in NapervilleJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Oswald's Pharmacy in Naperville is set to begin an FDA-approved antibody testing process for COVID-19 on Friday. The sixth-generation family-owned pharmacy at 88 W. Gart...
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980 new cases and 36 deaths in Illinois; Pritzker calls for national mask ruleJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker decried the federal response to the COVID-19 outbreak during a congressional hearing Wednesday, as state health officials announced 36 more residents ...