Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 64 extends remote learning into JanuaryNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 will continue all-remote learning through Jan. 18 because of rising COVID-19 cases in the region, officials announced this week. Addi...
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Editorial: The best safety tip for Thanksgiving travel this year: Don'tNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - For several weeks now, public health officials in Illinois have called on residents to forgo large Thanksgiving events and instead limit gather ings to immediate family ...
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District 116 launches emotional support for families during pandemicNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Round Lake Area School District 116 has begun creating new resources for parents dealing with emotional distress. On Thursday, the scho...
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Geneva considers ticketing people, businesses over governor's COVID-19 ordersNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - People who violate the governor's public health and safety orders in Geneva could receive local tickets, under a proposal the Geneva City Council is considering. Alderme...
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Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in USNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as earl...
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Convicted fraudster ordered to prisonNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Insisting that "enough is enough," an agitated federal judge sent a woman who helped a Buffalo Grove man defraud his employer to prison Friday after the feds say she squ...
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'Remember the anguish on her face:' Aurora COVID-19 unit nurse's post goes viralNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Carol Williams took off her N95 mask and showed her reality. Her face was marked with creases and red blotches from the mask she wears to protect her patients, her four ...
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Kane County begins round two for COVID relief fund grant applicationsNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Kane County is now accepting grant applications from businesses under round two of its Coronavirus Relief Fund Grant Program. The Kane County Board has allocated $5 mill...
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Bartlett library remains open, deemed essentialNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - With the latest Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations in the Restore Illinois Plan going into effect on Nov. 20, the Bartlett Public Library District will remain open for patron...
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Bank of America gives Harold Washington College $1 million for jobs initiativeNov 19, 2020 10:00 pm - Harold Washington College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, and Bank of America today announced a new $1 million jobs initiative partnership to help students of colo...