Articles filed under Health Crises
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Driver's license offices will be closed Tuesday through Dec. 6Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - All Illinois driver's license offices will be closed starting Tuesday because of the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. In an announcement on social media, Secretary of State ...
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Editorial: Change in way state reports COVID-19 cases cause for concernNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 numbers have taken an alarming turn in recent days - and not just because of the very real spike in cases. Rising numbers are a continuing source of c...
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Cook County issues 30-day stay-at-home advisory as new COVID-19 cases top 15,000Nov 13, 2020 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases spiked to a record 15,415 Friday as Cook County leaders advised suburban residents to stay at home when possible to reduce virus spread and as three s...
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District 211 plans 3-week pause from in-person learningNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will take a three-week pause from its hybrid attendance model and return to all-remote learning from Monday, Nov. 16, throug...
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Fremont Library to close to publicNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - The Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road in Mundelein will close to the public starting Monday, Nov. 16, until further notice to follow state health guideline...
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McHenry County Board to consider giving health department more teeth with COVID-19 enforcementNov 13, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has asked the McHenry County Department of Health to figure out what it would need to enforce COVID-19 mitigation measures more...
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Clearbrook creates tie-dye face masks to raise funds for N95 masksNov 12, 2020 10:00 pm - COVID-19 has threatened more than just those infected. It has touched the lives of every person around the globe. Sadly at Clearbrook, they have lost both individuals an...
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EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutationsNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has issued new guidance to curb the spread of the coronavirus between minks and humans, warning that...
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Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus casesNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - Temperature and COVID-19 symptom checks like the ones used at schools and doctor's offices have again proved inadequate for spotting coronavirus infections and preventin...
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UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 yearsNov 12, 2020 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the U....