Articles filed under Health Crises
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Brookfield Zoo to temporarily close beginning Jan. 1Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo will be closed to the public for two months beginning Jan. 1, the institution announced Thursday. "Through these challenging times, the health and safety ...
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McHenry County Board chairman disagrees with decision to use state's higher positivity rateOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - A key metric used by the Illinois Department of Public Health to decide whether a region should face additional restrictions is being adopted by the McHenry County Depar...
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Stressing freedom, vaccine opponents rebranding in virus eraOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Years before this year's anti-mask and reopening demonstrations, vaccine opponents were working on reinventing their image around a rallying cry of civil liberties and m...
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U-46 won't bring youngest students back next weekOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders used that quote from Scottish poet Robert Burns to lead ...
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U.S. jobless claims drop to 787,000, but layoffs remain highOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 787,000, a sign that job losses may have eased slightly but are still runni...
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Illinois sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases at 4,942Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases spiked Thursday to a new high of 4,942, and 44 more people died from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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St. Charles altering Holiday Homecoming plansOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Get ready for socially distant Santa in St. Charles. The St. Charles Business Alliance is still planning to hold its annual Holiday Homecoming at the end of November, bu...
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Chicago orders business curfew amid 'second surge' of COVID-19Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago businesses will have to close by 10 p.m. and residents are asked to limit gatherings to six people as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases a...
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St. Charles reopening portion of First Street for carryout diningOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - With COVID-19 dining restrictions set to take effect on Friday, St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina issued an executive order Thursday to reopen a portion of First Street to ve...
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Hoffman Estates to host Halloween event outside Now ArenaOct 21, 2020 11:00 pm - In their desire to provide a safe alternative to traditional ways of celebrating Halloween, Hoffman Estates officials have organized a socially-distanced drive-in event ...