Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois' largest teachers union sets up its own panel to judge school reopening safetyAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state's largest teachers union is creating a medical review panel it says will judge whether individual school districts' reopening plans are safe. The 135,000-membe...
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Why Indian Prairie District 204 scrapped reopening plansAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials are standing by their decision to keep schools closed and start the new year online, citing numerous factors that led the Auro...
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Aug. 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 90,567 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 49% of the state's total, ac...
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2 test positive for COVID-19 at Kane County juvenile centerAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - A detainee and a staff member at the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Tuesday. A deep clean at the facility is under...
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Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103 classes to start remotelyAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - In a change of back-to-school plans, all Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 students will start the new school year with remote learning because of the CO...
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Her family reunion feels unsafe. But her 98-year-old grandma wants her there.Aug 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Denise Rowe could tell from the moment her grandma got on the phone that the 98-year-old wasn't happy. "I have a bone to pick with you," Juanita Davis declared. Davis ha...
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How schools are gearing up for an eventual return to classroomsAug 03, 2020 5:30 am - Hand sanitizer. Face masks. Paper towels. Disinfectant sprays. Plexiglass partitions. Suburban school districts are stocking up on these and other essentials as they gea...
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Aug. 3 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 89,802 cases in the suburbs as of Monday. That's 49% of the state's total, acc...
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Suburban grads LaCosse, Vitale opt out of NFL seasonAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - If the NFL season comes to fruition, it'll have a little less local feel to it. The New England Patriots' roster took a hit in the last week as players decided to opt ou...
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Teachers union calls for online-only instruction in Elmhurst District 205Aug 03, 2020 1:00 am - The teachers union in Elmhurst Unit District 205 is calling for the academic year to begin with online-only learning, signaling growing resistance to school reopening pl...