Articles filed under Health Crises
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Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-beingJul 05, 2020 7:00 am - Doctors have long known that Black people suffer disproportionately. Before the renewed cries of 'œBlack Lives Matter,'ť they knew racism has very real, physical effect...
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State reports six additional COVID-19 deaths, smallest daily total since MarchJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 639 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with six more deaths from the virus. That brings raises the state's total t...
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Lake County offering small business assistance grantJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has launched a new small business assistance grant fund to help local businesses affected by COVID-19 reopen and adjust to the new operating environment, the...
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Aurora ready to reopen city hallJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora plans to reopen city hall and other offices at 8 a.m. Monday to the public with additional safety measures in place. As the city transitions into Phase 4 of the R...
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July 5 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 75,160 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 51% of the state's total, according to...
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Editorial: Alix Atwell's diary of COVID-19Jul 04, 2020 2:00 pm - "The air feels thin," Alix Atwell's daughter Bridget told her. That telling description Atwell shared with us and with the community last week provides one of the many g...
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Constable: Pandemic closes theaters, but suburban group's online show (and charity) go onJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - The pandemic can take the theater away from performers, but it can't take the theater out of those performers. A suburban group plans to broaden the stage, turn performa...
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Illinois reports lowest one-day coronavirus death count since March 30Jul 04, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported the number of cases of COVID-19 rose by 862 and the number of deaths increased by 10 Saturday, the lowest single-day de...
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July 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 04, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 74,856 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois...
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Pop-up drive-in theaters are a fix for social-distanced moviegoingJul 03, 2020 11:00 am - McHenry Outdoor Theater owner Scott Dehn couldn't believe his eyes when he opened for the season on May 8. The last-remaining Chicago-area drive-in movie theater reopene...