Articles filed under Health Crises
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District 211 waives student fees due to pandemicJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education Thursday voted to waive the $170 instructional fee and $75 per semester student parking fee for the 2...
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Free COVID-19 testing available at 3 Lake County high schoolsJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Free COVID-19 testing is available at different times during the next week at Lake Zurich, Mundelein and Round Lake high schools, the Lake County Health Department annou...
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Lake County directing COVID-19 relief funds to hard-hit communitiesJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - An initiative to distribute 70,000 safety kits and educational materials to Latino and Black communities in Lake County hit hard by the coronavirus is underway. Those gr...
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District 214 outlines reopening planJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 announced Thursday night that it will shift to a block schedule when it reopens for the new school year. The switch will limi...
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Check, pay Cook County property taxes from homeJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - People can easily pay their Cook County property tax bills, search for refunds and verify tax exemptions without leaving home and risking exposure to COVID-19, Treasurer...
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Latest reports show COVID-19 fundraising challenges in 14th District raceJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood used the second quarter to continue amassing significantly more financial support for her reelection bid in the 14th Congressional Di...
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Cantigny Park's First Division Museum reopening with reservationsJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton reopened Friday with a new reservation system and COVID-19 safety measures. Patrons must make an online reservation...
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Landmarks Illinois provides emergency funding to 13 nonprofits with pandemic relief grant programJul 16, 2020 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum in Union was among 13 nonprofits receiving a combined $26,000 from Landmarks Illinois, a statewide historic preservation a...
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Pritzker lawsuit seeks face mask order for Illinois schoolsJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the unusual step Thursday of preemptively filing a lawsuit to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the ...
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Chinese executives get 'pre-test' injections in vaccine raceJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experim...