Articles filed under Health Crises
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Fox Valley Hands of Hope needs help to provide grief counselingJun 16, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 crisis has affected Fox Valley Hands of Hope's ability to fundraise and to provide services to those who are experiencing grief, loss or life-threatening il...
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Lombard Jewish congregants plant victory gardens during pandemicJun 16, 2020 6:00 am - Lombard Jewish congregants plant victory gardens during pandemic
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June 16 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 68,612 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to th...
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300 people tested for COVID-19 at new drive-through site in WheatonJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - A new COVID-19 testing site opened Tuesday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton with more than 200 vehicles driving through in a span of eight hours. The first da...
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Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survivalJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in...
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Vernon Area Public Library enacts COVID-19 rules for employeesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - With more employees returning to Lincolnshire's Vernon Area Public Library to handle returns, curbside checkouts and other duties, special workplace rules have been enac...
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Feder: WIND's Amy Jacobson wins battle to cover Pritzker news conferencesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - In what supporters are hailing as a victory for press freedom, Amy Jacobson has won her battle to attend Governor J.B. Pritzker's media briefings as a journalist, Robert...
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Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 yearsJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years. This bold - yet uns...
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State sees 72 more COVID-19 deaths, poised for Phase 4 as GOP sues for unlimited group sizeJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported 72 additional deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday as well as another 623 infections from the disease. The uptick is common after weekends when a...
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A drug offers hope even as virus cases rise in Africa, AsiaJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - Researchers on Tuesday announced the first drug shown to save lives among severely ill coronavirus patients, offering hope even as infection rates rose in...