Articles filed under Health Crises
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A song to make you smile: 'Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves' by The Eurythmics and Aretha FranklinJun 01, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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UK eases lockdown restrictions but many flout guidelinesJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - The U.K. eased more lockdown restrictions Monday despite warnings from some health officials of another spike in coronavirus infections, especially if Britons p...
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Don't panic about expired registration, vehicle emission testJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois drivers with expired licenses or vehicle registrations shouldn't panic and crowd the DMVs or emissions testing stations reopening this week, officials advised. ...
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More National Guard, state troopers deployed; disaster proclamations in suburbsJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - To combat "an extraordinary and difficult" moment, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday activated 250 additional Illinois National Guard soldiers and 300 Illinois State Police t...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog parks to reopen starting June 8Jun 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog exercise areas will begin reopening to the public next week, nearly three months after they were shut down because of the ...
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Nearly 26,000 nursing home deaths reported as lockdowns easeJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nearly 26,000 nursing home residents in the United States have died from COVID-19, according to a report prepared for the nation's governors, a number that ...
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Illinois announces 23 more COVID-19 deaths, 974 new casesJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Monday that 23 more residents have died as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak, while another 974 are infected with the disease. ...
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June 1 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 62,433 cases in the suburbs, 51.5% of the state's total, according to the Illinois D...
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States, cities plead for virus aid as Congress faces crisesJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - One small-town Oklahoma mayor testified before Congress she's worried the city's 18-bed hospital can't handle a second COVID-19 wave. Many counties are slas...
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Lake County gets grant for COVID-19 safetyJun 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Board's health and community services committee will meet remotely Tuesday morning to discuss buying personal protective equipment and making other purch...