Articles filed under Health Crises
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South Korea advises clubs to close, may delay schoolsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea on Friday advised nightclubs and hostess bars to close for a month and may delay the reopening of schools after linking more than a doze...
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Phil's Beach reopening on hold because of COVID-19 crisisMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Initially set for Memorial Day weekend, the long-awaited opening of the newly renovated Phil's Beach in Wauconda has been delayed indefinitely because of the COVID-19 cr...
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Jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great DepressionMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on recor...
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Masks become part of life in California, but rules varyMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - For many Californians venturing outside, donning a mask has become as common as putting on a cap or sunglasses but as the state begins easing stay-at-home ...
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Church Creek confirms 8 residents with COVID-19May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Church Creek Senior Living center in Arlington Heights confirmed this week eight residents and nine employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the co...
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Veterans left in limbo as virus hits Nazi defeat anniversaryMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - On Friday's 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, talk of war is afoot again - this time against a disease that has killed at least a qu...
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Millburn students parade for teachers at Gurnee MillsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Millburn Elementary District 24 students and families followed a circuitous parade route in their cars while greeting their teachers at the Gurnee Mills mall parking lot...
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Felony guilty plea via Zoom makes Kane County court historyMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - A simple guilty plea made Kane County court history Friday by being the first hearing televised in a Zoom videoconference, officials said. Shain A. Richter, 31, of Trout...
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Lake Barrington latest to ban open burning on residential propertiesMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Barrington has joined a small but growing list of places where open burning on residential property is temporarily banned in what officials say is an effort to help...
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Lost your job? Here's what you need to knowMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nearly 33.5 million Americans have lost their jobs and applied for unemployment benefits in the past 7 weeks - a stunning record high that reflects the near...