Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPagePads spending $200,000 a month to offer hotel rooms to the homelessMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - A decision to provide hotel rooms for homeless people during the state's stay-at-home order is costing DuPagePads roughly $200,000 a month, officials say. But the Wheato...
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Jobless fret as rent comes due again amid virus outbreakMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - PHOENIX - Rent and mortgage payments are due again as more than 30 million people around the U.S. have filed for unemployment benefits after losing work in the coronavir...
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Judge denies Northwest suburban 911 dispatchers' request for COVID-19 infoMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - Citing privacy concerns, a Cook County judge on Friday turned down a request of Northwest suburban 911 dispatchers, municipalities and police departments for information...
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Free COVID-19 testing facility to open in WaukeganMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - A drive-through COVID-19 testing facility, the state's first community-based site in Lake County, will open Sunday in Waukegan. Lines are expected in advance of the 8 a....
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St. Edward High students light up Elgin school with car paradeMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - Students and families of St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin showed their community spirit Friday with a parade of cars honking horns and flashing lights al...
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Despite objections, Lake County Board extends emergency declaration until May 30May 01, 2020 1:00 am - An emergency declaration allowing some Lake County officials to make decisions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic without county board approval has been extended until May ...
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Bradbury Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival canceledMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - The 21st annual Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine Arts & Music Festival, scheduled for June 13 in Waukegan, has been canceled due to COVID-19 precautions, but will be replac...
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How U-46 is serving thousands of meals to families weeklyMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - When Elgin Area School District U-46 closed schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a cadre of 160 essential workers stepped up to keep feeding a multitude of students and...
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Elgin Butera manager dies of COVID-19, wife recoveringMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - The manager of a Butera grocery store in Elgin died Thursday, a day after his wife was taken off a ventilator at the same hospital where they were being treated for COVI...
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DuPage courts further postpone most cases, but civil hearings to resume May 18May 01, 2020 1:00 am - Hearings for some civil court cases will resume May 18 in DuPage County courts, using video and telephone conference. The move was announced Friday by the chief judge's ...