Articles filed under Health Crises
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'It's heartbreaking for our athletes': Prep sports community reacts to schools closingApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's announcement Friday that all schools will be closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic was met with sadness and fru...
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Abe says social distancing still insufficientApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - BANGKOK - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said coronavirus social distancing efforts are still insufficient a day after he expanded a state of emergency to the entire...
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How to find a drive-up Wi-Fi hot spot by ZIP codeApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - As students across Illinois get accustomed to remote learning, state agencies have released a new tool aimed at connecting those who need internet to drive-up Wi-Fi hot ...
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Coronavirus could complicate Trump's path to reelectionApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The coronavirus is poised to reshape the political map, pummeling battleground states and alarming Republicans who see early signs of an election that could b...
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Link, Shaw to keep political posts in Lake CountyApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - The top leaders of the Democratic Party and Republican Party organizations in Lake County will remain unchanged - at least for now. State Sen. Terry Link has been chosen...
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Duckworth, Pritzker, Lightfoot tour COVID-19 facilities at McCormick PlaceApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - State leaders toured McCormick Place Friday, one day after the alternate care facility saw its first COVID-19 patients. U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Ch...
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President Trump urges 3 states to 'liberate'Apr 17, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump seemingly sided with protesters in Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia who are defying social distancing orders to rally against the states' safety m...
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Local AFS exchange students pitch in to make masksApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Alvaro Alonso is an AFS exchange student from Argentina. Like many people around the world, Alvaro and six other AFS students are "sheltering in place" because of COVID-...
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Local orthopedic surgeon talks about secondary health care crisis from COVID-19 pandemicApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - When Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently warned that COVID-19 is our generation's "9/11 moment," it struck me viscerally. Like most Americans, I vividly recall the da...
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Bickford Senior Living reporting all resident cases of COVID-19 on local websitesApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - (Olathe, KS) - As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread across the nation, senior and long-term care facilities are being hit especially hard. And for the most part, th...