Articles filed under Health Crises
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Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concernsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Democrats announced Thursday that they were postponing their presidential nominating convention until August, an unprecedented move that shows how the coronavirus is res...
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YMCA offers limited day care in Palatine, Chicago to help first responders, health workersApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Beginning Monday, the Buehler YMCA Palatine and YMCA on Irving Park in Chicago will offer limited day care for children of first responders and health care workers. YMCA...
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Moretti's donating Easter dinnersApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Moretti's is working with its suppliers and volunteers to provide 1,000 Easter Sunday dinners to the area's essential workers, including health care professions, first r...
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Judson cancels annual prayer breakfast, extends deadline for volunteer awardsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time in 32 years, Judson University's annual Community Prayer Breakfast scheduled May 4 has been canceled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The pray...
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Apply here: How to spend $2.2 trillion - and rescue economyApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump aims to shovel $2.2 trillion into the U.S. economy over the next few weeks to try to cushion its free fall. But that means putting hi...
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Edward Cancer Center in Plainfield temporarily closingApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Edward Cancer Center - Plainfield will temporarily close effective Monday, April 6, until further notice. The change at the facility at 24600 W. 127th St., is being...
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Economic fallout mounts, worldwide cases top 1 millionApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witn...
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UN: 95% of Europe's virus dead over 60 but young not immuneApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - GENEVA - More than 95% of those who have died of coronavirus in Europe have been over 60 but young people should not be complacent, the head of the World Health Organiza...
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How planners are deciding to cancel or keep summer festivals in age of coronavirusApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Deposit deadlines, sponsorship funds, stage rentals, band bookings and organizers' experience levels are shaping whether spring and summer festivals are being canceled m...
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Batavia United Way food drivesApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Batavia United Way is collecting breakfast food to share with local, low-income families and senior citizens who are struggling due to closures, job loss and other o...