Articles filed under Health Crises
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Economic rescue balloons past $1 trillion as talks resumeMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Negotiators from Congress and the White House were resuming top-level talks Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, racing to str...
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Western Illinois University GIS Center creates statewide COVID-19 Dashboard to monitor reported casesMar 20, 2020 11:00 pm - MACOMB, Ill. - The Western Illinois University GIS Center, in cooperation with the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Geographic Information Sciences (EAGIS), have as...
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FitzGerald's cancels virtual performanceMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - FitzGerald's Nightclub in Berwyn has announced its cancellation of the Shout Section Big Band virtual concert scheduled for Sunday. The decision was made due to shelter...
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US virus testing faces new headwind: Lab supply shortagesMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - First, some of the coronavirus tests didn't work. Then there weren't enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwi...
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After robust opening, Wasco pizzeria has to shift gearsMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - It's been an interesting first few weeks for Joe Pavone of South Elgin since taking over management of the Pizza Cucina in Wasco and putting his name on it. He had an ex...
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COVID-19 isolation can be a dangerous time for victims of domestic violenceMar 20, 2020 5:33 am - Not many of us are enjoying the social isolation and cabin fever that come with the near lockdown conditions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. But for those livin...
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Introducing “A Song to Make You Smile”Mar 20, 2020 5:30 am - We're going to try 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 ...
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District 300 Food Pantry adapts food distribution amid COVID-19 concernsMar 20, 2020 5:25 am - As 31 school buildings within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 were dormant Thursday, a few volunteers gathered at Carpentersville Middle School to package fo...
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Dist. 214 board authorizes emergency spending powers, e-learningMar 20, 2020 5:10 am - At one of the rare public meetings that wasn't canceled, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board members - some wearing disposable gloves and all sitting six f...
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'Our shelves are getting depleted': Food pantries seek donations to meet coronavirus demandMar 20, 2020 5:00 am - The next time shoppers reach for more rolls of toilet paper or cans of food, Laura Coyle wants them to think about people who can't afford to stash away extra supplies. ...