Articles filed under Health Crises
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Next up in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine: Testing shots in kidsOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - The global hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine for kids is only just beginning - a lagging start that has some U.S. pediatricians worried they may not know if any shots work for...
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69 more die of COVID-19 in Illinois, most since mid-JuneOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials Wednesday reported 69 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, the highest single-day total the state has seen since mid-June. COVID-relat...
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Pandemic relief talks inch aheadOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill have taken a modest step forward, though time is running out and President Donald Trump's most powerful Senate ally i...
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Gene & Georgetti closing Rosemont restaurantOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - The oldest family-owned steakhouse in the Chicago area is saying goodbye to its Rosemont location. Gene & Georgetti is shutting down the restaurant at 9421 W. Higgins Ro...
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Another chunk of England faces tight virus restrictionsOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - The British government on Wednesday put another 1.4 million people into England's tightest coronavirus restrictions, but faced growing criticism that its piecem...
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US overdose deaths appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemicOct 20, 2020 7:00 am - Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a ba...
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St. Charles reinstates late-night bar and restaurant permitsOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - As the COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise in Kane County, the St. Charles City Council voted unanimously on Monday to reinstate late-night bar and restaurant per...
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How Lake County Board candidates assess COVID-19 responseOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - With the COVID-19 pandemic upending the local economy, the Lake County Board faces a lot hard choices, along with decisions about how to distribute what's left of the co...
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Schools should end in-person learning, Lake County Health Department recommendsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Citing "substantial" community transmission of COVID-19 and a rising number of cases, Lake County health officials Tuesday recommended that all public and private school...
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Principal: Glenbrook South administrator tests positive for COVID-19Oct 20, 2020 1:00 am - After a positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed Monday within Glenbrook South High School's administrative staff, 11 employees have been quarantined until Nov. 2, accord...