Articles filed under Health Crises
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Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press onDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - In March I got myself a face mask, learned how to spell “coronavirus,” and was actually looking forward to spending a week — maybe two — working from home. Nine months l...
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'We all need a break from screens': Barrington school librarian gets creative to deliver booksDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - If students can't go to the library, the library will go to the students. That was the thinking of Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary in Barrin...
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DuPage County awards grants to support those recovering from opioidsDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - A DuPage County task force has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to government and community groups providing services to address the opioid crisis. The Heroin/Opioid Pre...
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Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after ThanksgivingDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Americans returning from Thanksgiving break faced strict new coronavirus measures around the country Monday as health officials brace for a disastrous worsening of the n...
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Cook County traffic court held remotely as COVID-19 precautionDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Cook County traffic court will be held remotely until further notice to protect residents and courthouse personnel during the coronavirus pandemic. Individuals with tra...
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US panel: First vaccines to health care workers, nursing homesDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential go...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 1Dec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 319,513 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illin...
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Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matters offering free COVID testingDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter is sponsoring free COVID testing from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, and Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Salem Meats & Food Mart, 24...
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COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations more than doubled in NovemberDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations more than doubled from October to November, state data showed Tuesday, as officials reported Illinois health care workers could star...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing offered in Elgin and Hampshire next weekNov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that a mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in Kane County next week to p...