Articles filed under Health Crises
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Metra won't raise fares but needs to cover $70 million gapOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Even with running trains on reduced schedules, Metra faces a $70 million shortfall next year, officials said Tuesday before releasing a preliminary 2021 budget of $700 m...
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Palatine, Barrington set trick-or-treating hoursOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - The villages of Barrington and Palatine will hold trick-or-treating hours from 3 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31, but are encouraging people to take precautions due to COVID-19. "Giv...
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'We want the choice': Demonstrators urge return of in-person learning at Mundelein High SchoolOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - About 100 Mundelein High School students and their parents rallied outside one of the District 120 and 75 offices Tuesday evening in favor of reopening the school for in...
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In-person learning approved for District 128 schoolsOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - Students in Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools will be given the option of returning to the classroom this month. The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School ...
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'An embarrassment': Trump tweet angers pandemic survivorsOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - SEATTLE - Dizzy with a soaring fever and unable to breathe, Scott Sedlacek had one thing going for him: He was among the first people to be treated for COVID-19 at Seatt...
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White House staff, Secret Service eye virus with fear, angerOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The West Wing is a ghost town. Staff members are scared of exposure. And the White House is now a treatment ward for not one - but two - COVID-19 patients, ...
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CDC says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidanceOct 05, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The top U.S. public health agency said Monday that the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and encl...
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Timeline of Trump's medical treatment for coronavirusOct 05, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Timeline of President Donald Trump's medical care since he was diagnosed with coronavirus. It isn't known how Trump became infected; several people who...
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Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than everOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the holiday seaso...
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WHO: 10% of world's people may have been infected with virusOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - GENEVA - The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency's "best estimates" indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infec...