Articles filed under Health Crises
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Check, pay Cook County property taxes from homeJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - People can easily pay their Cook County property tax bills, search for refunds and verify tax exemptions without leaving home and risking exposure to COVID-19, Treasurer...
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Latest reports show COVID-19 fundraising challenges in 14th District raceJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood used the second quarter to continue amassing significantly more financial support for her reelection bid in the 14th Congressional Di...
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Cantigny Park's First Division Museum reopening with reservationsJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton reopened Friday with a new reservation system and COVID-19 safety measures. Patrons must make an online reservation...
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Landmarks Illinois provides emergency funding to 13 nonprofits with pandemic relief grant programJul 16, 2020 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum in Union was among 13 nonprofits receiving a combined $26,000 from Landmarks Illinois, a statewide historic preservation a...
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Pritzker lawsuit seeks face mask order for Illinois schoolsJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the unusual step Thursday of preemptively filing a lawsuit to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the ...
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Chinese executives get 'pre-test' injections in vaccine raceJul 16, 2020 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - In the global race to make a coronavirus vaccine, a state-owned Chinese company is boasting that its employees, including top executives, received experim...
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Pandemic trip slowed by detours, dead ends, no rest stopsJul 16, 2020 5:40 am - "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" We've been stuck in the back seat of this 2020 Pandemic for soooo loooong. We started our journey Jan. 24, when the Illinois Depart...
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Lunch will be served, but how? Schools weigh options to crowded cafeteriasJul 16, 2020 5:30 am - School-aged children who are eating outdoors with their families on patios and sidewalks outside restaurants this summer may still be dining alfresco if and when they re...
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Why the pandemic is leading to more opioid overdosesJul 16, 2020 5:30 am - Opioid overdose deaths could reach record levels this year in Cook, Lake and DuPage counties as the COVID-19 pandemic adds several factors that contribute to drug-relate...
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U.S. prison populations down 8% amid coronavirus outbreakJul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and The Marshall Project exploring the state of the prison system in the coronavirus pandem...