Articles filed under Health Crises
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Why missing college this fall is a bad idea for returning studentsJul 12, 2020 6:17 am - As colleges figure out how to structure classes this fall, many students are questioning whether to enroll at all. The idea of taking a gap year might sound enticing, bu...
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Employers find testing employees for COVID-19 more trouble than it's worthJul 12, 2020 6:00 am - From nursing homes in New York and a landfill in Utah to Disney World and the Las Vegas Strip, employers are wrestling with workplace safety in the age of COVID-19 and m...
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Pritzker urges use of face coverings as state reports 954 more COVID-19 casesJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported another 954 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, as well as another 20 deaths from the virus. The report ends a run of three consecutiv...
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July 12 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 78,079 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 51% of the state's total, accordin...
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Cashing in on COVID-19 billions despite Medicare fraud, millions in settlementsJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - A nonprofit healthcare giant based in Chicago that's paid more than $80 million in settlements since 2010 over Medicare and Medicaid fraud and other violations of federa...
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As businesses reopen, many Americans plan to spend lessJul 11, 2020 6:12 am - The novel coronavirus - which has infected almost three million people and killed more than 130,000 in the U.S. alone - has roiled the economy and brought many aspects o...
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These suburbanites visited India in February. Only this summer did they make it back home.Jul 11, 2020 1:00 am - When Daily Herald newsprint handler Nita Dave took a two-week leave of absence for an emergency visit to India Feb. 28, she fully expected to be back at work in March. S...
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1,195 new coronavirus cases in Illinois, third straight day above 1,000Jul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' confirmed coronavirus cases increased Saturday by 1,195, including 24 deaths, the state reported. It's the third straight day more than 1,000 cases have been r...
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Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixedJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries...
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Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisionsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - After months of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and endless talk of COVID-19 and positivity rates, the time suburban parents have dreaded is nearly here - the start ...