Articles filed under Health Crises
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Chicago order: If you travel from a surging COVID-19 state, self-quarantine for 14 daysJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - People traveling to Chicago from 15 states with increasing numbers of confirmed cases of the coronavirus will have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival or ...
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DuPage County COVID-19 testing site and health department offices closed to observe Independence DayJul 01, 2020 11:00 pm - The DuPage County COVID-19 Testing Site will be closed Friday, July 3 through Monday, July 6, 2020 to observe Independence Day. The Health Department's Public Health Cen...
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Pfizer reports encouraging, very early vaccine test resultsJul 01, 2020 7:00 am - The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, th...
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Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in USJul 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - There is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd's death caused a significant increase in U.S. coronavirus infections, accordin...
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Nursing homes begin outdoor visits as COVID-19 deaths declineJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - As the tally of coronavirus deaths in long-term care facilities decline statewide, some nursing homes in Glenview and Northbrook have started outdoor visits reuniting re...
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Glenview, Northbrook COVID-19 cases increase by 26 in past weekJul 01, 2020 6:00 am - In Glenview, 549 people have tested positive and 48 people have died since the pandemic began. In Northbrook, 349 have tested positive and 39 have died. In the previous...
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Elgin library, two branches reopening Monday with changesJul 01, 2020 4:00 am - The Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin and its two branches will reopen July 6 with strict requirements for patrons, including wearing face coverings, physically distan...
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Park district has no plans to close Arlington Heights basketball courts, despite crowdsJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - More and more high school and college basketball players have started playing at the recently reopened outdoor courts in Arlington Heights, but their on-court skills and...
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20-somethings constitute nearly 17% of coronavirus cases in IllinoisJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 828 Wednesday, the highest number since Friday, and deaths rose by 30, officials said. That leaves the state with 144,013 cases of the respi...
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Grayslake Summer Days Festival canceled because of COVID-19Jul 01, 2020 1:00 am - The annual Grayslake Summer Days Festival, which was to also celebrate the village's 125th anniversary of incorporation and include the annual hot air balloon festival, ...