Articles filed under Health Crises
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UK vaccine summit calls for freely available virus vaccineJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A vaccine summit hosted by Britain on Thursday raised billions of dollars to immunize children in developing countries as experts wrestled with the difficu...
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Farm-to-table dining takes on new meaning amid pandemicJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - PORTLAND, Maine - Eric Pray is used to shipping seafood all over the country. But since the coronavirus took hold, he has shifted his focus closer to home - selling lobs...
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EPA tells Bensenville pesticide company to stop COVID-19 claimsJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - The Environmental Protection Agency has told a Bensenville company to stop selling pesticides the company claims can fight the virus that causes COVID-19 illness. The "s...
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Cook County campsites, dog parks among amenities reopeningJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County on Thursday announced the reopening of more amenities, such as camp sites and off-leash dog areas, in conjunction with the move to Ph...
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How local Pride events have adapted due to COVID-19Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Many Pride Month celebrations in Chicago and the suburbs have been canceled because of coronavirus, but others have shifted online or been adapted to safely observe soci...
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After historic casino closure, gambling returns to Las VegasJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS - The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started g...
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State urges tests for those who've been in large groups amid 116 new COVID-19 deathsJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - As cases of COVID-19 rose by 929 and deaths increased by 116 Thursday, officials urged people who participated in large events - including protests over the death of Geo...
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June 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 63,968 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois De...
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DuPage Health Department suing Wheaton gym owner who reopened fullyJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department is taking a Wheaton gym owner to court, trying to get him to obey state orders prohibiting such facilities from being fully open yet....
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Elk Grove cycling club gives back to help struggling restaurantsJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Usually, it's the nonprofit group asking for donations, not giving them out. Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove did both as part of its Friends Helping Friends campaign to ...