Articles filed under Health Crises
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'I am not going to be anybody's boogeyman': DuPage sheriff says county is ready to reopenMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick has joined a chorus of suburban law enforcement officials who say they won't enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order as a cr...
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Cook County Forest Preserve lot closures expanded, extended through Memorial DayMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Move intended to prevent holiday crowds at Cook County forest preserves
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May 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 49,495 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depart...
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DuPage providing curbside NarcanMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Narcan Program has adjusted its services due to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide curbside pickup of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan and phone or virtual t...
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Girls soccer: Barrington had high hopes as nation's top-ranked teamMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Not many teams can say they started the girls soccer season ranked No. 1 in the nation and finished No. 1. Unfortunately, Barrington did it this spring without playing a...
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Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouragingMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged vol...
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WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - GENEVA - The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 18, 2020 1:00 am - The girl who died twice It's a parent's worst nightmare. Your otherwise healthy 12-year-old starts feeling sick and then quickly goes into cardiac failure. Other or...
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Pritzker defends citing of businesses that open too soon; Lake County pilots contact tracingMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday deflected controversy over a new emergency rule enabling police to issue citations to businesses flouting Illinois' stay-at-home rule to red...
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Elgin launches Spanish web resources, video seriesMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin has launched an informational video series in Spanish and added a Spanish-language component to its website to better communicate with residents, particularly duri...