Articles filed under Health Crises
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McHenry County Board of Health approves new epidemiologist position to help with COVID-19 responseMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County Board of Health approved a resolution Monday evening to add a new epidemiologist position to the county's staff to help with reporting and surveillanc...
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Pritzker warns of 'consequences' for defying stay-at-home orderMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - As Illinois health officials reported the state's highest-single day spike in COVID-19 deaths with 192 new fatalities Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned politicians, r...
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SocialWorks' COVID-19 response takes 3-pronged approachMay 12, 2020 11:00 pm - SocialWorks, founded by Grammy-award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, has developed a comprehensive CV-19 response to help the Chicagoland community....
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Community bank acts quickly to provide small businesses with PPP fundsMay 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Community banks across the U.S. have been in the forefront of arranging critical Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding for local small businesses during the pandemic...
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'Dear Evan Hansen' return Chicago engagement canceledMay 12, 2020 11:00 pm - The return engagement of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical "Dear Evan Hansen," scheduled to play Chicago from July 7 to Sept. 27, has been canceled due to the on...
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Batavia Ministerial Association partners with Raising Cane for May 18 fundraiserMay 12, 2020 11:00 pm - The Batavia Ministerial Association is raising money for a new housing relief fund. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people in the community are struggling to keep up ...
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RiverEdge Park cancels summer concert season due to COVID-19May 12, 2020 11:00 pm - The stage will remain silent this summer at Aurora's RiverEdge Park. Officials announced Wednesday that the outdoor concert venue's entire 2020 summer concert season has...
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Transitional Care changes name to HealthBridge Arlington HeightsMay 12, 2020 9:00 pm - Transitional Care, which opened as the first stand-alone, short-term rehabilitation center in the Northwest suburbs in 2015, on Tuesday officially transitioned to its ne...
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Hospitals turn to online matchmakers to swap suppliesMay 12, 2020 7:00 am - Facing shortages of protective equipment, two New England hospital systems tried the latest twist in internet matchmaking: online swap meets. As the coronavirus pandemic...
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New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screeningMay 12, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A new type of coronavirus test offers a cheaper, quicker way to screen for infections, moving the U.S. toward the kind of mass screening that experts s...