Articles filed under Health Crises
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Face masks make a political statement in era of coronavirusMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The decision to wear a mask in public is becoming a political statement - a moment to pick sides in a brewing culture war over containing the coronavirus. W...
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Women demand voice in Italy virus response dominated by menMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - ROME - Every evening when health experts updated anxious Italians in televised briefings about their nation's devastating coronavirus outbreak, the lineup of authoritati...
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Lombard students sent art to seniorsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Students in Lombard Elementary District 44 have made hundreds of cards, letters and pieces of art for homebound seniors at the request of state Rep. Terra Costa Howard o...
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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid since virus hitMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U....
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Esper, in first trip since March, defends antivirus effortsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Mark Esper is traveling beyond Washington for the first time in nearly two months as he looks to highlight and defend a Pentagon approach ...
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Where meat is running short or costing more in the suburbsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban grocery chains have begun feeling the effects after several U.S. meat processing plants temporarily shut down because hundreds of workers came down with coronav...
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Mount Prospect projecting $5.6 million shortfallMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Faced with a substantial drop in revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mount Prospect may delay some upcoming projects. Village Manager Michael Cassady told the ...
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Grass Lake School students treated to drive-by paradeMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Grass Lake School teachers and staff members faced a big challenge Thursday to reach the roughly 173 students with a drive-by parade. The 42 teachers and staffers of th...
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Lake County Board measure would allow property owners to defer tax payments for 60 daysMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Some property owners would be able to defer a portion of their tax bills for 60 days without penalty under a measure to be considered next week by the Lake County Board....
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Schaumburg library to resume some services in JuneMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Plans to phase in contactless services at the Schaumburg Township District Library will begin in June, in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois initiative. ...