Articles filed under Health Crises
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Out to regain footing, Trump shifts virus focus to economyApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House readied new guidelines Monday on coronavirus testing and reopening businesses as it sought to regain its footing after weeks of criticism an...
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Parade in his honor is birthday first for 80-year-old Wheaton manApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Even an 80-year-old can experience a birthday first. For Lou Addante of Wheaton, it was his first birthday during a stay-at-home pandemic and, on a brighter note, the f...
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Vernon Township giving away 3,000 face masks WednesdayApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Residents of Vernon Township can receive a free face mask, while supply lasts, beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Vernon Township Administrative Office, 2050 N. Main S...
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Northwest Community Hospital sends off 100th recovered COVID-19 patient in grand styleApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital sent off its 100th COVID-19 patient in grand fashion Monday afternoon. In a scene being replicated at hospitals across the country, the Arli...
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Journey hits bump for Conant's Oduocha, but not over yetApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Senior Chikere Oduocha has played three sports for four years at Conant, and she will take her 4.517 GPA to Wisconsin next year and throw the shot and discus. Conant th...
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Signs of the times: Messages of thanks and encouragement spring up outside suburban hospitalsApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Spring flowers aren't the only things popping up around area hospitals. Messages of encouragement, hope and gratitude are showing up at hospital entrances for health car...
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Waukegan organization pays it forward by donating masks to first respondersApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - The Waukegan-based Urban Muslim Minority Alliance paid it forward Monday, donating hundreds of professional grade KN95 masks to first responders and other front-line wor...
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Workers' Compensation Commission repeals emergency COVID-19 ruleApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state commission voted to repeal a new rule that would have made workers' compensation benefits available to essential employees who contracted COVID-19 ...
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Judge upholds legislator's suit against Pritzker's stay-at-home extensionApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lambasted a court ruling handed down Monday that throws into doubt the governor's ability to extend the state's stay-at-home order beginning ...
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New date tentatively set for Rock 'n' Run the Runway festival at Chicago Executive AirportApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Citing social distancing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wheeling, Prospect Heights and Chicago Executive Airport officials have tentatively rescheduled this ...