Articles filed under Health Crises
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Livestock farmers eligible for state recovery grantsOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that $5 million in business recovery grants is available for the state's livestock industry. Live...
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U of I's saliva test did not receive emergency authorization, FDA saysOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the saliva-based coronavirus test developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did not receive emergency use au...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths climb in September, driven by downstate casesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 deaths compared to the tolls in summer months, driven by cases downstate. With 655 COVID-19 deaths, September saw a 23% incr...
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Cranky customers, smaller tips: How work has changed for service workers during the pandemicOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Sam Tuttle's job at a bustling restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip is as much about providing diners a temporarily escape as it is about serving their meal. But making tha...
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Cook County to distribute 500,000 masksOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County officials on Thursday announced the procurement of half a million cloth masks for distribution to the county's most vulnerable residents. "Science tells us t...
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U.S. layoffs remain elevated as incomes and spending weakenOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tenta...
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Joffrey Ballet cancels entire 2020-21 season because of pandemicOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has canceled the rest of its 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. This 25th anniversary season marking the Joffrey's move from New York to...
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Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reactionSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - One of COVID-19's scariest mysteries is why some people are mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die - and scientists are starting to unravel why. An intern...
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Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies of cancerSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as 'œthe Berlin patient,'ť the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54. Brown died Tuesday at his home i...
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Hops for Hope 5K going virtual this year in St. CharlesSep 30, 2020 5:23 am - With or without the hops, the hope remains for Project Mobility. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic forced changes to the nonprofit group's beer-themed charitable event i...