Articles filed under Health Crises
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Schaumburg waives rent for Metra station's coffee vendor amid pandemicSep 09, 2020 5:05 am - The coffee vendor at Schaumburg's Metra station, who also serves as the building's custodian, received a six-month break on the rent Tuesday to keep his business viable ...
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District 207's new $242.2 million budget includes cash for building renovationsSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - The Maine Township High School District 207 board has approved a nearly $242.2 million budget for its new fiscal year, with a big chunk of that funding set aside for lon...
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30 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,337 cases, 2.8% daily positive test rate, and frustration in Will CountySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 1,337 Wednesday as the state's daily positive test rate for the virus dropped to 2.8%, the lowest since July. But the Illinois Department of P...
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Fauci: Halt of coronavirus trial is "safety valve" at workSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - The top U.S. infectious disease expert said AstraZeneca's suspension of final testing of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows "one of the safety valves" built into the s...
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DuPage County doles out $7.6 million in federal COVID-19 moneySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Townships, nonprofit organizations and small businesses in DuPage County will receive roughly $7.6 million in federal money to provide residents relief from the impacts ...
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Parents, students rally to reopen Algonquin District 300 to in-person learningSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Saying that remote learning has not been successful, a group of concerned parents and students from Algonquin-based Community Community Unit District 300 rallied outside...
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56 new COVID-19 cases in Glenview and Northbrook in past week; no new deathsSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Fifty-six new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past week in Glenview and Northbrook, but there were no new deaths, Cook County public health and medical examiner's...
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ECC Foundation aims to raise $100k for Student Success FundSep 08, 2020 11:00 pm - With the start of the fall 2020 semester, the Elgin Community College Foundation is launching the Student Success Fund, an initiative meant to provide relief funding to ...
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Companies testing vaccines pledge safety, high standardsSep 08, 2020 7:00 am - The top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus signed an unprecedented pledge meant to boost public confidence in...
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illnessSep 08, 2020 7:00 am - Late-stage studies of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine candidate are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a recipient's 'œpotentially unexplained'ť ill...