Articles filed under Health Crises
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McHenry County businesses that violate COVID-19 rules could avoid court under proposalNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Business owners facing fines for breaking the state's COVID-19 rules - including the ban on indoor dining - could go through an expedited adjudication process instead of...
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O'Hare traffic lighter on eve of Thanksgiving holidayNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - O'Hare International Airport's traditional Thanksgiving travel blockbuster was relatively tame Wednesday, reflecting a 60% drop in passengers across the U.S. compared wi...
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With hope high for vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it outNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously - and they stress cautiously - optimistic that life may start r...
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155 more COVID-19 deaths, 11,378 new casesNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 11,378 Wednesday, the highest since Saturday, and 155 more people died from the respiratory disease, as Illinois moved to borrow $2 billion to...
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Traveling? 'Change your plans,' Pritzker urges as COVID-19 deaths up 137% from a month agoNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Thanksgiving travelers on the brink of heading to O'Hare or Midway international airports should "change your plans, if you can," Gov. J.B. Pritzker urged Tuesday amid a...
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Geneva won't issue tickets for disobeying Pritzker's COVID-19 ordersNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Geneva residents and businesses won't be punished by the city for disobeying Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 health orders. Aldermen on Monday rejected a proposal to have ...
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UK eases restrictions so families can gather over ChristmasNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - British authorities gave the green light Tuesday to holiday reunions for millions, relaxing restrictions on social mixing over Christmas and offering arriving i...
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Keep the mask: A vaccine won't end the U.S. crisis right awayNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Don't even think of putting the mask away anytime soon. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months - ...
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'We're in a crisis': Fox Valley mayors make video urging residents to avoid holiday gatheringsNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - With the holidays approaching and COVID-19 cases surging locally, the mayors of five Fox Valley towns teamed up to send a video message to their residents. And that mess...
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Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in U.S. virus responseNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - In Pennsylvania, if you're having friends over to socialize, you're supposed to wear a mask - and so are your friends. That's the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intentio...