Articles filed under Health Crises
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Palatine council wants to work with restaurant's igloo planNov 17, 2020 4:30 am - The village of Palatine is looking to allow a downtown restaurant to use a public sidewalk to install "igloo" pods for winter dining, pending a reasonable cost assessmen...
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St. Charles Library joins others in closing due to rising number of COVID-19 casesNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Citing the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the St. Charles Public Library announced it will be closing to the public starting Wednesday. The library, located temporaril...
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McHenry County courthouse to delay jury trials amid COVID-19 resurgenceNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - The Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center will delay jury trials scheduled on or after Nov. 30 in light of rising COVID-19 cases, Chief Judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit ...
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Public health programs see surge in students amid pandemicNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degr...
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Despite pleas from restaurant owners, Des Plaines to enforce indoor dining banNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Despite pleas from local restaurateurs, Des Plaines will enforce restrictions on indoor restaurant and bar service ordered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker because of escalating CO...
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Kane County health officials publicly urge schools toward remote learning, halting sportsNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - As Kane County's COVID-19 numbers continue to climb among younger residents, health officials advised local public and private schools Tuesday to consider more remote le...
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What the state's 'Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations' mean starting FridayNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - New restrictions, known as Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations, begin Friday to combat a COVID-19 surge. Here's what the measures include. Bars and restaurants, including ...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, as of TuesdayNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 260,006 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43.5% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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IHSA's Anderson acknowledges sports are on holdNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's board of directors meeting will be held Thursday without anyone in attendance from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office and the department ...
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Jury trials on hold at Waukegan courthouseNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Jury trials at the Waukegan courthouse have been put on pause because of the spike in COVID-19 cases. Court spokeswoman Kasey Morgan said Tuesday that Chief Judge Diane...