Articles filed under Health Crises
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Governor's forecasters: Even with spending cuts, taxes must be raised to balance budgetNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new report from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget suggests the state will have to raise taxes on individuals or businesses or both to offset...
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2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. testsNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine - this one from Moderna Inc. - yielded extraordinarily strong early results Monday, another badly needed dose of hope as the pande...
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Lake County libraries restrict access as COVID-19 case spikeNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - The Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee is set to resume curbside service this afternoon, five days after closing because a staff member was exposed to someone with ...
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U.S. casinos recovering from virus, but challenges remainNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - America's casinos are recovering from months of closures necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, having regained 81% of the gambling revenue...
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Schaumburg faring better than projected halfway through pandemic-plagued budget yearNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Halfway through its pandemic-plagued budget year, the village of Schaumburg so far is faring better than the depths of revenue loss that were projected in April. While f...
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Lake in the Hills assisted living facility nears opening with small-scale modelNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - The operators of a Ringwood assisted living facility are set to expand their business with two new buildings in Lake in the Hills that should be ready to house seniors i...
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Advocate Health system starts reducing elective surgeries amid COVID-19 crushNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health will defer half of its elective procedures that would result in even a short hospital stay as COVID-19 admissions surge to new highs. The 28-hospi...
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DuPage County to close traffic courts for more than a monthNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect number of traffic courts. There are four. The DuPage County traffic courts will close starting Nov. 23 because of the recent in...
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Palatine Dist. 15 moving to remote learning through end of yearNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Citing growing health concerns among students' families and school staff, Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will switch to exclusively remote learning beginning W...
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District 47 parents, students unhappy with lack of in-person special education servicesNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - Since Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 returned to remote learning this month, some parents of special education students are not happy with what they say is a...