Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suburban hospitals worrying about their ability to staff the fall COVID-19 surgeOct 30, 2020 12:00 am - As Illinois sets another single-day record for COVID-19 infections, hospitals are preparing to feel the strain of a fall and winter surge after weeks of steadily rising ...
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Fox River Valley Libraries receive CARES Act supportOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Like all businesses and organizations, the Fox River Valley Public Library District incurred unexpected expenses in 2020 for needs caused by the arrival of the coronavir...
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Chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farmOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - More than 35,000 chickens are to be culled at a Dutch farm after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered there, the agricultu...
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Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryosOct 29, 2020 7:00 am - A lab experiment aimed at fixing defective DNA in human embryos shows what can go wrong with this type of gene editing and why leading scientists say it's too unsafe to ...
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Republicans, Democrats in 2 closely watched state House races debate indoor dining banOct 29, 2020 5:00 am - Republican incumbents in two hotly contested Northwest suburban state House races are decrying Gov. J.B. Pritzker's recent ban on indoor dining, while their Democratic o...
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Illinois Supreme Court OKs video jury selection for civil casesOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As jury trials throughout the state have been put on pause during the pandemic, the Illinois Supreme Court is now allowing jury selection for civil trials ...
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Reduced hours, new capacity limits at most Illinois casinosOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Eight of Illinois' 10 casinos are operating under reduced daily hours and new capacity limits amid rising COVID-19 positivity rates in most state regions. The new Illino...
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Suburban school leaders blast state agencies on conflicting basketball decisionsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's decision Wednesday to defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order to put high school basketball on hold set off a whirlwind of discussions, an...
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Attorney files suit to allow 37 McHenry County restaurants to stay openOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - A Crystal Lake attorney filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of 37 McHenry County restaurants, hoping to bring the state's mitigation plans to a halt and allow those resta...
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Carpentersville residents coming together for socially distanced Halloween 'party on the path'Oct 29, 2020 1:00 am - Carpentersville resident Beth Miller wasn't going to let the COVID-19 pandemic cancel Halloween in her neighborhood, not with the alternative sitting right outside her d...