Articles filed under Health Crises
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Medline donates hand-sanitizerOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - Medline Industries has partnered with the Lake County sheriff's office to provide 10,000 bottles of hand sanitizer to local law enforcement, according to a news release....
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McHenry County private school leaders say in-person learning is working, no reason to go remoteOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - Leaders of local private schools told McHenry County Board members that in-person learning has been safe and successful for them, while many public school districts have...
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COVID-19 testing in Hanover Park Nov. 1Oct 30, 2020 1:00 am - No-wait COVID-19 testing will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 in the back parking lot of Christ Presbyterian Church, 6900 Barrington Road in Hanover Par...
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McHenry County judge rules 37 bars, restaurants must follow Pritzker's indoor dining banOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - A McHenry County judge denied a temporary restraining order Friday filed by 37 local bars and restaurants to remain open despite the governor's mitigation rules set to t...
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On virus, Trump and health advisers go their separate waysOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A multistate coronavirus surge in the countdown to Election Day has exposed a clear split between President Donald Trump's bullish embrace of a return to no...
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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...