Articles filed under Health Crises
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Drive-through COVID-19 testing coming to Libertyville, Vernon HillsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - A COVID-19 mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be making stops this week in Libertyville and Vernon Hills. The unit will be at L...
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Some suburban counties likely to face restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 infectionsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties are on the verge of having state-mandated restrictions imposed after their COVID-19 test positivity rates surpassed warning thre...
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Vaccine storage issues could leave 3 billion people without accessOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - GAMPELA, Burkina Faso - The chain breaks here, in a tiny medical clinic in Burkina Faso that went nearly a year without a working refrigerator. From factory to syringe, ...
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COVID-19 cases force Prairie Ridge to return to remote learningOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake will close Tuesday due to a number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. McHenry County Department of Health notified the high school o...
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District 116 to stick with remote learning for nowOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will not be returning to in-person learning any time soon. School officials confirmed on Monday that the district does not have an est...
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Students in Dist. 220, Dist. 54 return to classOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - It came much later than expected, but students in a pair of Northwest suburban school districts made their long-awaited return to the classroom Monday after months of vi...
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West Chicago mayor: New COVID-19 signage serves as reminder to Wash (hands), Wear (masks), Watch (social distance)Oct 18, 2020 11:00 pm - How many times does it take for a message to sink in and for a person to act on it? Some researchers point to the Rule of Seven, which puts the magic number at seven, wh...
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Visiting the Elmhurst Public Library during a pandemic: What to expectOct 18, 2020 11:00 pm - With additional COVID-19 safety precautions in place, the doors of Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave., remain open to visitors. Visitors are required to wear ...
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Who decides when vaccine studies are done?Oct 18, 2020 5:30 am - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease official, will oversee most of the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine trials in the U.S., but not that of the current front-...
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Halloween Spooktacular in Schaumburg limits the contact but not the funOct 18, 2020 1:00 am - The gym at the Community Recreation Center in Schaumburg was transformed into an alternate universe for Sunday's family-friendly Halloween Spooktacular party. Guests enj...