Articles filed under Health Crises
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Cook County to distribute 500,000 masksOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County officials on Thursday announced the procurement of half a million cloth masks for distribution to the county's most vulnerable residents. "Science tells us t...
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U.S. layoffs remain elevated as incomes and spending weakenOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tenta...
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Joffrey Ballet cancels entire 2020-21 season because of pandemicOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Joffrey Ballet has canceled the rest of its 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. This 25th anniversary season marking the Joffrey's move from New York to...
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Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reactionSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - One of COVID-19's scariest mysteries is why some people are mildly ill or have no symptoms and others rapidly die - and scientists are starting to unravel why. An intern...
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Timothy Ray Brown, 1st person cured of HIV, dies of cancerSep 30, 2020 7:00 am - Timothy Ray Brown, who made history as 'œthe Berlin patient,'ť the first person known to be cured of HIV infection, has died. He was 54. Brown died Tuesday at his home i...
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Hops for Hope 5K going virtual this year in St. CharlesSep 30, 2020 5:23 am - With or without the hops, the hope remains for Project Mobility. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic forced changes to the nonprofit group's beer-themed charitable event i...
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COVID-19: 25 new cases in Glenview, 8 in NorthbrookSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Thirty-three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the past week in Glenview and Northbrook, but there were no new deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Publi...
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With 2,273 new COVID-19 cases, Dr. Ezike advises on how to be careful this HalloweenSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - With new COVID-19 cases reaching 2,273 Wednesday and 35 more deaths, Illinois Department of Public Health officials encouraged parents to undertake a bloodcurdling task ...
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Resorts to RV parks: Parents take school year on the roadSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In RVs, rental homes and five-star resorts, families untethered by the constraints of physical classrooms for their kids have turned the new school year into ...
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St. Paul of the Cross School in Park Ridge moves to remote learningSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - St. Paul of the Cross School in Park Ridge has temporarily moved to remote learning due to the spread of COVID-19 among students in a number of grades. Archdiocese of Ch...