Articles filed under Health Crises
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Allstate Arena lit up in support of impacted workersSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Allstate Arena lit up in red Tuesday night in support of entertainment workers hurt by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local entertainment workers and members of Co...
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Naperville's Lantern tavern temporarily closed due to COVID-19Sep 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Lantern Tavern and Grill in downtown Naperville has shut down temporarily due to a confirmed case of the coronavirus in the building. The popular neighborhood establ...
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New cases down to 1,492, but 6.5% positive-test rate TuesdaySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' daily positive-test rate for COVID-19 spiked to 6.5% Tuesday compared to the seven-day average of 4.3%, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker imposed restrictions on the Metro...
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COVID-19 case reported at St. Charles schoolSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - An individual at Davis Primary School in St. Charles has tested positive for COVID-19, according to District 303 spokeswoman Carol Smith. The school, which notified pare...
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Police in Kane County now can ticket businesses not complying with COVID-19 precautionsSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County sheriff's deputies and municipal police officers will begin issuing misdemeanor citations to local businesses that fail to comply with COVID-19 precautions. ...
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As of Sept. 1, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 111,654 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 47% of the state's tota...
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Edward-Elmhurst Health, College of DuPage partner to expand contact tracing program; scholarship donation targets enrollment, underrepresented populationsAug 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Hoping to fill the increased demand for trained workers to help limit the spread of COVID-19, College of DuPage and Edward-Elmhurst Health are teaming up to offer schola...
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Coronavirus is powerful incentive for people to lose weightAug 31, 2020 6:00 am - Stephen O'Rahilly, a prominent expert on obesity and other metabolic disorders — who struggles with his own weight — lost about 20 pounds in the six months before becomi...
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How remote PE classes will work this fallAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting, says Andrea Rodino, a virtual physical education teache...
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Tiny offices provide peace and quiet for stay-at-home workers, remote learnersAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - It took a few months, but a Lake Forest family recently came to a hard realization about pandemic living. "Our house seemed big when we used to leave it and go places," ...