Articles filed under Health Crises
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Quarantine bubbles only as safe as least-careful personAug 29, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our kids are having a hard time with social distancing, which seems like it will last forever. My husband and I know some people who have formed a "quarantine bubble"...
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District 214 sets metrics for moving between stages of Return to School planAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 on Friday sent to students, staff and parents the public health metrics the district will use to guide the safe return of stu...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths cross 8,000 thresholdAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois marked another grim milestone for COVID-19 this weekend as the number of deaths surpassed 8,000. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 11 addition...
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Constable: Ex-football lineman now doctor on pandemic front lineAug 28, 2020 11:00 pm - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com As the new chairman of the department of medicine for NorthShore University HealthSystem, Dr. John P. Erwin III is on the fr...
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Gurnee facility to manufacture Abbott rapid COVID-19 testsAug 28, 2020 7:00 pm - Updated 8/29 to correct the number of jobs being created. Emergency authorization for use in the U.S. came Wednesday but Abbott Laboratories has been preparing for ...
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Schaumburg police encourage new ways to support Special OlympicsAug 28, 2020 6:00 am - Due to the pandemic-related cancellation of Dunkin' Donuts' "Cop on a Rooftop" events this year, Schaumburg police are encouraging the public to seek out other ways to f...
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Schaumburg's AAA bond rating reflects responsible response to pandemicAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials are characterizing the village's recent retention of the highest attainable credit rating as both an objective endorsement of its financial manageme...
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DuPage health department issues framework for school reopeningAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department has issued a "Return to School Framework" with COVID-19 metrics to help educators decide if and when to shift between learning models...
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No Friday Night Lights: Warren players feel the voidAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - That first beat of the drum, the bright shine of the lights. It gets Tommy Matheson and Malachai McNeal every time. “As soon as you hear that first beat of the drum from...
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As of Aug. 28, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 109,024 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 47.5% of the state's total, accor...