Articles filed under Health Crises
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Officials warn suburban Cook County might soon need tighter COVID-19 restrictionsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban Cook joined 30 counties exhibiting warning signs of a COVID-19 surge Friday, and that could lead to restrictions such as smaller gathering sizes, officials warn...
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For first time in 55 years, Elk Grove's Grams will miss not being in boothAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - A lot of football players, coaches, cheerleaders, band member, parents and fans will be doing things on Friday night they hadn't thought of a few short months ago. Frida...
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Arlington Park gets permission to host up to 300 fans a dayAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Arlington International Racecourse on Thursday received permission to host up to 300 spectators per live racing day, beginning as soon as a week from now. That's less th...
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How Will County's COVID-19 restrictions are affecting some Naperville restaurantsAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Navigating the state's changing coronavirus restrictions has been a roller coaster for Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano in Naperville, with its most recent drop stemming fro...
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District 211 adopts tentative budget, defers plan on money from land saleAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members' recent 5-2 approval of a tentative $270.7 million budget for the new school year came in conjunction with a d...
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COVID-19 testing site in Wheaton ramps up capacityAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County's COVID-19 testing site in Wheaton is now providing up to 600 tests a day as public health officials warn of a concerning rise in new virus cases. The Illi...
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Illinois reports most COVID-19 hospitalizations since July 1Aug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Hospitals throughout Illinois are reporting the highest number of COVID-19 patients since July 1. According to Illinois Department of Public Health figures, 1,631 patien...
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COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall loomsAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps against CO...
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New federal virus testing advice sparks criticism, confusionAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White House task force that run counter to...
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Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn't need specialty equipmentAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn't need any special computer equipment to get resul...