Articles filed under Health Crises
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Downtown Naperville sandwich shop temporarily closes after employee tests positive for COVID-19Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - A grilled cheese shop in downtown Naperville has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. The owners of Everdine's Grilled Cheese Co. le...
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Pritzker tells local leaders to step up or state will be forced to 'roll things back'Aug 12, 2020 1:00 am - With positive test results for COVID-19 trending up in counties including Lake, McHenry and Will, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday advised local leaders with virus surges...
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Elmhurst District 205 to start year with all-remote learningAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Elmhurst Unit District 205 will begin the academic year with all-remote learning and delay plans for in-person classes until at least mid-September. The district was one...
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Faith Leaders of McHenry County to offer more homeless camping gear distributionsAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers are continuing to distribute camping gear and supplies to the homeless. Three more offerings are schedule...
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Big Ten pulls plug on football, fall sportsAug 11, 2020 12:00 pm - Big Ten players and coaches spoke, and the administrators didn't listen. The conference officially canceled football and all fall sports on Tuesday afternoon, a move tha...
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Aug. 11 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 95,948 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 48.7% of the state's total, ...
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In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm while Mnuchin wants a dealAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not about to blink. The Democratic leader has been here before, negotiating a deal with the White House to save the U.S. economy, an...
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Open burning ban relaxed in unincorporated Lake CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an easing of restrictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic, open burning of landscape waste and woody materials will resume in unincorporated Lake County f...
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Aurora meat plant sued after butcher's wife dies of COVID-19Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A lawsuit is seeking damages for wrongful death after a longtime butcher at an Aurora meatpacking plant caught COVID-19 and passed it to his wife, who died May 2. In a s...
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Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccineAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have...