Articles filed under Health Crises
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Wauconda District 118 changes course, to go with remote learningJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Changing an earlier decision, Wauconda Unit School District 118 officials have announced all students will start the 2020-21 term with remote learning because of the con...
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Helping the Helpers: Shelter, Inc. continues to help kids and families in need during pandemicJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic added additional challenges to the important work done by Shelter, Inc., an Arlington Heights-based child welfare agency. Among other services, it provides ...
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Bryan Cranston recovers from COVID-19, donates plasmaJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Actor Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies. The actor best known for pla...
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Medicare coverage for Alzheimer brain scans in questionJul 30, 2020 7:00 am - A big study to help Medicare officials decide whether to start covering brain scans to check for Alzheimer's disease missed its goals for curbing health care costs, call...
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Answering some key questions about state's plan for high school sportsJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Don't worry, my head was spinning as well on Wednesday. It began with Governor J.B. Pritzker announcing the guidelines for Illinois sports moving forward during the COVI...
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District 95 approves hybrid of in-person and at-home learningJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school officials are moving forward with back-to-school plans that call for a hybrid of in-person and at-home learning despite the recent ou...
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District 21 switches to remote learning for start of school yearJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - On a day that saw the highest daily increase in Illinois' confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than two months, the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board voted unan...
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July 30 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 87,384 cases in the suburbs as of Thursday, 49.3% of the state's total, acco...
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After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt VietnamJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - HANOI, Vietnam - For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn't a single reported case of community transmission. Not a single death. A handf...
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District 50 will start the year remotelyJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Woodland Elementary District 50 buildings will remain closed to students - at least initially - this fall as the district pursues a learning-from-home model approved...