Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suburbs, Chicago now in separate COVID-19 regions as state aims to target hot spotsJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - New Illinois COVID-19 prevention strategies include splitting the suburbs into separate regions to target outbreaks and shutting down specific activities if public healt...
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College of DuPage Foundation, Motorola partner to support student first respondersJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The new COVID-19 First Responder Student Relief Fund at College of DuPage will provide immediate emergency financial assistance to COD students currently enrolled in fir...
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Global vaccine plan may allow rich countries to buy moreJul 14, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to mak...
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First COVID-19 vaccine tested in US poised for final testingJul 14, 2020 7:00 am - The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people's immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday -- as the shots are poise...
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How Wheaton Warrenville District 200 plans to reopen schoolsJul 14, 2020 4:30 am - As the start of a new school year looms, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 is working out the complexities of reopening plans that will let parents choose how their ...
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Social distancing in cafeterias could be 'impossible,' District 128 superintendent saysJul 14, 2020 4:30 am - As school officials across the state debate whether to open for the 2020-21 term or stay partially or completely closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators in on...
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Adler Center in Libertyville working on slate of outdoor eventsJul 14, 2020 4:30 am - The Adler Center in Libertyville plans to transition from virtual concerts and workshops to COVID-conscious outdoor events. Due to stay-at-home restrictions, the center ...
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Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopeningJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - On one side are parents saying, let kids be kids. They object to masks and social distancing in classrooms this fall - arguing both could hurt their children's well-bein...
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Helping the Helpers: How pandemic has impacted Association for Individual DevelopmentJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - The closing of day service centers is one of the ways the COVID-19 crisis has affected the Association for Individual Development's ability to serve its clients. The non...
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Pence heads to Louisiana amid renewed surge in virus casesJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. - Vice President Mike Pence insisted Tuesday schools should reopen to in-person instruction for students, making the point in Louisiana as the state has...