Articles filed under Health Crises
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As businesses reopen, many Americans plan to spend lessJul 11, 2020 6:12 am - The novel coronavirus - which has infected almost three million people and killed more than 130,000 in the U.S. alone - has roiled the economy and brought many aspects o...
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These suburbanites visited India in February. Only this summer did they make it back home.Jul 11, 2020 1:00 am - When Daily Herald newsprint handler Nita Dave took a two-week leave of absence for an emergency visit to India Feb. 28, she fully expected to be back at work in March. S...
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1,195 new coronavirus cases in Illinois, third straight day above 1,000Jul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' confirmed coronavirus cases increased Saturday by 1,195, including 24 deaths, the state reported. It's the third straight day more than 1,000 cases have been r...
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Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixedJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries...
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Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisionsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - After months of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and endless talk of COVID-19 and positivity rates, the time suburban parents have dreaded is nearly here - the start ...
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Suburban Hero: Arlington Heights boy making much-needed personal protection equipmentJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - Instead of spending his stay-at-home time during the pandemic playing video games or goofing off online with his friends, 12-year-old Vince Radlicz jumped to action by m...
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How some suburban courts plan to resume jury trials, keep people safeJul 10, 2020 5:30 am - When DuPage County resumes jury trials July 20, felony judge John Kinsella will have to get used to occasionally being moved out of "his" courtroom. Room 4000 is the big...
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IHSA exec: Decisions on how to return must be made in next 2 weeksJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - In the wake of Thursday's announcement that the Illinois High School Association is adding restrictions to its Phase 4 return-to-play plan, IHSA executive director Craig...
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District 211 to shift among three attendance options in 2020-21Jul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Updated July 11 to add detail on how the hybrid option would work Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Friday presented its reopening plan for next month co...
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Mobile COVID testing Monday and Tuesday in Round LakeJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health next week will have a mobile community testing site for COVID-19 at John T. Magee Middle School, 500 N. Cedar Lake Road, Round Lake. The mobile u...