Articles filed under Health Crises
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Africa starts opening airspace even as COVID-19 cases climbJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus straight days without a single infectio...
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Illinois has worked hard to get prep sports started. Can we keep it up?Jul 06, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you call it Phase 4 or Stage 2, it means the same thing. Game on. At least for now. Fans of high school sports received a pleasant surprise Friday afternoon when...
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Rosemont's Chicago Dogs will play ball while other suburban teams stay homeJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 led to the cancellation of July 4 fireworks, parades and festivals, but two other parts of the typical American summer - baseball and hot dogs - return to the s...
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During difficult times, help is available from many sourcesJul 05, 2020 11:00 pm - If you or a loved one are struggling with stress, substance use or other health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the DuPage County Health Department wants you to k...
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Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-beingJul 05, 2020 7:00 am - Doctors have known it for a long time, well before the resounding cries of 'œBlack Lives Matter'ť: Black people suffer disproportionately. They face countless challenges...
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Virus, Floyd death merge in brutal blow to Black well-beingJul 05, 2020 7:00 am - Doctors have long known that Black people suffer disproportionately. Before the renewed cries of 'œBlack Lives Matter,'ť they knew racism has very real, physical effect...
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State reports six additional COVID-19 deaths, smallest daily total since MarchJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - State health authorities reported 639 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, along with six more deaths from the virus. That brings raises the state's total t...
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Lake County offering small business assistance grantJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has launched a new small business assistance grant fund to help local businesses affected by COVID-19 reopen and adjust to the new operating environment, the...
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Aurora ready to reopen city hallJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora plans to reopen city hall and other offices at 8 a.m. Monday to the public with additional safety measures in place. As the city transitions into Phase 4 of the R...
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July 5 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 75,160 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 51% of the state's total, according to...