Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois deaths skyrocketed in April, but were they all COVID-19?Jun 24, 2020 1:00 am - More Illinois residents died in April than in any other month since at least 1999, but not all the additional deaths are attributed to known COVID-19 cases. Illinois Dep...
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While questions remain, IHSA's Anderson optimistic about return of high school sportsJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - So many questions, yet so few answers. When Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday schools could reopen for in-session learning this fall, it sparked an active conversatio...
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How Geneva can celebrate Swedish Days virtuallyJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - In any given year, hundreds of thousands of people flock to downtown Geneva for the annual Swedish Days festival, a long-standing celebration of heritage and community. ...
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Crespo appointed to Restore Illinois commissionJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates has been appointed to the Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission to provide guidance to Gov. J.B. Pritzker on safely rebuild...
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Lake County Board could extend emergency declaration FridayJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Board will meet remotely Friday to debate extending the local emergency declaration relating to the COVID-19 pandemic until July 28, as well as to discus...
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Family: Hoffman soccer star Ken Snow believed he had lingering COVID-19 but didn't get testedJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - For most of his 50 years, Ken Snow was the picture of health. In fact, as a soccer legend at Hoffman Estates High School and Indiana University, he was an entire galler...
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Lizzadro Museum announces reopening plansJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, which has been closed since March 15, plans to reopen to visitors Friday, June 26, at 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, with guidelin...
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$85 million available for small businesses harmed by COVID-19, civil unrestJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced this week that it will soon start releasing funds from two grant programs aimed at h...
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Infection rate up slightly as state surpasses 138,000 casesJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - Test results for COVID-19 showed the positivity rate ticked up slightly, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday, but hospitalizations for the respir...
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Boomers' season canceled in Schaumburg, but baseball is on in RosemontJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - There will be no joy in Schaumburg from the Boomers baseball team in 2020, but fans can make the short drive to Rosemont to hear calls of "play ball" and the crack of th...