Articles filed under Health Crises
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Researchers: Cheap drug improves COVID-19 survivalJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in...
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Vernon Area Public Library enacts COVID-19 rules for employeesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - With more employees returning to Lincolnshire's Vernon Area Public Library to handle returns, curbside checkouts and other duties, special workplace rules have been enac...
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Feder: WIND's Amy Jacobson wins battle to cover Pritzker news conferencesJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - In what supporters are hailing as a victory for press freedom, Amy Jacobson has won her battle to attend Governor J.B. Pritzker's media briefings as a journalist, Robert...
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Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 yearsJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It's been a rough year for the American psyche. Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years. This bold - yet uns...
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State sees 72 more COVID-19 deaths, poised for Phase 4 as GOP sues for unlimited group sizeJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials reported 72 additional deaths from COVID-19 Tuesday as well as another 623 infections from the disease. The uptick is common after weekends when a...
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A drug offers hope even as virus cases rise in Africa, AsiaJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - Researchers on Tuesday announced the first drug shown to save lives among severely ill coronavirus patients, offering hope even as infection rates rose in...
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Attorney General Raoul tests positive for COVID-19Jun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms over the weekend and taking a test Monday. Raoul received...
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District 214 waives waives registration fees for 2020-21 school yearJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This story was updated June 18 to note fees would have accounted for an estimated $3.7 million in revenue for District 214. The state's largest high ...
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Geneva to offer financial relief for residents, businesses impacted by COVID-19Jun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Recognizing the toll the coronavirus has taken on the local economy, Geneva officials are implementing two initiatives aimed at providing some financial relief to busine...
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Editorial: Hopeful signs in the war against pandemicJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - It's hard not to be encouraged when we read numbers like those we saw over the weekend. • Nine straight days of fewer than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in...