Articles filed under Health Crises
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State reports 19 new COVID-19 deaths, fewest since April 2Jun 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 672 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state and 19 more deaths from the coronavirus. Pointing to a ...
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June 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portionSince the outbreak began, there have been 68,052 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to the...
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Ease back into traveling with a Midwest getawayJun 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Sick of self-isolating? Cheer up, regional travel destinations are beginning to open during the COVID-19 pandemic so you can start thinking ahead to a Midwest road trip....
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A song to make you smile: 'Modern Love' by David BowieJun 13, 2020 7:03 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Pandemic leads to new Ramcel productJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 has run some companies out of business. But for Ramcel, which has been stamping precision metal parts in Northbrook for 69 years, the pandemic led to a new prod...
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Illinois' COVID-19 infection rate declines againJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 test positivity rate in Illinois has dropped to 3%, the state health department announced Saturday. The department announced 673 new confirmed cases of the ...
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Batavia hosts drive-through mask giveawayJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia is sponsoring a medical mask drive-through giveaway event for seniors from 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday, June 14, and for the general public from 9 to 11 a.m. the same day...
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Food distribution benefits families affected by COVID-19Jun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic got some needed help Saturday when Glendale Heights teamed with the Northern Illinois Food Bank to distribute food and other s...
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June 13 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portionSince the outbreak began, there have been 67,760 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to the...
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Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirusJun 12, 2020 7:00 am - Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the coronavirus. And while the jury's still out, now scient...