Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday riskJun 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Take the stairs, not the elevator, down from your hotel room. Encourage people to bring their own food and drinks to your cookout. Use hand sanitizer aft...
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A song to make you smile: 'Don't Stop' by Fleetwood MacJun 12, 2020 6:00 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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2 new Libertyville restaurants get ready to open, with Phase 4 hopesJun 12, 2020 5:20 am - Despite the long shadow cast by the coronavirus pandemic, two new restaurants in Libertyville are getting ready for business. Chances are the mother-son duo opening Las ...
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Island Lake scraps upcoming parade, but fireworks show will go onJun 12, 2020 5:00 am - Island Lake officials have scrapped the town's annual Independence Day parade and family picnic because of the COVID-19 pandemic - but a fireworks show planned for later...
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Fearing effect of COVID-19 on revenue, Island Lake adopts leaner budget - and more cuts to comeJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Island Lake officials have adopted a budget for the new fiscal year that's significantly leaner than the previous year's spending plan. And village treasurer Ed McGinty ...
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No state fairs this year in IllinoisJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State fairs in Springfield and Du Quoin will be canceled this year by executive order of the governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state made the anno...
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Lombard students get graduation by deliveryJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Commencement came via delivery Friday for eighth-grade graduates of Glenn Westlake Middle School in Lombard. Principal Mike Fumagalli and nearly 175 other staff members...
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Geneva District 304 preparing for abnormal learning scenarios this fallJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - The future is foggy for schools statewide as they await guidance on the structure and setting of education this fall. But Geneva Unit District 304 administrators know o...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues declineJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is averaging less than a 4% positive-test rate for COVID-19 this week after state health officials announced only 595 new infections Friday. That puts the state...
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Parents call on District 214 to reopen for in-person classes this fallJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Some parents who want their kids back in school full time this fall object to Northwest Suburban High School District 214's preliminary plans that would have students sp...