Articles filed under Health Crises
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Palatine restaurants, bars allowed longer outdoor hours, live musicJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine restaurants and bars have gained permission to not only have longer operating hours for outdoor dining and drinking, but also offer live music for patrons. Unde...
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1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefitsJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the ec...
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Vernon Area Public Library restarting return and checkout servicesJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Lincolnshire's Vernon Area Public Library has begun accepting books, DVDs and other materials that were checked out before the COVID-19 crisis forced its closure. And he...
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Final tests of some COVID-19 vaccines to start next monthJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can fend off the coronavirus, while hard-hit Brazi...
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U-46 to host virtual graduations for the first time SaturdayJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Graduation Day won't be exactly what Mahima Dave expected when entering senior year at South Elgin High School. "For all of us, our plans shifted," said the 17-year-old ...
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Wait to reopen? Some New York City shops run out of patienceJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a city famous for its lack of patience, some businesses have jumped ahead on what's supposed to be a slow and methodical emergence from coronavirus lo...
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Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdownsJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn't done with the U.S. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press a...
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Cook County receives $41 million grant for COVID-19 contact tracingJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Public Health will receive almost $41 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to rapidly scale-up its COVID-...
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No dice, yet, for casino reopenings in IllinoisJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - While casinos in Las Vegas reopened a week ago and Indiana prepares to welcome back gamblers Monday, it's no dice, yet, for the 10 gambling houses in Illinois. Illinois ...
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June 11 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 67,115 cases in the suburbs, about 51% of the state's total, according to th...