Articles filed under Health Crises
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Healthy Partners helps outMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Homewatch CareGivers of Naperville has launched the Healthy Partners program to provide resources to those who need them most during the COVID-19 pandemic. Owner Dennise...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 19, 2020 1:00 am - You Don't Need Invasive Tech for Successful Contact Tracing. Here's How It Works. As states begin to lift restrictions, experts say contact tracing is key to safely...
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Windy City Smokeout postponed to summer 2021May 18, 2020 3:00 pm - Country music fans will have to put their barbecue cravings on hold for a bit. Organizers of the Windy City Smokeout — Chicago's country music, craft beer and barbecue ...
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Hospitals, health care sector reel from COVID-19 damageMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - The global coronavirus pandemic has created a huge need for health care in the U.S., but it also is delivering a devastating financial blow to that sector. COVID-19 worr...
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Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouragingMay 18, 2020 7:00 am - An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged vol...
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Why COVID-19 infections are surging in suburban Latino communitiesMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Hilda Guerrero of Hanover Park doesn't have the option of working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Guerrero, 57, works an assembly line at a Bartlett factory maki...
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Latino leaders cite need for more COVID-19 testing in suburbsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Suburban Latino community leaders and lawmakers are calling for increased access to COVID-19 testing and screening sites, bilingual and cultural contact tracing, persona...
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Don't expect public transit to bounce back to 'normal' when COVID-19 retreatsMay 18, 2020 5:30 am - Currently, Metra is at 3% of its ridership, the CTA is at 20% and Pace is at 33% thanks to COVID-19. Revenues are in a free-fall. Yet, Metra Executive Director Jim Derwi...
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A song to make you smile: 'Stronger' by Kelly ClarksonMay 18, 2020 5:30 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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State unemployment agency confirms data breachMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Employment Security has confirmed that a new online portal that processes claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance br...