Articles filed under Health Crises
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Naperville Park District sues governor for local ability to control reopeningMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Naperville Park District has sued Gov. J.B. Pritzker, saying his third executive order setting stay-at-home provisions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic oversteps hi...
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Study: McHenry, Will counties have higher-risk COVID-19 populationsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry and Will counties have not been hit as hard by coronavirus as some other parts of the Chicago area but might see greater devastation if an outbreak occurs becaus...
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Carrier sidelined by coronavirus heads back to sea this weekMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The USS Theodore Roosevelt will return to sea later this week, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly growing coronavirus out...
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May 19 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 50,118 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, more than 51% of the state's total, according to the Illin...
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Second lawsuit filed against Geneva nursing home over coronavirus protocolsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - A second lawsuit has been filed against a Geneva nursing home where about one-fourth of its residents have died from coronavirus complications. The family of Lucille Jam...
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Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center in Huntley closed for 2020May 19, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley Park District has announced the Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center will be closed for 2020. Stingray Bay's operations do not comply with the Centers for Disease ...
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Trump points to good news as restaurant owners tell of fearsMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Restaurant owners gave President Donald Trump a sobering accounting of the widespread damage the coronavirus pandemic has dealt their industry and asked him...
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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...
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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...