Articles filed under Health Crises
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CDGA Amateur, Illinois State Amateur canceled due to COVID-19May 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois golf calendar took a big hit Friday when the Chicago District Golf Association announced the cancellation of its two biggest and oldest championships. The C...
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Illinois' COVID-19 nursing home death toll nears 2,000May 15, 2020 1:00 am - A devastating coronavirus crisis in Illinois nursing homes and other long-term care facilities has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, according to new state data released Frida...
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Aurora to distribute free masks to the community SaturdayMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago businessman Willie Wilson will join Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin on Saturday to distribute free masks to the community. Through his foundation, Wilson donated 100,...
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May 15 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 46,072 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depart...
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Elgin hospital holds food, hygiene supply driveMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - In an effort to give back to the community that's been so supportive of health care workers, Advocate Sherman Hospital is having a food and hygiene supply drive that wil...
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A soft reopening: New York business starts creaking to lifeMay 15, 2020 1:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. - Shuttered sectors of New York's economy began inching back to life Friday with more construction, manufacturing and curbside retail pickups allowed in par...
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Will baseball return this summer?May 15, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois prep baseball players love May. The helter skelter weather of March and April is behind them and the ballparks finally start warming up to playable conditions. ...
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Sun-Times: Cook County is now the county with most COVID-19 cases in U.S.May 15, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County has surpassed Queens County in New York as the U.S. county with the most coronavirus cases, based on an Sun-Times analysis of the latest public data. There h...
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Kane County Republicans launch Community Care Package events May 16May 14, 2020 11:00 pm - A group of Republican elected officials and candidates in Kane County are leading two events this Saturday to distribute free Community Care Packages to people in need a...
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Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidanceMay 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Thursday released some of their long-delayed guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen ...