Articles filed under Health Crises
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Russia calls on New York Times, Financial Times to retract stories about virus tollMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign Ministry has criticized the Financial Times and The New York Times after they reported that Russia's coronavirus death toll could be much highe...
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Church members bring inspiration to residents of Wauconda CareMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Some sat quietly and watched with tired eyes while others waved and touched their own hearts to show thankfulness. One resident of Wauconda Care even tried to take a ph...
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A quarter of the residents at Bria of Geneva died from COVID-19. Families want answersMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: ProPublica Illinois is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to get weekly updates about its work. Standing outside a window at ...
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Batavia Park District cancels Windmill festivalMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia's popular Windmill City Festival has been canceled amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, but park district officials say they are planning other "safe,...
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May 14 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 44,729 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depart...
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Batavia preparing for anticipated revenue shortfall due to coronavirus pandemicMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the Batavia community, city Administrator Laura Newman said. The financial toll on city finances, while ex...
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Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers U.S. lacks vaccine planMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Whistleblower Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the U.S. lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. Th...
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Chicago, suburbs hit testing milestone, on track to easing stay-at-home restrictionsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago and the suburbs appear on track to meet standards allowing the region by May 29 to relax the stay-at-home restrictions enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19,...
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Suburban pastors expect excitement, caution with reopeningsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - As Chicago-area Catholic churches move toward reopening as soon as May 23, some prominent suburban pastors expect parishioners will have different comfort levels about r...
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Mundelein village administrator puts retirement on hold due to COVID-19 crisisMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Mundelein Village Administrator John Lobaito was supposed to retire early next month - but he's agreed to stick around indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic ...