Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPage, Kane, McHenry leaders: We shouldn't be on same reopening timeline as Cook County, ChicagoMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - A push intensified Tuesday to let the collar counties progress separately from Cook and Chicago toward Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 bench marks for reopening the econom...
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Lake County residents getting partial reprieve on property tax paymentsMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County taxpayers can defer half their property tax payments for 60 days under a measure approved Tuesday to provide residents with some economic breathing room. And...
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Lake County sheriff says use COVID-19 website, not 911, to make complaintsMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - A website that allows Lake County residents to report possible violations of the statewide stay-at-home order was launched by the sheriff's office to allow 911 dispatche...
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Lake County board creates COVID-19 recovery groupMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Board on Tuesday created a bipartisan subcommittee to steer the county's recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic and help provide financial relief during t...
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Fauci warns of serious consequences if U.S. reopens too soonMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, warned bluntly Tuesday of "really serious" consequences of suffering, death and deeper econom...
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Elgin furloughs some employees through 2020 due to COVID-19May 12, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Elgin has implemented employee furloughs and other measures amounting to $1.4 million in cuts to personnel expenses to deal with the economic downfall of the...
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Elmhurst planning Memorial Day 'convoy'May 12, 2020 1:00 am - Elmhurst will celebrate Memorial Day with a 2020 Always Remember Memorial Day Convoy featuring first-responder emergency vehicles and preselected special service and mil...
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Lake County Board approves pay freezes for some officials - and one pay cutMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks of public discussion and some initial opposition from the affected public servants, the Lake County Board on Tuesday voted to freeze the salaries of three co...
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'Foretaste' of Brexit: Virus cuts off much of UK farm laborMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain's fruit and vegetable farmers have long dreaded their country's exit from the European Union, worrying that it would keep out the tens of thousands of E...
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'We believe in you': Hadley Junior High keeps pomp and circumstance for graduatesMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - One school in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 has found a way to bring the sights and sounds of graduation to the Class of 2020. A virtual ceremony next month will hav...