Articles filed under Health Crises
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Warrenville Girl Scout Troop donates cookies to healthcare workersApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Despite the cancellation of door-to-door sales and cookie booths due to COVID-19, 96 boxes of Girl Scout cookies recently made their way into the hands of area healthcar...
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Midwestern University allocates 100% of CARES Act funds to studentsApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - In response to the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Midwestern University will earmark 100% of an estimated $2.25 million in relief funds apportioned t...
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ECC alum on front lines of COVID-19 battle at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesApr 29, 2020 11:00 pm - For years, Elgin Community College alumnus Dean Follmann's work has focused on the study of infectious diseases and clinical trials that evaluate therapies. This work ha...
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Laid-off US workers face foreign world of insurance shoppingApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - Mass layoffs are pushing many Americans into an unfamiliar role: shopping for health insurance that isn't offered by an employer. A swirl of confusing terms and options...
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Airway experts' work puts them inches from where virus livesApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - It starts with pulling on head-to-toe protective gear. Then comes a brisk walk down a hospital corridor, triple-gloved hands pushing a rattling anesthesia cart toward a ...
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A 1st: US study finds Gilead drug works against coronavirusApr 29, 2020 7:00 am - For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work...
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A song to make you smile: 'Saturday in the Park' by ChicagoApr 29, 2020 5:43 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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Lake County's 211 system now connecting volunteers with organizationsApr 29, 2020 5:23 am - Editor's note: This version corrects the spelling of Michelle Mittler Crombie's name. In September, United Way Lake County launched the 211 service to connect peop...
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Elgin museum seeks 'living history' submissions about COVID-19 pandemicApr 29, 2020 5:00 am - How will the COVID-19 pandemic be remembered in 100 years? Will people focus on the heartbreaking death toll or the uplifting stories of survivors? The memories of shari...
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What does future hold for Wheeling, Arlington Heights theaters?Apr 29, 2020 5:00 am - Billed as the centerpiece of Wheeling's $110 million Town Center, the CMX CinéBistro movie theater and entertainment venue had to close just weeks after its long-anticip...