Articles filed under Health Crises
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More $1,200 stimulus checks are on the way. Here are key dates for the next set of payments.Apr 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With May's bills coming due soon, many people are still waiting to get their $1,200 stimulus payment as part of the trillions in federal assistance meant to...
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Face coverings to be required at DuPage courthouseApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Starting Friday, attorneys and other members of the public will be required to wear face coverings inside the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton. The administrative ord...
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In rural U.S., fears of virus seem far away as stores reopenApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - ROUNDUP, Mont. - Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of ...
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Chicago and its museums partner for virtual toursApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago cultural institutions may be shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn't mean they're unavailable. Beginning this week, the Shedd Aquarium,...
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Cook County extends waiver on some fees, defers tax collectionsApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County will waive some fines and fees and defer the collection of some taxes for an additional month in an effort to provide relief to those in need during the COVI...
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Mundelein returning sponsor donations, deposits for Community Days festivalApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - In a show of sympathy over the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mundelein officials are going to refund more than $28,000 in sponsorship donations, fe...
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Naperville libraries to offer curbside pickupApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Public Library plans to begin offering curbside pickup service May 11. The service will be available at each of its three buildings: Nichols Library, 200 W. J...
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The U.S. reopening is coming, but 'normal' is still a ways offApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Everyone wants to know: When, oh when, will it go back to normal? As some governors across the United States begin to ease restrictions imposed to stop the sp...
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Good Samaritan gives 100th COVID-19 patient discharged an emotional send-offApr 27, 2020 11:00 pm - As the "Rocky" theme song "Gonna Fly Now" played overhead, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove celebrated a victory of its own fighter Eugene "Gene" Poulio...
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Editorial: Be a first author of this pandemic's historyApr 27, 2020 2:00 pm - As we confront this surreal and brutal pandemic, we inhabit history. We have an obligation, to ourselves and to our progeny, to be its first authors. On Sunday, columnis...