Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPage Foundation grants $300,000 from COVID-19 Response FundApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage Foundation has provided grants totaling $300,000 to 21 agencies in the first round of disbursements from its COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund so far has rais...
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What others are writing about COVID-19Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Coronavirus destroys lungs. But doctors are finding its damage in kidneys, hearts and elsewhere. Doctors around the world are seeing evidence that COVID-19 is more ...
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Talkin' with Trish: Video interview with Maine West's Angela DugalicApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Maine West senior Angela Dugalic is one of the best girls basketball players in the state of Illinois. We talk to the Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and Oregon rec...
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Donations, need continue to grow for Schaumburg assistance fundApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg's Community Assistance Fund has received another $1,575 in donations since April 4, but the increased need for help during the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Cook County unveils COVID-19 dashboard, mapApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County officials on Thursday unveiled the Medical Examiner COVID-19 Dashboard and interactive Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) Map. The dashboard provides access to...
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Illinois deaths from COVID-19 surpass 1,000; Illinois joins Midwest coalitionApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while announcing a coalition with six other Midwestern governors ...
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Editorial: We need many more tests to 'crush the curve'Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - That winter cough that wouldn't quit. Did you have COVID-19? That co-worker who went home sick last month. Did she have it? Your roommate with fever, aches, fatigue and ...
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Lake County committee recommends freezing pay over some objectionsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - A plan to freeze the salaries of three Lake County elected officials for four years because of the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic moved forward ...
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Adler Park School drive-by parade reunites Libertyville teachers and studentsApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Wearing a broad smile from ear to ear, Adler Park School first-grade teacher Theresa Gasick was happy for the chance to greet some of her students Thursday. “I miss the...
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Sounding off for essential workersApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Pent-up frustration over the turmoil caused by COVID-19 found an outlet Thursday at 2 p.m., as across the region, Metra, Pace and CTA engineers and bus drivers sounded t...