Articles filed under Health Crises
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In the shadow of COVID-19, suburbanites recall polio crisis of the 1950sApr 13, 2020 5:30 am - When Palatine native Cheri Pinchot was growing up in the 1950s, polio was the scourge adults and children feared. First reported in the United States in the mid-19th ce...
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Navy sailor dies in Guam after virus outbreak aboard carrierApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - A sailor aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which docked in Guam after cases of the coronavirus began spreading on the aircraft carrier, has died after receiving treatme...
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New York death toll passes 10,000; new hot spots slow to emergeApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - MADRID - New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 on Monday even as the absence of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism...
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Trump says he'll decide on easing guidelines, not governorsApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asserted Monday that he is the ultimate decision-maker for determining how and when to reopen the coronavirus-stricken country, thoug...
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Jel Sert resumes manufacturing after COVID-19 cases at factoryApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Jel Sert Co. is ending a temporary suspension to manufacturing operations after at least six workers at its West Chicago factory tested positive for COVID-19. The compan...
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Some high school construction projects continue, others are on holdApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Downers Grove South principal Ed Schwartz wore his hard hat well during a virtual tour of a classroom addition currently under construction. Late in the video as Schwart...
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Virus death toll tops 10,000 in New YorkApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - New York's death toll from coronavirus topped 10,000, with hospitals still seeing 2,000 new patients a day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. The state tallied 6...
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With COVID-19, summer camp providers plan cautiously, await guidanceApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - There may be another shoe to drop for parents muddling through supervising kids' e-learning and working full-time from home. As many families mentally prepare for the p...
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COVID-19 update: 74 more dead; Pritzker touts unemployment processing changesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state has called back several recently retired Illinois Department of Employment Security employees to help process the more than half a...
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Rivers Casino furloughs most of its employees, cut others' salariesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Rivers Casino Des Plaines announced it will furlough most of its employees this week as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1,442 of the casino's 1,493 employe...