Articles filed under Health Crises
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Rural hospitals brace for downstate surge of COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Although the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois so far has been mainly concentrated around the Chicago area, public health officials are bracing for a surge of ...
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Algonquin Township highway commissioner: 'Chinese coronavirus' post wasn't racistApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Andrew Gasser has been no stranger to controversy during his term as Algonquin Township highway commissioner. But Gasser does not understand why his post on the highway ...
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Barrington Tailor Shop sewing cloth masks for residentsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington Tailor Shop at 112 East Main St. has mobilized its sewing staff to make cloth masks that are available for free to any village residents who need them. Villa...
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'I'm thankful to feel back to normal': Mundelein mayor says he's COVID symptom-freeApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Some two weeks after becoming the first Northwest suburban mayor to reveal a COVID-19 diagnosis, Mundelein's Steve Lentz on Wednesday said he's been symptom-free for eig...
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Elk Grove Village launches coronavirus website to help businessesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village officials, with the help of an ad hoc steering committee of six local business leaders, have launched a website intended as a go-to resource for the vi...
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Some suburbs embrace kids' birthday parades, others stay away during COVID-19Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Police and fire vehicle parades to celebrate kids' birthdays have become all the rage in some suburbs, but other towns have stopped doing them because of an onslaught of...
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Loyola Medicine establishes funds to help with virus responseApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Loyola Medicine has established two philanthropic funds to provide for needs that arise because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Loyola Medicine COVID-19 Medical Response F...
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Batavia launches 'Community Care' program for seniors, residents with disabilitiesApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Batavia has launched an initiative to help seniors and residents with disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic. Through the Community Care program, the city acts as...
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Lake County foundation awards $150,000 to nonprofitsApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Community Foundation awarded $150,000 to three nonprofit organizations who are helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Lake County Commun...
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McMahon: Criminal charges will be 'last resort' to enforce stay-at-home orderApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon thanked community organizations, religious groups and business owners for their "remarkable voluntary compliance" to Gov. J.B. P...