Articles filed under Health Crises
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April 7 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some townsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County• Suburban Cook County has had 4,003 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 114 deaths, according to the IDPH's coronavirus website. In Chicago: 5,506 cases and 135...
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UK's Johnson in ICU, was given oxygen in battling virusApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition with the coronavirus Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit, where he was given oxygen but was b...
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Financial hits pile up for colleges as some fight to surviveApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Colleges across the nation are scrambling to close deep budget holes and some have been pushed to the brink of collapse after the coronavirus outbreak triggered financia...
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Burn ban enacted in Vernon Hills areaApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Vernon Hills-based Countryside Fire Protection District has banned open and controlled burning in its 24-square mile jurisdiction through June 1. According to Fire Chie...
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DuPage expecting drop in sales tax revenue due to COVID-19Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are bracing for a steep decline in sales tax revenue as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Because of a lag in when the county receives the money, ...
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Maine West math students close generation gap with letters, artworkApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - On most school days, Amy Claus is big on numbers. She is a math teacher at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, and her classload includes geometry and advanced place...
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73 more dead, 1,287 more infected with COVID-19 in IllinoisApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day spike of COVID-19 fatalities Tuesday as the number of infected patients needing intensive care treatment and ventilators is a...
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'We stand together through this crisis': East Dundee business owner raising money for restaurant workersApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Terrance "Duke" Seward wants to ease the pain of Dundee-area bar and restaurant employees suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The past few weeks, h...
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Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagionApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - BAGHDAD - Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a ...
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Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battleApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures on Tuesday to ramp up defenses against the spread ...