Articles filed under Health Crises
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Mental health providers turn to telemedicine to counsel patients during pandemicApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - The computer, the internet and the smartphone are now some of the top tools in the work of treating mental health conditions, suburban psychiatrists and psychologists sa...
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Rotary Club of McHenry cancels Blues, Brews & BBQ festivalApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - The Rotary Club of McHenry has canceled this year's Blues, Brews & BBQ festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event would have run Aug. 14 to 16 in Petersen Par...
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White House pushes unproven drug for virus; doctors waryApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion Monday of an anti-malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting the ...
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Deerfields Bakery offers indoor activity that yields tasty treatApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - What to do, what to do, what to do while cooped up inside? Deerfields Bakery has come up with a fun indoor activity for all ages that yields a tasty treat upon completio...
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Naperville museum seeks journals of pandemicApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Naper Settlement museum asks Naperville residents to join a community-wide journaling project to capture daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents are invited ...
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Volunteers crafting masks for JourneyCareApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - About 70 volunteers in the Chicago area have joined "Savvy at Sewing," an effort to create homemade masks for JourneyCare, a hospice and palliative care organization ser...
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Lombard blood drive April 15Apr 06, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Lombard will host its next regularly scheduled blood drive from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15. The blood drive is set to take place at five locati...
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April 6 breakdown of COVID-19 cases by county, including first Cook jail deathApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Statewide cases total 12,262 with 307 deaths. As of Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health's COVID-19 website, accessible at bit.ly/dhIDHcovid19s...
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Lake County utility bill help availableApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Community Action Partnership of Lake County is accepting applications for utility bill payment assistance. Those who have not already received assistance from the Low-In...
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Cook County jail detainees sue for release or transfers in face of outbreakApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - Several attorneys and civil rights groups have filed a class-action lawsuit against Sheriff Thomas Dart seeking to remove more detainees from Cook County jail amid the o...