Articles filed under Health Crises
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Constable: 'Invisible beast' of COVID-19 makes family man die alone, and changes mourningApr 05, 2020 6:30 am - Fully recovered from a bout of pneumonia, Robert Kanney was beaming for the photograph as he left his rehab center in Lincolnshire on March 24 and returned to his family...
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Retail workers in their 60s, 70s and 80s say they're worried about their health - but need the moneyApr 05, 2020 6:18 am - Julio Guzman doesn't want to stop working. But these days, just about everyone is urging the 71-year-old to stay home: His wife, his kids, state officials, even the pres...
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2020 Fittest Loser team challenge captains steady the boats in choppy watersApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - Spring is here and Fittest Loser teams are eager to spend more time outside to break free of the added stress of COVID-19. Some participants have been able to adapt the...
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What to do when the coronavirus crisis delays your weddingApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - Couples are often told to prepare for anything when it comes to their wedding, but a global pandemic isn't typically something to consider. Now that most Americans have ...
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Fittest Loser writer's advice: Don't be a pandemic couch potatoApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - The quarantine 15. It's replacing the freshman 15 very quickly. There have been plenty of studies of new college students and the amount of weight gain they attain durin...
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Crystal Lake musician Warren Pohl, 68, succumbs to coronavirusApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - When Warren Pohl got sick 2½ weeks ago, he thought it was the flu. It started with aches. He didn't have respiratory issues and he hadn't traveled. Two weeks later, the ...
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Barrington paramedic just wants officials to know 'I'm available'Apr 05, 2020 1:00 am - Jim Bollenbacher wants to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He's willing and able to travel to do it. Finding someone to take him up on his offer has proved more diffic...
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Cupich lifts Holy Week communion obligation for CatholicsApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - Cardinal Blase J. Cupich on Sunday lifted Holy Communion obligations for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago during Holy Week, including Easter Sunday, due to the st...
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April 5 breakdown of suburban COVID-19 cases by county, and some townsApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County • 3,420 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 96 deaths in suburban Cook County, according to the IDPH's coronavirus website (visit bit.ly/dhIDPHcovid19). In Chi...
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'You're basically right next to the nuclear reactor': A Chicago doctor on one of the pandemic era's most dangerous jobsApr 05, 2020 1:00 am - Cory Deburghgraeve, a 33-year-old Chicago physician, on his job amid the coronavirus pandemic, as told to Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow: I could be the last p...