Articles filed under Health Crises
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Cook County health official oustedApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - A veteran public health official at the forefront of Cook County's response to the coronavirus crisis was handed a pink slip Friday, prompting surprise and concern from ...
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Seniors get food delivery thanks to Salvation Army, donors in ElginApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Dee Connors normally has to take four buses to get to the grocery store, a trip that has become a worrisome risk for her during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, all the...
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Governor to take ventilators for New York City as hospitals buckleApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hos...
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Burgeoning, esports could have IHSA state tournaments next yearApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Not all kids who play video games countless hours a day are wasting time. Some are training to be state champions. The Illinois High School Association is expected to ad...
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Geneva facilities closed, meetings canceledApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - All city of Geneva facilities will remain closed through April in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's decision to extend the state's stay-at-home order. Essential services ...
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In time of crisis, Trump-Pelosi relationship remains brokenApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two of the most powerful people in Washington haven't spoken in five months at a time when the nation is battling its worst health crisis in a century,...
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2 COVID-19 deaths, 11 other cases at Carol Stream senior campusApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - A coronavirus outbreak at a Carol Stream senior living campus has claimed two lives and sickened nearly a dozen others as some family members become increasingly concern...
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How special recreation groups are reaching out to clientsApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - When not at one of her two part-time jobs, Kelsey Marks bowls and practices taekwondo. She acts and plays bocce. She joins her friends attending ballgames, even takes c...
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'We love you NHS': UK health service gears up for virus peakApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Dr. Nishant Joshi is on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic - and he's angry. The emergency medicine specialist says he risks his life every time he walk...
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Naperville couple pull off a social-distanced wedding in a weekApr 03, 2020 1:00 am - After dating for less than a year, Patricia Fragen and Carlos Sandoval decided on a recent Saturday to get married as soon as possible. And they weren't going to let the...