Articles filed under Health Crises
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Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelinesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a "hell of a bad two weeks" ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths...
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District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for ho...
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NATO says its role not hit by virus as Russia drills troopsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the organization's security capabilities have not been diminished by the coronavirus, amid suspici...
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Kane County launches its own COVID-19 database with suburb-by-suburb numbersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department has launched a database dashboard about COVID-19 disease on its website at KaneHealth.com. The dashboard tracks positive COVID-19 case...
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'It was delightful,' seniors say of first video chat in COVID-19 timesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The state's stay-at-home directive has curtailed face-to-face contact for everyone, but it's been a particularly rough time for seniors in nursing homes who already had ...
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Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboardApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered "indefinitel...
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Pritzker announces relief fund to aid Illinois artists, cultural organizationsApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday announced the establishment of the Arts for Illinois Relief Fund to assist artists, artisans and cultural organizations affected by the C...
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What you need to do to get your government stimulus checkApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The IRS and the Treasury Department say Americans will start receiving their economic impact checks in the next three weeks. The payments are part of the $2.2 trillion r...
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St. Charles man stranded in Peru due to pandemicApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - St. Charles resident Joe Maretta wanted to celebrate his 20th birthday climbing Machu Picchu in the South American country of Peru. That dream was quickly dashed when hi...
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AARP Illinois hosts COVID-19 telephone town hall tonightApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - AARP Illinois will host a COVID-19 telephone town hall today at 7 p.m. that will feature Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike ...