Articles filed under Health Crises
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937 new cases of COVID-19, 26 more deaths as Pritzker extends stay-at-home order through April 30Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker will extend Illinois' stay-at-home order through April 30 to reduce the spread of COVID-19, he said Tuesday. The action coincides with 937 more cases ...
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'Be prepared for the hard days that lie ahead,' Trump says as U.S. virus death toll eclipses China'sMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City's streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health officials projected Tuesday that the co...
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Aurora mayor fighting COVID-19: 'I will beat this'Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - The mayor of the state's second-largest city is urging members of the public to do what they can to stop community spread of COVID-19 as he battles the disease. Aurora M...
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Join GLMV Chamber of Commerce in helping C-19 Healthcare Heroes and local eateriesMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills community wants to help support our amazing health care and front-line heroes during these challenging times as they re...
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Kane County Health Department assists the state in recruitment of medical volunteersMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department, in conjunction with the state of Illinois, is assisting in the recruitment of more medical professionals to aid in the fight against C...
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Fox Valley Lyrical Productions director starts group to help make face masks for doctors, nursesMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Solange Sior, artistic director of Fox Valley Lyrical Productions (previously known as Soirée Lyrique), recently created a Facebook group of volunteers interested in mak...
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Aurora retirement home salutes staff 'heroesMar 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Presence Fox Knoll, 421 N. Lake St. in Aurora, celebrated staff members Monday with a "Heroes Work Here" sign on the front lawn. During the coronavirus stay-in-place ord...
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What to know about the coronavirus numbers in New YorkMar 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The official statistics reported by health authorities would seem to show that the United States has more coronavirus infections than any other country a...
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How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?Mar 30, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A nurse with asthma, a grandfather with cancer and a homeless man with no known family are wracked with coronavirus-induced fevers. They are struggling t...
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Restaurants are hurting, and so are suburbs' sales tax haulsMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - Juan Gonzalez is still making tortas, tacos and fajitas at his Mago Grill & Cantina in South Barrington, just not nearly as many. "It's not much at all. We sell maybe 5%...