Articles filed under Health Crises
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North Aurora man waited 11 days for COVID-19 test resultsMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Greg Booth spent 11 days in self-isolation in the basement of his North Aurora house because he feared he had the coronavirus. Then, after battling symptoms and coping w...
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Facts Matter: Ice cream won't make you vulnerable to COVID-19Mar 28, 2020 1:00 am - An old message listing false information about the coronavirus is being delivered in a new format. An audio message on Facebook Messenger offers ways people can avoid be...
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Constable: Addicts must balance risk of coronavirus with threat of relapseMar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you are part of a religious congregation, joining with an audience at a concert, sitting next to a stranger in the crowd at a baseball game, or just chatting wit...
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For nursing homes, symptoms aren't enough to tell who's sickMar 27, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - An investigation at a Seattle-area nursing home concluded that symptoms aren't enough to identify who is infected once the coronavirus enters a long-term ...
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For seniors, isolation changes life in varied, nuanced waysMar 27, 2020 7:00 am - One remembers the polio epidemic and the hardships of World War II. One is stoic about it all - because, he says, he's already 'œhere past the welcome.'ť A third, old en...
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COVID-19 rapidly impacts the realty industryMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Local real estate agents, like everyone else around the world, are confronting a new reality these days and seeking new ways to conduct their business. Jim Regan of RE/M...
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Suburban breweries tap into takeout and delivery during COVID-19 outbreakMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - At Side Lot Brewery, sales were largely tied to the Wauconda taproom. But with that temporarily shuttered during the COVID-19 outbreak, owner and head brewer Phil Castel...
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Spotlight: Goodman, Theater Wit and 16th Street theaters stream performancesMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - Shows must go on With live performances canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, several Chicago-area ensembles have come up with alternatives to delivering live t...
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'Wonder Woman 1984,' 'In The Heights' postponed due to virusMar 27, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Warner Bros. recently delayed the summer release of "Wonder Woman 1984" and removed the adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" from its schedule ...
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Retired health workers cautiously stepping up to help with COVID-19 responseMar 27, 2020 5:30 am - After 43 years as a family physician in Mount Prospect, Dr. John Sage decided to hang up his stethoscope more than a year ago for a quiet life in retirement. But even be...