Articles filed under Health Crises
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'We will get through this': Dundee community launches food program to support restaurants, families in needMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Scenarios of financial distress are playing out throughout the suburbs amid statewide efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Local restaurants are fighting to stay a...
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Suburban distilleries continuing to produce sanitizerMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - While 28 Mile Vodka & Distillery in Highwood is ramping up production of sanitizer — both to donate to first responders and to sell to consumers — the smaller Copper Fid...
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Aurora mayor, police chief test positive for COVID-19Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The mayor and the police chief of the state's second-largest city both have tested positive for COVID-19, the Kane County Health Department confirmed Friday. Aurora Mayo...
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Elgin's first pride parade postponed to 2021Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin's first LGBTQ+ pride parade and festival, scheduled for June 6 and 7, was postponed to 2021, organizers said. A post on the event's Facebook page said "it is bette...
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Third worker at West Chicago factory tests positive for COVID-19Mar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Jel Sert Co. confirmed Friday that a third employee at its West Chicago factory has tested positive for COVID-19. The worker is at home and receiving care, company offic...
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McHenry Outdoor Theater still aiming for May 1, but only if restrictions are easedMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry Outdoor Theater is the Chicago area's last remaining movie drive-in. Could it also be the only suburban cinema to reopen if theater closures tied to the coro...
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Lisle Chinese culture school donates masks, protective gear to hospital, doctorsMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Grateful Edward-Elmhurst Health and DuPage Medical Group executives received medical masks from volunteers of Ray Chinese School Friday morning. "What I really want the ...
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Virtual meeting keeps GLMV communities in touchMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Once the background noise was muted, a well-received coronavirus update was delivered Friday morning via virtual meeting to interested parties from four communities. At ...
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Pastor of Naperville church in hospital with coronavirusMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The pastor of Cavalry Church in Naperville is seriously ill after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. Church officials said Pastor Angel Escamilla tested positiv...
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How Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates leaders honored social distancing while meetingMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - Problem: How does a municipal board hold a needed meeting and fulfill its pledge of transparency in a locked building, while also social distancing in a room whose camer...