Articles filed under Health Crises
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Editorial: Our cellphones give us an 'A' for social distancingMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Take a bow. All of you. You get an A for social distancing, contributing to an A for Illinois on the same attribute, says a startup that aims to gauge adherence to the n...
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Bensenville business owners spread joy with balloon messagesMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Two Bensenville business owners are using balloons to deliver a pair of colorful messages about how to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Tommy and Scott DeLorenzo, owner...
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Trump's push to open economy could come at cost of livesMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The contrast could hardly be more stark. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has said that if all of his sweeping, expensive measures to stem the coronavirus save...
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Rolling Meadows parks, District 57 donate suppliesMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - A group of Rolling Meadows residents is coordinating a grass-roots medical supply drive to benefit Northwest Community Hospital and Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights. T...
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Number of Cook County inmates with coronavirus up to 24Mar 26, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Cook County jail inmates diagnosed with coronavirus stands at 24 as of Thursday, up from 17 a day earlier. According to a news release, nine employees of t...
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Half-million infected worldwide as economic toll risesMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - The human and economic toll of the lockdowns against the coronavirus mounted Thursday as India struggled to feed the multitudes, Italy shut down most of its industry, a...
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Be vewwy quiet: Lakemoor residents are hiding and hunting for painted rocks during pandemicMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - A scavenger hunt for hand-painted rocks in Lakemoor is keeping some kids and adults busy while businesses and schools are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participan...
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State Sen. DeWitte predicts talk of air travel ban, severe state spending cutsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - State Sen. Don DeWitte eased some of the COVID-19 concerns expressed by local business owners Thursday but warned income losses at the state level will have long-term ef...
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Great Wolf Lodge extends closureMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Great Wolf Lodge officials say they are extending the closure of the company's resorts, including the one in Gurnee, through May 19 because of the new coronavirus outbre...
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BBQ'd Productions restaurants, customers have donated 1,500 meals to those fighting coronavirusMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Kris Schoenberger, the owner of BBQ'd Productions in Lake Zurich and Third Lake, has a goal to give 10,000 meals to first responders and medical personnel on the front l...