Articles filed under Health Crises
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One approach to coronavirus: Staffers work 20 hours a week, get paid for full-timeMar 21, 2020 6:11 am - As employees across the country juggle remote work and childcare, the nonprofit that operates Wikimedia has told workers they can work just 20 hours a week and continue ...
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A song to make you smile: 'Make Me Smile' by ChicagoMar 21, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Buffalo Grove family left in limbo in Dominican Republic when flights canceledMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - If luck is with the Shoichets, they'll be home in Buffalo Grove this weekend. But as of Saturday, the family of four still were among the collateral damage of the COVID-...
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Suburban gun shops see increase in gun, ammunition salesMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Like grocery store shelves without toilet paper and disinfecting wipes, so too are suburban gun store owners finding it difficult to keep their shops stocked with firear...
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Rolling Meadows HS choir virtual 'West Side Story' performance goes viralMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Rolling Meadows High School Choir was set to perform the music of "West Side Story" in concert Thursday night to a crowd of hundreds. Their substitute viral virtual ...
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How first responders have changed what they do in midst of COVID-19Mar 21, 2020 1:00 am - If you tried to visit your local police or fire station recently, you might have been disconcerted to find a locked front door. Suburban cops and firefighters are making...
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'The right thing to do': Suburban weddings canceled because of coronavirusMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Invitations were sent. Vendors were secured. A wedding dress was purchased in India. A guest list of more than 450 was taking shape. All the details were falling into pl...
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Cook County distributes 33,600 masks to first respondersMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security distributed more than 33,600 N95 masks and an additional 38,800 gloves and gowns for the use of ...
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Many meetings canceled, but municipal business goes onMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Regularly scheduled meetings of municipal governments aren't so regular in light of the new coronavirus. Many public bodies, such as the village boards or city councils...
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Pritzker: 168 new COVID-19 cases, one new deathMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Saturday asked medical professionals like doctors and nurses who had recently retired or switched jobs to return and help combat the COVID-19 disease ...