Articles filed under Health Crises
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Congress toils on $1 trillion economic rescue planMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As leaders from Congress and the White House toiled in high-stakes negotiations on a mammoth $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package Friday, President Dona...
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Buffalo Grove synagogue's bread sale helps those who have lost incomeMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - A little dough turned into a lot of bread in a fundraiser Friday hosted by Congregation Beth Am in Buffalo Grove. It is just one way the synagogue is maintaining the con...
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Trump moves on invoking powers to spur virus suppliesMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to get needed medical supplies on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak and the private ...
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Pingree Grove helping seniors, others homebound due to COVID-19Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Pingree Grove has a list of volunteers willing to help with deliveries to seniors or anyone else homebound during the COVID-19 outbreak. The volunteers ha...
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Aurora temporarily allowing restaurants to deliver beer, wineMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Aurora restaurants with liquor licenses temporarily are allowed to sell beer and wine with their curbside pickup and delivery orders, Mayor Richard Irvin announced Frida...
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Sheriff expands safety measures at Cook County jailMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has expanded protective measures at the Cook County jail to include opening previously shuttered build...
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Senator Burr asks for ethics probe into his own stock salesMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, is asking for an ethics review after coming under criticism for selling of...
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Federal prosecutor named to lead fight against fraud related to COVID-19Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - A federal prosecutor has been named to lead the fight against fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, ...
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Pritzker issues 'stay at home' order starting 5 p.m. Saturday; schools to stay closed longerMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a stay-at-home order beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday and lasting through April 7. Pritzker said people should isolate themselves at home but ...
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Zimbabwe announces 1st coronavirus caseMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus as the pandemic reaches a health system that has nearly collapsed amid an economic crisis. The so...