Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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Economic rescue balloons past $1 trillion as talks resumeMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Negotiators from Congress and the White House were resuming top-level talks Saturday on a ballooning $1 trillion-plus economic rescue package, racing to str...
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Western Illinois University GIS Center creates statewide COVID-19 Dashboard to monitor reported casesMar 20, 2020 11:00 pm - MACOMB, Ill. - The Western Illinois University GIS Center, in cooperation with the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Geographic Information Sciences (EAGIS), have as...
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FitzGerald's cancels virtual performanceMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - FitzGerald's Nightclub in Berwyn has announced its cancellation of the Shout Section Big Band virtual concert scheduled for Sunday. The decision was made due to shelter...
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US virus testing faces new headwind: Lab supply shortagesMar 20, 2020 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - First, some of the coronavirus tests didn't work. Then there weren't enough to go around. Now, just as the federal government tries to ramp up nationwi...
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After robust opening, Wasco pizzeria has to shift gearsMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - It's been an interesting first few weeks for Joe Pavone of South Elgin since taking over management of the Pizza Cucina in Wasco and putting his name on it. He had an ex...