Articles filed under Health Crises
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Naperville Sunrise Rotary conducting drop-off food driveMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise is hosting a drive-by drop-off food drive from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Friday in front of Naperville Country Club, 25W570 Chicago Ave., Nape...
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Celebrities get virus tests, raising concerns of inequalityMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Celebrities, politicians and professional athletes faced a backlash this week as many revealed that they had been tested for the coronavirus, even when...
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Early coronavirus drug trials yield mixed resultsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Drug trials on coronavirus patients in China yielded mixed results, with an HIV pill showing little benefit and a flu medication made by Fujifilm Holdings Corp. resultin...
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Clubhouse Chatter: How our writers are filling the voidMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - What our columnists and sportswriters have to say as they wait for the games to resume. How are you filling the void during your nonworking hours with no sports on TV? ...
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Senior shoppers take advantage of special hoursMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - News that some stores were dedicating special hours for seniors brought the early birds out to Jewel-Osco on Larkin Avenue in Elgin Thursday. "I'd been trying to come at...
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Abbott gets emergency OK to ship COVID-19 test kits, ramps up productionMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Abbott has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to ship its COVID-19 test kits, the company announced Thursday. The North Chicago-b...
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With blood drives canceled, donations are needed even more now, experts in suburbs sayMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - The recent cancellation of nearly 4,000 blood drives across the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak has depleted reserves by about 130,000 units and has ramped up the n...
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Three new deaths, cases jump to 422, Pritzker saysMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Three more people have died in Illinois from coronavirus infections, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker. A Will County man in his 50s, a Cook County woman in her 80s and a ...
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Levy Restaurants donates Sears Centre food stock to local pantriesMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Levy Restaurants, the food vendor for Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre Arena, has donated about $50,000 of stock delivered there before the coronavirus shutdown to the Hano...
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Midway tower still closed, FAA restricts small jets after touch-and-goesMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - About 82% of flights at Midway International Airport are sidelined today because of weather and closure of the air traffic control tower, which is being disinfected afte...