Articles filed under Health Crises
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...
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Mundelein's village hall is closed to the publicMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Mundelein's village hall is closed to the public, effective immediately, through April 20. Water bill payments and building permits can be delivered via the drop box nea...
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Buffalo Grove orders public places closed after employees potentially exposed to COVID-19Mar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove Village President Beverly Sussman issued an executive order Tuesday closing all places of "public assemblage," a day after officials learned that village e...
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson released from hospital, still self-quarantinedMar 16, 2020 11:00 pm - Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have been released from a hospital in Australia after revealing last week that they both tested positive for the novel coronav...
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Highland Park firefighter/paramedics under quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19Mar 16, 2020 11:00 pm - On March 16, three Highland Park Fire Department personnel responded to an emergency call at a home in Highland Park where they cared for a patient who may have been exp...
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Highland Park mayor issues emergency declarationMar 16, 2020 11:00 pm - On Monday, March 16, Mayor Nancy Rotering issued an Emergency Order, pursuant to the Declaration of Emergency for the City of Highland Park (the City) issued on March 14...
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Volunteers fight virus by testing new experimental vaccineMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The first people to roll up their sleeves to receive an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus say they were inspired to help because they wanted to do ...
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How social distancing works and what it means for youMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Can my kids go on a play date? Is it OK if I visit the gym? In this time of coronavirus, once-easy questions have suddenly become complex. Here are some ...
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AP Exclusive: Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st dosesMar 16, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - U.S. researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as t...
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Hospitals set aside business as usual to combat coronavirusMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - It is far from business as usual at area hospitals as they prepare their staff, facilities and protective gear for the potential to treat patients who have contracted th...