Articles filed under Health Crises
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Waubonsee Community College campuses will close at 10 p.m. WednesdayMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Waubonsee Community College will close at 10 p.m. Wednesday with tentative plans to reopen Monday, March 30. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Sugar Grove campus will operat...
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Aurora city hall closed to public, mayor enacts emergency powersMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora will ban patient visitors starting Tuesday morning, and has asked doctors to postpone elective surgeries, as part of its response to...
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AMC, Classic Cinemas, CMX join Regal in closing Chicago-area movie theatersMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Several theater chains with locations in the suburbs announced Monday they will be closing indefinitely amid the COVID-19 outbreak. AMC Theatres is the latest to close i...
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COVID-19 cases top 100 in Illinois; it's now in 15 countiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of cases of COVID-19 in Illinois reached 105 Monday, state officials announced, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker banned gatherings of 50 people or more on the eve of St....
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Dentists, eye doctors postpone appointments due to COVID-19Mar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Dentists in Illinois have been recommended to do only emergency procedures until March 31, while ophthalmologists and optometrists are delaying some appointments and tak...
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Woodfield Mall temporarily reduces hoursMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - As a precaution against further spread of the coronavirus, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg late Monday announced a temporary reduction in its hours that will take effect Tu...
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YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago closing all facilitiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago will temporarily close all of its facilities starting Tuesday. The shutdown includes the 17 membership and program centers, five overni...
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Shift for voters using Brookdale Senior Living in Des PlainesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - Voters who use Brookdale Senior Living in Des Plaines as their polling place will have to go elsewhere Tuesday due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, according ...
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Elgin rec facilities closed due to COVID-19Mar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Elgin closed all its recreation facilities starting today in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The closures include the Edward Schock Cent...
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Constable: Coronavirus rekindles memories of past fears, unknowns we have overcomeMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - This Coronavirus Era is going to be remembered for the rest of our lives. All major sporting events abruptly coming to a halt. Schools closed and colleges sending studen...