Articles filed under Health Crises
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Village of Mount Prospect offers coronavirus updateMar 14, 2020 11:00 pm - As cases of coronavirus - COVID-19 - continue to increase, the Village of Mount Prospect is following the directions set forth by the state of Illinois to prevent furthe...
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Dundee Township Park District suspends all programs, closes facilitiesMar 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Based on guidance put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the declaration of a national emergency, the Dundee Township Park District will be closin...
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Rozner: Listening to Theo Epstein brings back memories of another ugly spring trainingMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - Theo Epstein's conference call Friday night was sobering, to say the very least. It wasn't his tone, which was calm and measured, and appropriate given the circumstances...
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With coronavirus, how safe will voting be this Election Day?Mar 14, 2020 1:00 am - Potentially late changes to polling locations, new hygiene protocols and even the amount some election judges are being paid are among the ways Tuesday's primary will be...
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Coronavirus illness cases rise to 64 in Illinois with 18 new cases, including first downstateMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinois coronavirus cases rose to 64 from 46 as residents with the illness emerged in central and southern regions of the state, officials said Saturday. ...
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State now has 66 coronavirus cases after public health officials announce 2 positive cases downstateMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - A woman in her 60s living in a long-term care facility in DuPage County is one of seven new cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs. It's among 18 new confirmed cases in Illino...
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Facts Matter: There hasn't been a disease in each election yearMar 14, 2020 1:00 am - A meme circulating on social media claiming every election year has coincided with a disease is "inaccurate and imprecise," according to Science Feedback, a website that...
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US hospitals brace for 'tremendous strain' from new virusMar 13, 2020 7:00 am - U.S. hospitals are setting up circus-like triage tents, calling doctors out of retirement, guarding their supplies of face masks and making plans to cancel elective surg...
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A look at the advantages, pitfalls of working from homeMar 13, 2020 6:00 am - It's certainly not a new trend, but working from home is becoming even more common as a way to thwart the spread of the coronavirus. Such an arrangement works great for ...
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What's a mild case of COVID-19 feel like? Similar to a cold or flu, experts sayMar 13, 2020 5:20 am - Have you powered through a head cold or case of flu recently? That experience is what many individuals in good health should expect if they contract COVID-19, experts sa...