Articles filed under Health Crises
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Tollway stops accepting cash as way to prevent coronavirus spreadMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is temporarily suspending manual toll payments and shifting to entirely electronic payments to prevent spread of the coronavirus to drivers and empl...
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Cook Memorial Library to close indefinitelyMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - Both locations of the Cook Memorial Public Library and its Bookmobile will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 16 to prevent spread of the coronavirus. Driv...
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Cook County Sheriff suspends evictions, visits to detaineesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Sheriff's Office Saturday announced that it would suspend all court-ordered evictions for the next 30 days, and indefinitely suspend visits to detainees ...
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Archdiocese of Chicago to webcast MassesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Archdiocese of Chicago will webcast Masses in English, Spanish and Polish from Holy Name Cathedral on its YouTube channel until restrictions on in-person services ar...
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Buffalo Grove Park District cancels programs, closes most facilitiesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District will cancel all programs, and close most facilities, effective Monday, through at least Sunday, March 29. The facilities that will close ...
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Lake County sheriff suspends nonessential servicesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Sheriff's Office continues to temporarily scale back nonessential responsibilities that do not directly impact public safety. Effective immediately, the ...
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Chicago History Museum closes indefinitelyMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Chicago History Museum closed its doors to the public Sunday to encourage social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, officials announced. The museum will re...
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Water shut offs suspended in North ChicagoMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - North Chicago has suspended water shut-offs for delinquent city water customers for the next 30 days to ensure residents have access to water for hand-washing and proper...
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Fed takes emergency steps to slash rates and ease bank rulesMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve took emergency action Sunday to help the economy withstand the coronavirus by slashing its benchmark interest rate to near zero and sayi...
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Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts MondayMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official. The first parti...