Articles filed under Health Crises
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Pritzker: All K-12 schools must close starting Tuesday through March 30Mar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Life is shifting rapidly — in the short term — for thousands of Illinois students and their families as schools close to tamp down the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus...
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Kane County closes branch courts until March 27Mar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County Chief Judge Clint Hull has ordered the Kane County Branch Courts in Aurora, Elgin and St. Charles be closed from Monday, March 16, through March 27, based on...
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Spring break might pose greater risk of exposure for students, familiesMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - Officials at suburban schools are concerned about students' increased risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus over spring break from what they and their families might...
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Boston Marathon postponed five monthsMar 13, 2020 1:00 am - BOSTON - Organizers of the Boston Marathon, the planet's most celebrated footrace, are postponing the event until Sept. 14 because of concerns over the coronavirus pande...
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Blake Shelton cancels Rosemont appearanceMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Country music star and "The Voice" coach Blake Shelton has canceled the last five shows on his "Friends & Heroes 2020 Tour," including Thursday's stop at the Allstate Ar...
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Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstillMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Br...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is self-isolating at home after wife exhibits flu-like symptoms.Mar 12, 2020 7:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is self-isolating at home after wife exhibits flu-like symptoms. ...
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Virus testing is a 'failing,' leaving cases uncountedMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Seven weeks have passed since the first U.S. case of coronavirus was announced, and the government is failing to account for what could be thousands of a...
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Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loomMar 12, 2020 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavi...
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Schaumburg Parks cancel Sugar Bush FairMar 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District has canceled the Sugar Bush Fair scheduled for March 14 and 15 at the Spring Valley Nature Center in Schaumburg due to the outbreak of COVID...