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ABC 7 is reporting that Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to announce a statewide school mask mandate Wednesday afternoon, sources say.

Politics | Report: Pritzker to announce statewide school mask mandate

ABC 7 is reporting that Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to announce a statewide school mask mandate Wednesday afternoon, as some Chicago businesses take vaccine and mask requirements into their own hands, sources say.
The Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights requires all patrons to wear masks when they enter, as security guard Nancy Welander reminds Chieko Wakata of Hoffman Estates on Tuesday.

Illinois | Will vaccine requirements to enter all businesses like in NYC happen here? What local leaders say

As new cases of COVID-19 surge and hospitalizations spike, Illinois public health experts are watching New York City's move to require proof of vaccination for entering indoor restaurants and gyms, but there's no plan for local governments to replicate it, officials said.
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Crime | Elburn baby's death ruled a homicide

Elburn police are investigating the homicide of a 2-month-old boy, authorities said.
Max Dynak, 3, seems like he doesn’t know what to think about a remote control police car driven by Rolling Meadows Detective Dave Rathburn, right, at the National Night Out event Tuesday at Rolling Meadows Community Center.

News | Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows celebrate National Night Out

After a pandemic hiatus, National Night Out events returned throughout the Northwest suburbs Tuesday night with picnics, barbecues, police dog demonstrations and free COVID-19 vaccinations.
Parents and students rallied in Aurora over the weekend to call for a mask mandate in schools.
News | More DuPage County schools requiring students to mask up
A growing number of DuPage County school districts and colleges will require students and employees -- vaccinated or not -- to wear masks when classes start later this month.
News | District 45 school board ends face masks meeting without vote after reported physical altercation
Villa Park District 45's school board meeting adjourned without a vote on mandatory face masks after heated debate turned into a reported physical altercation.
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Education | Libertyville District 70 changes course, will require masks for all
Libertyville Elementary District 70 again has reversed course and will require all students, teachers, staff members and visitors to wear masks when indoors at all schools and district offices.
Officer Edwin Alva, facing in center, and Officer Miguel Barron join in a line dance during a National Night Out celebration in Elgin Tuesday. Alva is the resident officer for the neighborhood and helped organized the event. The Elgin Police Department hosted seven events in neighborhoods around the city.
News | National Night Out draws big crowd in Elgin
About a thousand people turned out to one of Elgin's seven National Night Out events held around the city Tuesday. The party on North Spring Street was hosted by EPD Resident Officedr Edwin Alva who grew up just blocks away.
Crime | Hanover Park police investigate shooting that killed one, injured another
One person died and another was injured in a shooting Monday in Hanover Park, authorities said.
Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer talks on the phone during team's baseball practice at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
Cubs | McGraw: A little patience by Cubs might have led to better results
The World Series nucleus has been broken up. Was there anything the Cubs could have done differently to avoid last week's massive bresakup? Mike McGraw takes a look at the downfall.
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Columns | Feder: WFMT's radio rookie scores morning-drive job in San Francisco
Maggie Clennon Reberg is headed for San Francisco -- the nation's sixth biggest media market -- where she will host weekday mornings on KDFC, the noncommercial classical station owned by the University of Southern California
President Joe Biden answers a question from a reporter as he speaks about the coronavirus pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday.
Business | CDC issues new eviction ban for most of U.S. through Oct. 3
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism that it was allowing vulnerable renters to lose their homes during a pandemic.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Yoga on the beach kicked off the Diamond Lake Beach Bash in Mundelein on Saturday, July 24 with people like Greg Huster, of Libertyville stretching after his morning run and before the watermelon eating contest and paddle boat races.
Summer hits it's peak in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for July 24-30, 2021.
Bryant Lee of Qleanse speaks with Diane Reier of Brookdale Senior Living at the Northbrook Chamber Business After Hours & Member Expo at Northbrook Court on Wednesday, July 21.
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The drone view from 345 feet of the Butterfly Bed at Cantigny Park in Wheaton on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The Butterfly Bed is located just behind the Lakeside number one green at the Cantigny Golf Course and can bee seen from Butterfly Hill. It sits of 3,420 Viola Sorbet XP plants, a cool season annual in the violet family. The golf course maintenance crew give perspective to how big the Butterfly Bed is.
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