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A nurse prepares for a COVID-19 test outside the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City.

Illinois | Tests, health care, student loans: What happens in Illinois and U.S. when COVID-19 emergency ends

The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance, and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. Much of that is now coming to an end after President Joe Biden's administration said it plans to end the emergency declarations on May 11 and Illinois will no longer be under a disaster proclamation as of the same date.
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DuPage County | DuPage sheriff says censure was not discussed at meeting with county chair over gun ban

DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick says he was not threatened with censure during a meeting Monday with the county board chair and state's attorney. "We ALL agreed that our police should not be going to the homes of our law abiding residents to harass them over gun registration," Mendrick posted.
Balmoral Restaurant in Campton Hills recently landed at No. 63 on Yelp’s top 100 restaurants list in the United States.

News | 'Feel like royalty': Balmoral in Campton Hills makes Yelp's list of top 100 in the nation

Balmoral Restaurant in Campton Hills came in at No. 63 in Yelp's 10th annual list of top 100 restaurants in America, one of only two restaurants in Illinois placing on the list.
Owners of the Lombard Roller Rink have announced they are closing the business.

News | Roller rink to row homes? Lombard landmark is closing, owners announce

The Lombard Roller Rink is closing, the latest old-school rink to go the way of drive-in movie-theaters and bowling alleys. The owners put the property up for sale, and now a developer has proposed tearing down the rink to make way for a townhouse project.
Fire erupted out of a storage building Jan. 12 in an industrial area on the 1000 block of Lunt Avenue in Schaumburg. The cause of the fire has been determined to be sparks generated during work on a car inside the building.
News | Car repair mishap led to massive fire at industrial building in Schaumburg
A massive fire that led to the demolition of a storage building in an industrial area of southwest Schaumburg was caused by sparks generated by work on a car, investigators have determined.
Robert E. Crimo III’s father Robert Crimo Jr., right, and mother Denise Pesina attend a hearing for their son before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill. Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill.
Crime | Prosecutors continue to share evidence in Highland Park mass shooting case
Prosecutors reported no issues Tuesday in the lengthy process of reviewing materials and evidence for the criminal trial against the suspected Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooter.
The expanded international terminal at O’Hare has 10 new gates, plus new food offerings and other improvements.
Transportation | 5 things to know about the finished Terminal 5 expansion at O'Hare
Thirty years after it opened, O'Hare's Terminal 5 celebrates a redo. Here's what's different.
News | Driver dies after two-vehicle crash near Bensenville
A Romeoville man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Insterstate 294 near Bensenville Monday afternoon.
A 23-year-old Aurora man died early Tuesday after the car he was driving plunged into a retention basin and flipped over. Aurora police jumped into the icy water to pull the man from the vehicle, but he was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
News | Aurora man dies after car plunges into icy pond, flips over
A 23-year-old man died Tuesday after the car he was driving went plunged into a retention basin in southeastern Aurora and flipped over.
The billboard at 1580 E. Algonquin Road will be removed by its operator perhaps as early as St. Patrick’s Day now that the village of Schaumburg has closed on the purchase of the site.
Commercial Real Estate | Billboard, hot dog stand's days are numbered as Schaumburg closes on purchase of eyesore site
Schaumburg officials have closed on their $700,000 purchase of an eyesore property containing a crumbling hot dog stand and highway-style billboard in an effort to create a more attractive gateway at the village's northeast entrance.
Chicago | Body of 96-year-old woman found in Chicago garage freezer
The body of a 96-year-old woman has been found inside a freezer in a garage behind a northwest Chicago apartment building.
A new Illinois law bans the sale and purchase of a long list of semi-automatic weapons defined as “assault weapons,” .50 caliber rifles and large-capacity magazines,
Crime | Appellate court upholds downstate restraining order on weapons ban
A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois' new ban on high-powered weapons from being enforced will remain in place after a divided state appellate court panel's ruling Tuesday. The order applies only to the 800 or so gun owners and firearms dealers named as plaintiffs in an Effingham County suit.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Bobby Hull,left, and Jack Evans flank the Stanley Cup in their dressing room in Detroit after defeating the Detroit Red Wings to win the Cup.
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Schaumburg Business Association congratulated Guzman Y Gomez on their grand opening and ribbon cutting Jan. 18. Village of Schaumburg trustees, SBA board members, ambassadors and SBA President Lisa Gilbert participated in the grand celebration.
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Lake Park celebrates its Class 3A state championship during the Competitive Dance finals at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington Saturday.
Competive Dance state final held in Bloomington
Glenbrook South’s Anna Rosenberger, middle, celebrates the Titans’ 36-35 victory over Loyola Academy with teammates Christina Korompilas, left, and Sidney Rogers at the conclusion of Tuesday’s game.
Girls basketball: Glenbrook South tops Loyola 36-35
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