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Dr. Karin Joshi, speaking here at the February launch of a vaccination site in Northfield, on Saturday urged more younger adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible. He said people in their 20s, 30s and 40s are fueling a recent spike in COVID-19 cases across the area.

Illinois | As cases rise, health authorities urge younger people to get vaccinated

With everyone 16 and older now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, Cook County leaders on Saturday urged younger people to sign up for a shot as soon as possible.
As a chemist, Dieter Gruen has worked on everything from the atomic bomb during World War II to the latest energy technologies used to combat climate change. The Downers Grove resident and Argonne National Laboratory scientist is nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Columns | Constable: From atomic bomb to solar power, scientist always innovates

Dieter Gruen escaped Nazi Germany, worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, helped design nuclear submarines, earned patents throughout a celebrated and innovative career at Argonne Laboratory, and is still working on a more efficient form of solar energy at age 98. That's why U.S. Rep. Sean Casten is nominating his fellow Downers Grove resident for the presidential Medal of Freedom.

News | The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

WINDSOR, England (AP) -- Sitting by herself at the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, Queen Elizabeth cut a regal but solitary figure: still the monarch, but now alone. The queen sat apart from family members at the simple but somber ceremony at Windsor Castle, in accordance with strict social distancing rules during the coronavirus pandemic. But if the ceremony had been for anyone else, at her side would have been her husband of 73 years, who gave a lifetime of service to the crown.
Rip currents can occur on any body of water with breaking waves. To escape one, swim parallel to the shoreline until you are free of the current, then head back in at an angle.

News | What are rip currents, and how can you survive one?

With beach season in view, swimmers are advised to know how to recognize and deal with potentially deadly rip currents.
A published report says Chicago Sun-Times owner Wrapports LLC is interested in buying assets of the Tribune Co., owners of the Chicago Tribune and other media holdings.
Columns | Swiss billionaire gives up bid for Chicago Tribune
The Swiss billionaire who burst on the scene last month as the "potential savior" of the Chicago Tribune won't be challenging Alden Global Capital's takeover of Tribune Publishing after all.
Kianna Smith, 19, has been reported missing from her Maine Township home since April 6.
Cook County | Teen missing from Maine Township since April 6
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is asking for the public's help in locating a teen from unincorporated Maine Township since April 6.
Dirk Enger, co-founder of the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, inside its Freedom Commissary. The organization is competing for an award from the Academy of United States Veterans.
News | Wheaton veterans' shelter gaining national attention in contest
The Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton has been nominated for a Vetty award from the Academy of United States Veterans.
Darnell Anderson, 29, of Chicago
Crime | Chicago man gets 17-year sentence for Oakbrook Center mall carjacking
A Chicago man was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison for the armed carjacking of a 67-year-old woman at Oakbrook Center mall.
The DuPage County Health Department cites work on behavioral health, substance abuse and other issues as reason’s for the county’s rank as the healthiest of all 102 counties in Illinois in a study by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
News | Cook, collar counties receive improving marks in health rankings
What are the healthiest places to live in Illinois? DuPage County is ranked the healthiest of all 102 counties. McHenry County is fourth. Lake County is fifth. Kane County is seventh and Will County is ninth. Cook County is 44th, a big jump over five years ago.
Mary Frake, who has served 27 years with the Lake in the Hills Police Department, will be the town’s first female police chief. She takes the helm when Police Chief David Brey retires in July after 29 years with that department.
Columns | Lake in the Hills' first female police chief takes helm in July
Mary Frake didn't set out to make history. But soon she will join the ranks of a handful of women leading suburban police departments.
Although there are some private companies developing a digital vaccine passport for people to show they have been inoculated, the federal government has no plan to require such a certificate for domestic travel, as some have claimed.
Columns | Facts Matter: Government won't require vaccine passport
As an increasing number of people are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, social media posts are claiming the federal government will require a health passport for domestic travel. But that's not true.
Singer Peggy Lee, here posing for a portrait, memorably asked in a 1969 song, “Is That All There Is?” Grammar Moses could have told her that there are, in fact, other words, but “that” is quite a useful one.
Columns | Grammar Moses: Is it that that that was one too many?
Jim explores his addiction to "that."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Glenbrook South’s Sammi Klemm (5) and Caroline Crawford (12) celebrate with their teammates as they close in on victory during Wednesday’s match against Glenbrook North. The Titans won 2-1, with scores of 26-24, 28-30, 25-21.
Girls volleyball: GLENBROOK SOUTH TITANS 2, GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS 1
The Glenbrook South High School boys swim team jumps into the pool with the Illinois Swimming and Diving Association state championship trophy Friday. The team was recognized during halftime at South’s football game against Maine South.
Glenbrook South boys swim team celebrates state championship win with a splash
Elgin Police Commander Eric Echeverria walks through the halls with Chance, the department’s new comfort dog.
We celebrated Easter, donated blood, made new friends and got more vaccines in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for April 3-9, 2021.
In this June 19, 1962 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by open carriage around the track prior to the race program, at Ascot, England. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in British history. In Britain, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as consort, a position that carries immense prestige but has no constitutional role.
Images:Prince Philip, husband of Queen Eliazabeth II, dies at 99
Glenbrook South’s Ava Pratt, right, hits the ball over the net in front of Deerfield’s Emma Schaffel during Thursday’s home volleyball match in Glenview.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: GLENBROOK SOUTH 2, DEERFIELD 0
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,221, Mike Seeling photo: Blackhawk school students work on a project in their science class in Bensenville in March of 1966.
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