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It's now been two years since one of Dr. Michael Handler's patients became the first person to be confirmed with a case of COVID-19 in Illinois, and the hospital has treated hundreds more since. Handler is the chief medical officer at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates.

News | 2 years ago, Illinois' first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. 2.8 million (and counting) followed.

It's now been two years since the first COVID-19 case in Illinois was diagnosed in a patient at Amita Health St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates and many are left to wonder when the pandemic will end.
The Rev. Ron Keith Beauchamp of Bethel New Life, right, and the Rev. Jay Moses of Hope Presbyterian will host a series of Black History Month programs at the Wheaton church, which their congregations share for services.

Columns | Black, white Wheaton churches to celebrate Black History Month together

Members of Hope Presbyterian Church and Bethel New Life Church, whose respective white and Black congregations share worship space in Wheaton, jointly will celebrate Black History Month with a series of programs in February.
The base of the Vertical Velocity ride at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee has been painted red, and online coaster enthusiasts are speculating it’s part of a rebranding of the coaster after DC Comics superhero The Flash.

News | Back in a Flash? Longtime Great America coaster could reopen with new superhero theme

Evidence is mounting that Vertical Velocity rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America will getting a rebrand with the name of DC superhero The Flash this year.
Naperville Public Library officials are in discussions with the city to build a parking deck adjacent to the downtown Nichols Library location.

News | 'Parking at Nichols is really bad': Officials reviving parking deck plan at downtown Naperville library

Reviving a plan that's been dormant for more than a decade, Naperville Public Library officials have begun discussions with the city about building a parking deck adjacent to the downtown Nichols Library location.
The St. Charles Public Library will remain closed indefinitely after a near altercation between patrons and threats to staff over the library’s mask requirement, the library board decided during a virtual meeting Saturday.
News | St. Charles library board stands by decision to close amid threats over mask requirement
The St. Charles Public Library will remain closed for in-person visits following a near altercation between patrons Thursday afternoon as well as phone calls threatening staff and patrons over the library's mask policy.
Paul Hoefert
News | Mount Prospect hires help to boost diversity, inclusion efforts
Mount Prospect leaders have pledged to make diversity, equity, and inclusion a priority in the village, in light of last year's controversy over the police uniform patch and complaints about the lack of diversity in village government. Village trustees began following through on that promise last week.
Al Robertson clears the driveway Sunday morning at his Addison area home. Forecasters were predicting more snow overnight Monday, following by subzero temperatures.
News | After more snow overnight, subzero temperatures expected this week
The suburbs woke up Sunday to two to five inches of snow, and its inhabitants could see as much as three inches more when they launch their work weeks Monday morning.
Ana Lalley
News | Elgin task force will use study on traffic stop bias in reform effort
Racial bias and profiling in Elgin traffic stops may become a centerpiece of a task force's efforts to reform the department.
Felicity Barr
News | Police searching for teen last seen in Aurora
At the request of the Aurora Police Department, the Illinois State Police is activating an Endangered Missing Person Advisory in an attempt to locate a teen last seen in Aurora.
A protester holds up a sign against critical race theory during a protest in Reno, Nev. Developed in the 1970s, critical race theory is a way of thinking about American history through the lens of racism, but its use has been debated.
Education | Why teaching about critical race theory has become a lightning rod in suburban schools
Should American schools teach students about historical and structural racism? That's the debate raging nationally and has become a political flashpoint pitting parents against educators, school leaders and one another.
A small crowd gathered Saturday outside the DuPage Children’s Museum protesting its policy requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for children 5 and older.
News | Families brave cold to protest DuPage Children's Museum's children's vaccination policy
The DuPage Children's Museum's COVID mitigation policy for children drew scores of protesters to its Naperville address Saturday.
The Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 is administered Dec. 16, 2020, in Phoenix. Former President Donald Trump falsely asserted at a rally in Arizona last week that white people are being denied access to the vaccine.
Columns | Facts Matter: Trump wrong about discrimination against white people
In this week's Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims by former President Donald Trump that white people are being discriminated against in getting vaccines, by President Joe Biden that he was arrested at civil rights protests, and more.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington. A new documentary “MLK/FBI,” shows how FBI director J. Edgar Hoover used the full force of his federal law enforcement agency to attack King and his progressive, nonviolent cause. That included wiretaps, blackmail and informers, trying to find dirt on King.
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