Marni Pyke
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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COVID-19 case counts in kids and teens surpass older Illinoisans'Oct 08, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, case counts of the virus in Illinoisans 19 and younger have surpassed those of other age groups. For months, 20-som...
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'Experience of a lifetime': Suburban carpenter ignores nerves, introduces BidenOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Many dignitaries were on hand to escort President Joe Biden on stage at an appearance Thursday in Elk Grove Village. But it was union carpenter Jerry Wenzel he wanted. W...
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Biden visits Elk Grove Village to reinforce vaccine messageOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden came to the suburbs Thursday to urge employers to require COVID-19 vaccinations, using an Elk Grove Village construction project as a backdrop to hel...
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How would you get to a Bears game in Arlington Heights?Oct 04, 2021 5:30 am - After decades of trekking to Chicago for Bears games, football fans' internal compasses are facing a reset. So ... assuming the Chicago Bears escape their Soldier Field ...
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Let's try this again: Biden set to visit Chicago area ThursdayOct 04, 2021 1:00 am - Negotiations with Congress postponed President Joe Biden's expected trip to the suburbs last week, but he's scheduled a stop in the Chicago area on Thursday, officials s...
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Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks trend up; Illinois deaths pass 25,000Oct 01, 2021 1:00 am - Classroom-related contacts were the source in a majority of 26 new COVID-19 outbreaks in suburban schools this week, according to Illinois Department of Public Health re...
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Soldier Field vs. Arlington Park: Which stadium would you rather travel to?Sep 30, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 28, 2021. The Bears have agreed to buy Arlington Park for $197.2 million. It's a bit of a long shot that...
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Spitting, shoving, racial epithets — aviation workers want action on air rageSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Snipes such as “stupid” and “uneducated” are hardly the worst insults that have been hurled at United Airlines flight attendant Yolanta Fisher during the pandemic. Passe...
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COVID-19 update: 2,989 new cases, 42 more deaths, 1,901 hospitalizationsSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois reported 2,989 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday with 42 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Illinois hospitals were treating 1,901 COVID-19 patients Tuesda...