Marni Pyke
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With supply low and demand high, Chicago Auto Show is the place to be for car buyersFeb 07, 2022 4:30 am - Combine a meager supply of vehicles with pumped-up consumer demand, and the Chicago Auto Show is more relevant than ever, organizers think. "Inventory is still tight, an...
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Focus on expressway shootings after 2021 spike results in 20 arrestsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Charges include first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated fleeing and eluding. The crackdown began Oct. 1, 2021, after an u...
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School mask decision by judge 'cultivates chaos,' Pritzker saysFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday blasted a downstate judge's order temporarily lifting face mask restrictions at numerous school districts as sowing "chaos" amid the COVID-19 p...
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DuPage Republican strategist joins Sullivan ticket as lieutenant governor candidateFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - GOP gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan has chosen Republican strategist and communications expert Kathleen Murphy of Warrenville as his running mate for lieutenant g...
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'The proof's in the details': Suburban mayors, business leaders react to Pritzker budgetFeb 03, 2022 4:00 am - Suburban officials and experts had mixed reactions to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposals Wednesday. In his speech, Pritzker advanced an "Illinois Family Relief Plan" ...
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'It's not just teachers in front of kids': How suburban schools have dealt with the omicron surgeFeb 02, 2022 4:00 am - By the fall of 2021, parents and teachers had the COVID-19 playbook down — masking, social distancing, vaccinations. Then came omicron. The super-infectious COVID-19 var...
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'Nobody's pushover': Governor candidate Richard Irvin on COVID-19, crime and his GOP recordFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Despite an influx of cash from wealthy donors, Aurora Mayor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin said "I am nobody's pushover" when asked about the contr...
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A dangerous need for speed during the pandemic: Why some drivers feel it's OK if they floor itJan 31, 2022 4:15 am - Illinois State Police handed out 78,255 speeding citations to drivers in 2021. And those who got only tickets were the lucky ones. The Illinois Department of Transportat...
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7-day COVID-19 case positivity rate dips into single digits after four weeks of highsJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois' positivity rate for COVID-19 cases dipped into single digits for the first time since Dec. 29, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday. The pos...
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Feds cite multiple deficiencies at two COVID-19 testing companies with pop-ups across suburbsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Federal regulators found sloppy practices at two additional Chicago-based COVID-19 testing companies serving thousands across the region. U.S. Centers for Medicare and M...