Marni Pyke
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Fallout for Irvin regarding remarks on friend's arrest? Wait until Election Day, experts sayMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - With just 40 days before the Republican primary, GOP insiders had no consensus on the impact of a report about gubernatorial contender Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's role ...
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GOP gubernatorial candidates spar on who's the real RepublicanMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The six Republicans running for governor in the June 28 primary exchanged sharp elbows on topics ranging from COVID-19 to faux conservatism at a Wednesday Daily Herald e...
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As new COVID-19 cases surge, booster for kids comes just in time, expert saysMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - With new COVID-19 cases in Illinois more than doubling in May compared to April, the likely approval of a booster shot for children ages 5 to 11 this week is perfect tim...
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'Not ready for prime time yet': How local officials are preparing and training for electric vehiclesMay 16, 2022 5:10 am - The electrification of American cars isn't just theoretical at this point, and that's why first responders learned how to extinguish EV fires while mayors got tips on po...
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There will be no getaway from high gas prices over Memorial DayMay 16, 2022 1:00 am - Travel is expected to rebound this Memorial Day weekend after a COVID-19 slump, but road trippers should brace for regular gas to average more than $4 a gallon in 47 sta...
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'This accident was preventable': Family of grandmother killed in Metra crash wants answersMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board officials said they are focusing on why a box truck froze on the BNSF tracks Wednesday in the path of an oncoming Metra train in Cla...
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Advocate Aurora Health joining southern health care system to create 67-hospital networkMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - Advocate Aurora Health announced Wednesday it will combine with North Carolina-based Atrium Health creating a massive network with 67 hospitals. The union, which is subj...
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NTSB investigating rare Metra passenger death after crash with truck on BNSF lineMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board authorities are investigating Metra's first passenger death since 2005 after a train collided with a truck Wednesday at a crossing i...
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Jane collective members tell their stories in filmMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - The story of the Jane collective that ran an under-the-radar abortion service for women in the Chicago area before Roe v. Wade is getting new exposure 50 years after pol...
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'Call Jane': How Chicago and suburban women defied authority to provide abortions in the 1970sMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - Fifty years ago, Abby Pariser and Sheila Smith were caring for women undergoing illegal abortions at a secret Chicago location when homicide detectives came calling. “Fi...