Marni Pyke
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As hospitals reel with omicron and staff shortages, state promises aidJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - The convergence of record-smashing numbers of patients stricken with the highly infectious omicron strain of COVID-19 and a critical shortage of workers is pushing Illin...
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'With omicron, it's different': How parents can detect and deflect the variant in kidsJan 11, 2022 4:00 am - Children and teenagers are bearing the brunt of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, representing about 26% of recent infections in a week, state data shows. From Jan. 3 to M...
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'So exhausted and so tired': COVID-19 hospitalizations again break Illinois recordJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - Hospitalizations broke another COVID record in Illinois, with 7,353 patients as of Monday evening, marking the sixth straight day of tallies over 7,000, according to sta...
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Tollway tempest continues into 2022 with legal discord and Senate actionJan 10, 2022 4:30 am - 2021 didn't end quietly for the Illinois tollway, with controversial firings, an organizational shake-up that incensed Latino and Black lawmakers and a Senate probe into...
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When is omicron peak coming? Case counts in Illinois dip slightly, but still highJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - New COVID-19 infections remain high but edged down from record-setting tallies in the 40,000s last week, Illinois Department of Public Health records showed Monday. The ...
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Pending legislation would clarify 'who's on first' at tollwayJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Legislation to spell out exactly who is in charge at the Illinois tollway is pending in Springfield, officials said Friday. A Senate bill is in the works that will clari...
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Where the cases against suburban Jan. 6 defendants stand nowJan 06, 2022 4:30 am - As of Wednesday, at least 17 Illinois residents face charges for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection where a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. De...
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Summer road work, Southwest surge and stadium synergy among 2022 transportation predictionsDec 27, 2021 4:30 am - An underdog will continue its rise at O'Hare International Airport. A day of reckoning will come for transit if riders stay away. And, a construction windfall will mean ...
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Cook County to require proof of COVID-19 vaccination at restaurants, fitness centers, barsDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Cook County issued new rules effective Jan. 3 requiring people age 5 and older to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to enter county restaurants, fitness centers...
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Illinois sets record for new COVID-19 cases in a day with 18,942Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in the state totaled 18,942, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. It's the state's highest count for a single day since the ...