Marni Pyke
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Daily cases of COVID-19 drop by almost 43% in a month, but deaths riseMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Average daily cases of COVID-19 have dropped by nearly 43% in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New COVID-19 infections thi...
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'It's a difficult situation': Mask guidance creates issue for businessesMay 19, 2021 5:30 am - As fully vaccinated Illinoisans cast aside masks, thanks to revised government rules, many employers and business owners are feeling their way through the new responsibi...
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DuPage leads region in fully vaccinated rateMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County leads the metro region in percentage of people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, although Chicago has the advantage in terms of sheer numbers, sta...
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State has fully vaccinated about 44% of eligible IllinoisansMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - About 44% of Illinoisans who are eligible have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. Nearly 10.9 million I...
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Lollapalooza will return to Chicago this summer, for those who get vaccinated or testedMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 won't stop Lollapalooza this year. The music festival will make a comeback July 29 to Aug. 1 in Grant Park at full capacity, Chicago officials announced Tuesday...
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Electric buses cut pollution and spark interest, but there's a cost conundrumMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - With state and federal momentum growing to replace diesel school buses with electrics, and a manufacturing plant to build those vehicles moving to the suburbs, is Illino...
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new casesMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Pritzker rescinding mask rule for fully vaccinated residentsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is aligning its mask rules to reflect recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don't need face c...
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COVID-19 update: 50,326 more shots, 49 more dead, 1,841 new casesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 1,841 Friday, continuing a seven-day trend of fewer than 2,000 infections a day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. However...
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No maskless free-for-all yet: Here's where precautions remain in place in the suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Numerous entities — pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more — said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 i...