Marni Pyke
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Children age 11 and younger represent 15.8% of new COVID-19 cases in IllinoisOct 26, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 among Illinois children ages 5 to 11 reached 277 Tuesday, the same day a federal panel of experts recommended use of Pfizer's vaccine for that age ...
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Metra spending to bring back trains while projecting riders will take years to returnOct 25, 2021 5:30 am - Metra projects a welcome restoration of train service to pre-pandemic levels plus no fare hikes in the coming year. But the flip side is a 12.5% spike in spending — even...
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Pritzker says 'robust supply' of 500,000 'kid-sized' doses of COVID-19 vaccine are comingOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - An initial supply of about 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available for Illinois children ages 5 to 11 assuming federal regulators approve shots in the coming...
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New COVID-19 infections continue on downward slope in IllinoisOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state's number of COVID-19 infections continues to shrink, although the rate of decline is slowing, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. New infe...
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Amita Health splitting up health care system, says it needs to be nimbleOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - Bucking the trend of health industry mergers, Amita Health is splitting up its massive network of hospitals and care centers throughout Chicago and the suburbs, the comp...
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Pace leader to retire at end of yearOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - Pace is searching for a new leader for the second time in three years. Executive Director Rocky Donahue, who has worked at Pace since 1984, announced Wednesday he will r...
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Pace looks to electric buses, Uber rides and express to O'Hare to rebuild COVID-19 damageOct 18, 2021 5:30 am - As Pace prepares its second COVID-19 budget, positives for suburban bus riders include no fare hikes, a future fleet of electric buses and a $2 Uber ride pilot project i...
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Pritzker extends deadline again for state workers to get COVID-19 shots; fourth deal with unions struckOct 18, 2021 1:00 am - State workers in congregate settings, such as prisons and veterans' homes, now have until Oct. 26 to get their first COVID-19 vaccination after Gov. J.B. Pritzker extend...
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COVID-19 update: 2,413 new cases, 30 additional deaths, 1,550 hospitalizationsOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 2,413 Friday with 30 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in the hos...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU use down by about 21% in OctoberOct 14, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and ICU bed use have both declined by about 21% this month compared to September, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Thursday...