Marni Pyke
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Biden coming back to Illinois, plans to encourage COVID-19 shotsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden will make his second trip to Illinois since July, arriving in Chicago Wednesday to push COVID-19 vaccines with a focus on employers. The president wi...
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As COVID-19 cases rise in kids, those 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert saysSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Kids ages 5 to 11 could get shots by early November, expert says
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Cook measures lowest COVID-19 transmission rate in state, but it's not out of the woodsSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the seven-day case positivity rate. Cook County maintains the lowest COVID-19 transmissibility rate in Illinois per capita, f...
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No injuries in Palatine house fire that broke out after midnight, sent flames through roofSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - Palatine firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that was reported at 1:55 a.m. Saturday and caused significant damage to a single-family home but no injuries...
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Canceled in 2020, Elk Grove's Hometown Parade surges back with more meaningSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - Not only were there more residents to watch, more participants and a boatload of Shriners, there was a lot more "meaning" in the Elk Grove Village Hometown Parade Saturd...
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$1 million bond set for pair charged in DuPage gas station heistsSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - A DuPage judge on Saturday set bond of $1 million each for two men who are accused of holding up gas station attendants at gunpoint and absconding with cash in Downers G...
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As FDA ponders booster shots, Illinois shows a huge gap in vaccination ratesSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - As U.S. Food and Drug Administration experts debate offering a third Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shot to bolster immunity against COVID-19, Illinois presents a steep contras...
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Cases of COVID-19 are rising in children, but there's reason for optimism, expert saysSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 in children and teenagers rose by nearly 8% in just over two weeks, a rate that surpassed increases in the general population, Illinois Department of P...
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Metra directors approve 21% raise for top executive, but it's not unanimousSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Metra board members approved a salary increase of about 21% including retirement benefits for the agency's chief Wednesday, but the vote wasn't unanimous. Executive Dire...
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You'll need an appointment — but can skip the lines — at many driver services facilitiesSep 13, 2021 5:30 am - Questions such as “do you have an appointment?”, and the occasional letdown, “all our appointments are full,” circulated Friday outside the driver services facility in L...