Marni Pyke
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'We are on the precipice': State reports nearly 7,000 new COVID-19 cases, 36 more deathsOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled a record 6,943 Friday, an 89% spike from September averages, and deaths from the respiratory disease came to 36, the Illinois Department of...
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New limits in Lake, McHenry start Saturday amid 6,110 new state COVID-19 cases, 51 deathsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 6,110 Wednesday as Lake and McHenry counties now join the rest of the suburbs and Chicago in facing virus-related restrictions that include...
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Pace navigating pandemic and 'hardest' budget everOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - Pace ridership is down by 50%, the 2021 budget anticipates a $53.6 million shortfall and 73 bus routes are temporarily canceled. It could be worse, Pace Executive Direct...
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Illinois COVID-19 update: Indoor dining in suburban Cook County to be suspendedOct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Indoor dining at suburban Cook County restaurants and bars will be suspended effective Wednesday as the region joins a spiraling list of locations across Illinois where ...
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Senate debate dives into racism, political corruption, lake levels and COVID-19Oct 25, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' five candidates for U.S. senator in the Nov. 3 election laid out their positions on a variety of hot-button issues at a Sunday debate on NBC 5. The Green Party...
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Illinois sets new one-day record for COVID-19 cases at 4,942Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases spiked Thursday to a new high of 4,942, and 44 more people died from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health r...
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'We want to know why': Waukegan family mourns, questions why Marcellis Stinnette diedOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The family of Marcellis Stinnette called for answers Thursday, anguished over the death of the 19-year-old man who was a passenger in a car when he was shot by a Waukega...
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Waukegan police say shooting that killed Black teen was in self-defense; protesters question itOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Preliminary results from an autopsy confirm Marcellis Stinnette, 19, "died from injuries due to a gunshot" fired by a Waukegan police officer while he was a passenger in...
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'It is kind of a gut punch': Suburban counties face ban on indoor dining until COVID-19 test rates dropOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties all face a ban on indoor service at restaurants and bars as well as other restrictions beginning Friday to stem a resurgence of ...
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How Metra may fill its budget hole if there's no federal rescueOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - Service cuts are an option if no federal aid emerges for Metra, Union Pacific employees verifying tickets behind plexiglass creates "a mess," but a massively complicated...