Marni Pyke
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1,941 more COVID-19 cases, 21 more deaths, and an eye on suburbs' positivity ratesJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' COVID-19 case total grew by 1,941 Friday, and the death toll from the respiratory disease rose by 21, as the state reported a record number of 49,782 daily tes...
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More Democrats seek Madigan's ouster as speaker amid ComEd scandalJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Two suburban state representatives joined the limited ranks of Democrats calling for Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to resign from leadership right away amid a swel...
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Some suburban Republicans downplay president's tweet about delaying electionJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's musings on Twitter about delaying the Nov. 3 election drew sharp reactions from suburban Democrats while some prominent state Republicans downpl...
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Pritzker: Practices but no games for sports like football, given COVID-19 threatJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced restrictions to recreational sports that would suspend activities like football, basketball, soccer and volleyball competitive matches in th...
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Tollway bungled construction contracts, state regulator saysJul 27, 2020 5:00 am - A state regulator has ruled the Illinois tollway acted illegally in its handling of unsuccessful bids from two construction companies on separate projects, a move that c...
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1,231 new COVID-19 cases; normalcy 'six-plus months' off, Pritzker saysJul 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois increased by 1,231 Monday and deaths from the respiratory disease grew by 18, officials said, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker estimated a return to r...
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Mixed views in suburbs, too, about Columbus statue coming down in ChicagoJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Fraught emotions involving Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's mothballing of two Christopher Columbus statues isn't just confined to the city -- it also resonates in the sub...
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Illinois reports 1,624 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deathsJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - The number of COVID-19 cases rose by 1,624 Thursday, the highest since May 25, and deaths increased by 20, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. That leaves...
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Metra wants feds to intervene in spat with Union PacificJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Metra is asking federal regulators to intervene in a dispute with Union Pacific Railroad over operating commuter trains that carry up to 45,000 riders. Freight railroad ...
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'Call a special session': Republicans want Pritkzer to act on corruption probeJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Republican lawmakers pressured Democrats and Gov. J.B. Pritzker Tuesday to reconvene the General Assembly to address the corruption scandal engulfing ComEd and implicati...