Marni Pyke
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Three counties red-flagged over number of COVID-19 patients in the ICUAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A spike in seriously ill COVID-19 patients at hospitals in suburban Cook, Lake and McHenry counties has triggered an Illinois Department of Public Health alert regarding...
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State: 21 school districts on probation for not complying with mask mandateAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Since last week, the Illinois State Board of Education has put 21 school districts on probation for flouting a universal mask mandate for students ordered by Gov. J.B. P...
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How a 115-ton concrete beam cruises from Wisconsin to the Tri-State's Mile Long BridgeAug 16, 2021 5:30 am - How do you transport a 115-ton, 187-foot concrete beam from a Wisconsin manufacturer into Illinois along two major tollways sprawling with traffic and install it 50 feet...
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Timothy Christian Schools gets state recognition back after complying with mask mandateAug 13, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois State Board of Education officials have reinstated Timothy Christian Schools' recognition status after initially revoking it over noncompliance with Gov. J.B. P...
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24 COVID-19 deaths reported Thursday, the highest in 10 weeksAug 12, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 3,114 Thursday and 24 more people died from the respiratory disease, the most fatalities since June 6, the Illinois Department of Public He...
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Will state lift penalty after Timothy Christian schools agree to require masking?Aug 12, 2021 1:00 am - Elmhurst-based Timothy Christian Schools will comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order for students to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the Illinois Stat...
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Illinois offers way to access vaccination status onlineAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccinated Illinoisans who don't want to rely on those paper COVID-19 vaccination cards will now have a new way of showing proof they've got their shot. The Illinois Dep...
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COVID-19 hospitalization average goes up for 28th straight day in IllinoisAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The average number of Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked for the 28th day in a row, state data showed Wednesday, and the majority of those patients are unvaccinat...
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'I had very mild side effects': Doctor joins group in urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccineAug 10, 2021 5:30 am - Although research shows contracting COVID-19 puts pregnant women at higher risk of severe complications from the virus, only 22% of expecting moms have received one or m...
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Downstate parent sues Pritzker over school mask mandateAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - A downstate parent has sued Gov. J.B. Pritzker, claiming that his Aug. 4 school mask mandate related to COVID-19 is "overreach" and "usurps" the authority of local distr...