Marni Pyke
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Electric buses cut pollution and spark interest, but there's a cost conundrumMay 17, 2021 5:30 am - With state and federal momentum growing to replace diesel school buses with electrics, and a manufacturing plant to build those vehicles moving to the suburbs, is Illino...
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COVID-19 update: 32,253 more shots, 6 more dead, 946 new casesMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 dropped to 946 Monday, the fewest since mid-March, with six more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Pritzker rescinding mask rule for fully vaccinated residentsMay 17, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is aligning its mask rules to reflect recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines that people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 don't need face c...
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COVID-19 update: 50,326 more shots, 49 more dead, 1,841 new casesMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 1,841 Friday, continuing a seven-day trend of fewer than 2,000 infections a day, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. However...
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No maskless free-for-all yet: Here's where precautions remain in place in the suburbsMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Numerous entities — pharmacies, schools, cinemas, religious organizations and more — said Friday they will continue to require face masks to prevent spread of COVID-19 i...
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Got COVID-19 vaccine questions for your 12- to 15-year-olds? We've got answersMay 13, 2021 5:30 am - With approvals from a U.S. Centers for Disease Control panel of experts Wednesday and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Monday, Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine is now...
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Small plane makes emergency landing on I-355May 13, 2021 1:00 am - No serious injuries were reported after a small airplane with four people aboard made an emergency landing at 11:10 a.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of I-355 near N...
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Illinois COVID-19 deaths up 22% over a month ago, but cases continue to declineMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying of COVID-19 has increased 22.3% in recent weeks, but the trend is "not significant," the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. D...
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Could railroad merger lead to more freight trains in the suburbs?May 12, 2021 1:00 am - A replay of a 2008 battle to stop the Canadian National Railway from acquiring another railroad is emerging in the suburbs with similar concerns about spiraling freight ...
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Mask flouting no joke at 30,000 feet, aviation industry saysMay 10, 2021 5:30 am - The minute flight attendants ask airplane passengers to put up their tray tables, there's typically a quick response. But when it comes to COVID-19 mask requirements, c...