Marni Pyke
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Average of shots in arms falls below 100,000 as demand tapers offApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois' seven-day average of administered COVID-19 vaccine shots fell below 100,000, the lowest level in a month, state public health officials reported Thursday. On W...
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Suburban guests virtually attending Biden address to Congress mirror impact of COVID-19Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An unemployed mom. A county health department chief. A mayor. Illinois congressional delegation invited a mixed bag of virtual guests to President Joe Biden's first addr...
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Day cares, factories, offices, events: Where COVID-19 outbreaks are happening nowApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban COVID-19 outbreaks in the last 30 days centered around a day care, a mental health facility, a medical clinic and a sports team, Illinois Department of Public H...
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Earmarks return to Illinois politics, and so does the debateApr 26, 2021 5:30 am - Amid a conservative revolution and outrage about political corruption, Congress disciplined itself in 2011 by dropping the controversial practice of earmarks. Now the h...
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Finally, getting vaccine supplies 'not an issue' in some countiesApr 23, 2021 1:00 am - With one in three eligible Illinoisans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and doses flowing in, suburban officials said supply is finally ceasing to be an issue as attent...
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Cook County opens up two walk-in mass vaccination sitesApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County opened up two COVID-19 mass vaccination sites for walk-ins without appointments Wednesday as part of a pilot project to accelerate inoculations, particularly...
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COVID-19 update: Variants infecting Illinoisans in their 20s most, data showsApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - Young people in their 20s are the most likely age group to contract any of four highly contagious mutations of COVID-19 circulating in Illinois, data showed Wednesday. I...
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What would the $2 trillion infrastructure plan do for the suburbs?Apr 19, 2021 5:30 am - On the heels of the $1.9 trillion American Recovery Act, President Joe Biden is pitching a second mammoth piece of legislation that aims to fix roads, bridges, public tr...
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In recent COVID-19 outbreaks at schools, sports are the frequent culpritApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - Five out of nine recent school COVID-19 outbreaks across the suburbs involved sports, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Of the remaining outbreaks...
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More than half of Illinois adults have had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccineApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - A total of 53% of Illinoisans age 18 and older — and 50% of people 16 and older — have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, the Illinois Department of Public Hea...