Marni Pyke
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'This is not a withdrawal': Madigan suspends campaign for Illinois House speakerJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - In a tersely worded statement, besieged Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said he is suspending his campaign for reelection as leader and told Democratic rivals it ...
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What Illinois Republicans are seeking in a new chairmanJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - With the governor's mansion, state Senate and House controlled by Democrats, schisms within the national GOP, and a fundraising gap, it appears Illinois Republicans will...
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What to know about 'Phase 1b' COVID-19 vaccinationsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - To clarify a title, physician Greg Huhn is Cook County Health's employee vaccination coordinator. Nearly 8% of Illinoisans have contracted COVID-19 since the pande...
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Rep. Quigley describes being crouched behind drawn guns on House chamber balconyJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - He crouched on the floor as people shouted and banged on the doors of the U.S. House Chamber Wednesday and grabbed a gas mask to avoid fumes in Statuary Hall. And in the...
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'Get out!' Police called to Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi as they evacuated Capitol Hill officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - A banging on his office door at the Cannon Building in Washington D.C. started 8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and his staff on a bizarre odyssey amid havoc...
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Concerns mount about Illinois' lag in vaccine rolloutJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Health care workers began receiving second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as concerns mounted about delays in getting the rest of Illinoisans inoculated. At a bri...
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After losing election, Skillicorn calls it quits earlyJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Just days before his Democratic replacement is to be sworn in, Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn of East Dundee resigned his position, saying he was tired of corrup...
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Transit predictions for 2021: Air travel rebounds, Metra has 'existentialist' crisisDec 28, 2020 4:30 am - Uncertain what 2021 will bring after a year of empty Metra trains, roads, airports and state coffers, thanks to COVID-19? Fear not. Five experts have gazed into their cr...
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Pritzker: More than 100,000 health care workers have gotten vaccine so farDec 23, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois has given a COVID-19 vaccine to 100,991 health care workers so far, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, as the state prepares for a second inoculation rollout in...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...