Marni Pyke
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Traffic is way down because of COVID-19, but fatal crash numbers are similar to 2019Jul 06, 2020 5:30 am - In April, at the height of the quietus caused by Illinois' stay-at-home order to reduce spread of COVID-19, passenger traffic on toll roads plunged by up to 55%. Highway...
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Death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 7,000 in IllinoisJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 rose by 868 and deaths increased by 18 Friday, a week after the state lifted multiple restrictions intended to reduce the spread of the respiratory dis...
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20-somethings constitute nearly 17% of coronavirus cases in IllinoisJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 828 Wednesday, the highest number since Friday, and deaths rose by 30, officials said. That leaves the state with 144,013 cases of the respi...
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Nighttime flights at O'Hare drop by 68%, noise complaints down by 54%Jun 29, 2020 5:30 am - A virus breaks out in a Chinese region in late 2019, and by June 2020 hundreds of residents living near O'Hare International Airport are getting some shut-eye - for a ch...
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Millions for COVID-19 contact tracers to be distributed soonJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - The number of deaths from COVID-19 rose by 14 Monday and cases increased by 738, officials said, as Illinois experiences its first full week with fewer COVID-19 restrict...
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As cases of COVID-19 near 140,000, Pritzker affirms state's set to enter Phase 4Jun 25, 2020 1:00 am - You've done it, so keep it up but don't get cocky, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and health experts told Illinoisans in affirming multiple COVID-19-related restrictions will be lif...
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Tollway offers temporary amnesty program and lowers violation feesJun 25, 2020 1:00 am - Tollway customers with outstanding fines will get a break from excessive fees with new policies that include a temporary amnesty program approved by board directors Thur...
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Déjà vu fish tacos ride again with some tweaksJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - En route to Maui for my brother's wedding in the spring of 2003, a four-hour layover awaited in Los Angeles. No worries. I had a rendezvous planned with an old newspaper...
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Infection rate up slightly as state surpasses 138,000 casesJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - Test results for COVID-19 showed the positivity rate ticked up slightly, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday, but hospitalizations for the respir...
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State releases guidelines for schools to reopen this fallJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Children across Illinois are expected to return to school this fall - a welcome development for many after months of remote learning but one bringing challenges and chan...