Marni Pyke
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How to maintain your car during its COVID-19 vacationMay 11, 2020 5:33 am - Amid the seismic churn COVID-19 brings to life, one constant remains: a steady flow of advice from those people who are always right (or think they are). Like "don't pu...
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Top aide to Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19May 11, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has touched a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's senior staff who tested positive for the disease late last week, officials said Monday. The governor a...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...
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Stir-crazy cooking: Mamma Mia! Leonardo soup cracks the lockdown codeMay 06, 2020 6:00 am - A cold spring day, and I'm thinking soup for dinner to satisfy the hungry crew. There's a lovely recipe for a sublime carrot-orange soup I'm leaning toward, but the 9-ye...
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State officials as virus deaths approach 3,000: 'Virtual hugs' best on Mother's DayMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 136 Wednesday, a decrease from Tuesday's high of 176, but "the virus hasn't gone away," officials announced as they cautioned against large ...
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Need an escape from COVID-19? Go for a driveMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - As the novelty of binge-TV, sourdough starters and cutting one's own hair wears off, a collective COVID-19-induced cabin fever is settling on the region. Is there any es...
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Hospitalizations, ventilator use dip in Illinois; 46 more have diedMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans fighting COVID-19 in hospitals has decreased, as has the tally of those on ventilators, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday. Regarding ventilators, ...
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As some easing in Illinois begins Friday, the daily death toll stays near a recordApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - Leaving your home Friday? Bring a mask to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned Illinoisans Thursday on the eve of a revised stay-at-home order. The c...
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Another GOP lawmaker takes Pritzker to court over stay-at-home orderApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - A second lawsuit challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker's authority to enact a stay-at-home order over the COVID-19 pandemic was filed Wednesday by a Republican lawmaker in Winn...
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Idled gig workers, contractors wait on state for federal aidApr 28, 2020 5:30 am - After weeks of nothing from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Ron Smaga was gratified by a letter from the agency acknowledging that he exists. But a check...