Marni Pyke
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Metra going to alternative schedule, operating fewer trainsMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Metra commuters traveling to and from work next week will have fewer trains to choose from as the railway scales back service in response to a COVID-19-related drop in p...
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Advocate Lutheran General now running limited COVID-19 drive-through testsMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge is now offering drive-through COVID-19 tests, officials said Wednesday. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Lake Barri...
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Cancellations continue at Midway; no word on tower reopeningMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - With more than 70% of flights canceled Wednesday at Midway International Airport, it's unclear when operations will normalize as the air traffic control tower is scrubbe...
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'Joe is just a better fit': Why the suburbs supported BidenMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Former Vice President Joe Biden flattened rival Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tuesday's Illinois primary, and much of his strength came from the suburbs, early results show. B...
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Hundreds of cancellations at Midway Airport after tower technicians contract coronavirusMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Flights are operating at a reduced rate at Midway International Airport after authorities closed its air traffic control tower when several technicians tested positive T...
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...
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United expects to lose $1.5 billion as half of March and April flights canceledMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - United Airlines quashed 50% of its flights for April and May, as fallout from the growing number of coronavirus cases continues. "We also now expect these deep cuts to e...
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Pritzker endorses Biden for presidentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks of holding back, Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president. "As our nation faces some of the bigges...
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COVID-19 cases top 100 in Illinois; it's now in 15 countiesMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of cases of COVID-19 in Illinois reached 105 Monday, state officials announced, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker banned gatherings of 50 people or more on the eve of St....
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Tollway stops accepting cash as way to prevent coronavirus spreadMar 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois tollway is temporarily suspending manual toll payments and shifting to entirely electronic payments to prevent spread of the coronavirus to drivers and empl...