Marni Pyke
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Will strike by workers who produce gravel derail road construction season?Jun 16, 2022 1:00 am - A strike by the workers who produce gravel and other essential materials for roadwork is raising concerns it could hamstring a crucial construction season. About 300 mem...
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Spinning truck gouged Metra railcar in fatal crash, NTSB preliminary report revealsJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Federal investigators released new details Wednesday of how a truck struck by a Metra train pierced a railcar, resulting in a rider's fatal ejection May 11 in Clarendon ...
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Faulty AC, power outage shut down three metro region secretary of state facilitiesJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - The ongoing heat wave and storms Monday caused temporary closures of three metro region Illinois secretary of state facilities on Tuesday. Air-conditioning glitches comb...
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Valencia tests positive for COVID-19, will break briefly from secretary of state campaignJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois secretary of state Democratic candidate Anna Valencia announced she tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday but is experiencing mild symptoms. Valencia, Chicago ci...
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With electric vehicle sales growing, how will we pay for road repairs?Jun 06, 2022 5:30 am - Illinois' ambitious goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2030 includes rebates of $2,000 to $4,000 to entice consumers to buy EVs starting July 1....
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'A very cool rock': How suburban kids made dolostone Illinois' state rockJun 06, 2022 1:00 am - swCooler than sandstone or limestone, and packing a punch of magnesium, dolostone became Illinois' official state rock Monday thanks to the efforts of junior geologists ...
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As COVID-19 in Illinois teens and kids rises, under-5 vaccines may come June 21. But where?Jun 03, 2022 1:00 am - The number of teenagers and children contracting COVID-19 has spiked by 64.6% since the beginning of 2022 and now that demographic represents nearly one-quarter of all c...
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State's first presumed monkeypox case surfaces in ChicagoJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois and Chicago health officials announced the state's first probable case of monkeypox Thursday. The male Chicagoan who contracted the virus recently traveled to E...
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Jesse Sullivan tests positive for COVID-19, will debate remotelyJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Republican candidate for governor Jesse Sullivan announced Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19. Sullivan, a venture capitalist from downstate Petersburg, is "feelin...
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FAA wants comments on O'Hare terminal overhaulJun 02, 2022 1:00 am - Thursday marked two O'Hare International Airport events - progress on federal approval of a monumental redevelopment and the groundbreaking on a new Terminal 5 parking s...