Marni Pyke
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As hospitalizations for COVID-19 dip, all suburban counties at low risk levelsJan 27, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 dropped by 18% as new cases rose by a fraction, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday. So far the highly contagious “Kra...
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Garrett Popcorn Shop now open at Midway International AirportJan 24, 2023 4:00 am - A Garrett Popcorn Shop's landing at Midway International Airport represents more than just tasty snacks for travelers to the Chicago Department of Aviation. "It's the la...
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It's good for kids and the environment. So why aren't more students walking to school?Jan 23, 2023 4:30 am - Watch students converge on many suburban schools in the morning and you'll see some walkers, a posse of buses and an inevitable car line stretching down the street. It w...
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Two die in wrong-way crash on I-290 near Elk Grove VillageJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way crash early Sunday on I-290 near Elk Grove Village, the Illinois State Police reported. The collision occurred about 2 a.m. at Bie...
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Park Ridge man hit, killed by train near BarringtonJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - A 41-year-old Park Ridge man died after he was struck by Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line train late Sunday morning near Barrington. At 12:53 p.m., the railroad announ...
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Beach Park man charged with kidnapping 3 Ohio childrenJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - A Beach Park man has been charged with kidnapping three Ohio children after Lake County sheriff's police tracked them to a local gas station Saturday. Michael Negron, 19...
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'We all lost our best friend': Radio icon Lin Brehmer dies after cancer battleJan 22, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved WXRT 93.1-FM radio host and rock'n'roll poet laureate Lin Brehmer has died after battling cancer, the Chicago radio station reported Sunday. “It is with a heavy ...
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Metra aims high in 2023 to bring riders back after pandemic lowsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - To correct a previous version, LKH&S CEO is Stan Lewin and in May 2021 Metra renewed the firm's contract for $4.7 million through April 2023. Metra leaders set an ...
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What's coming around the corner? Vehicles keep crashing onto Elgin homeowner's propertyJan 16, 2023 4:20 am - Christopher Hilton tenses every time a vehicle turns onto his street. And who can blame the Elgin homeowner after multiple crashes into his property? The culprit, Hilto...
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 down by 20%, even as 'Kraken' cases riseJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitalizations for COVID-19 declined by more than 20% in a week and counties at an elevated transmission level for the virus also decreased, the Illinois Department of...