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IL Sets Weekly Record For Nursing Home Deaths; 4,699 New Cases
Nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths statewide have been in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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Chicago, IL|News|
Mask Disputes Lead To Assaults On IL Flight Attendants: FAA
The separate incidents, both stemming from a "face-covering dispute," took place on two flights headed to Illinois in August, the FAA said.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Illinois Sues Google For Alleged Illegal Search Engine Monopoly
"Google’s actions have not only negatively affected competition ... but have also risked the privacy of consumers," IL AG Kwame Raoul said.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Coronavirus Deaths Top 15,000 In Illinois Amid Vaccine Delays
The governor said he has no idea why the Trump administration would leave millions of vaccine doses sitting in warehouses undistributed.
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Niles-Morton Grove, IL|News|
Santa Tells Boy No Nerf Guns, NRA Makes Him Lifetime Member
"The North Pole doesn't need any commies," a pro-gun Santa says in a new ad from the National Rifle Association featuring the 4-year-old.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Who Is Getting The Coronavirus Vaccine First In Illinois?
"Herd immunity requires maybe 80 percent. We're talking about 10 million people. Five have done it now," Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Tuesday.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Illinois Certifies 20 Votes For Joe Biden In Electoral College
"The election is affirmed and it is now time for us as a country to move forward," said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, one of the electors.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
State Reports 7,123 New Cases Wednesday Amid Vaccine Delays
IL will receive only half the vaccine doses it was expecting, and hospitals and health departments are still waiting for their shipments.
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Chicago, IL|News|
SWAT Arrests Man Who Threatened To 'Shoot Up' O'Hare: Police
Police said the man also threatened the White House, but after an anonymous tip, a SWAT unit showed up at his hotel room door.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
IL Reports 9,420 New Coronavirus Cases Friday, 190 More Deaths
"You deserve for you and your family and your friends to make it all the way to the other side [of the pandemic]," Dr. Ngozi Ezike said.
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Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL|News|
Chicago Bears Cancel Practice After 4th Positive Coronavirus Test
“Obviously we’re not exempt from this pandemic,” Bears coach Matt Nagy told the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Illinois Joins Suit Accusing Facebook Of Creating Monopoly
The suit alleges that Facebook has spent years buying out the competition to build a "moat" around the company.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Record 6.1M Illinoisans Voted In 2020, Highest Turnout Since 1992
Not in nearly 3 decades have a greater percentage of Illinoisans turned out to vote in a presidential election — all despite the pandemic.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
15 Fire-Related Deaths Last Holiday Season: Tips To Stay Safe
Remember to put out your candles before heading to bed, or you could be waking up to a house filled with smoke instead of presents.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
IL Coronavirus Update Dec. 9: 8,256 New Infections, 179 More Dead
New infections have declined slightly, but the state is still in the "danger zone," officials said, and deaths remain near record highs.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
Celebrity Hamster Claude Could Help You Win The Lottery
Claude the Hamster is the Illinois Lottery's newest mascot. Find out how you can win lottery tickets — and if he likes Shakespeare.
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Beverly-MtGreenwood, IL|News|
Retired Chicago Firefighter Shot Dead In Carjacking Attempt: CPD
"Our hearts are heavy tonight," CFD spokesman Larry Langford said of 65-year-old Dwain Williams' death.
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St. Louis|News|
St. Louis COVID Vaccinations Could Start Dec. 17, BJC Emails Say
Washington University and Barnes Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri, are named as possible vaccination sites.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
148 More Illinoisans Dead, 10,526 New Virus Cases Reported Friday
The coronavirus vaccine is expected to be approved next week, but for 148 more Illinoisans, it didn't come soon enough.
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Across Illinois, IL|News|
IL Coronavirus Cases Rise In Possible Post-Thanksgiving Surge
Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned Gov. Pritzker of a post-Thanksgiving virus surge, and Illinois may already be starting to see the first signs.
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