Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Chicago Public Schools aims to get first shots to all employees by April 1

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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All CPS teachers now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines at district sites, with aim to have all employees get first dose by the end of March

CPS doesn’t have a central vaccine tracking system but is requiring employees to self-report. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Welcome to ‘third winter’, the Chicago season where the last big snowstorm can fall as late as May

Seems like the third winter in Chicago runs through March on average. Looking back at 136 years of local weather data, Chicago has experienced its final measurable snow as early as Feb. 28 (in 1994) and as late as May 11 (in 1966). That’s why March 31 is the date of the average last significant…

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Illinois COVID-19 questions answered: Why is vaccine hesitancy higher in Black and brown communities? Can I get a mammogram the same week I get the vaccine?

Is it safe to have surgery if I’ve recently been vaccinated? Here are some Coronavirus questions we put to health and science experts. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lake County snowplow crash in Zion leaves SUV passenger critically injured

A passenger in an SUV was critically injured when the vehicle was involved in a crash with a Lake County snowplow Monday in Zion, according to a county news release. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Beach Park man charged in beating, choking and threatening of girlfriend, authorities say

A Beach Park man has been charged with beating and choking his girlfriend, and then threatening to kill her with scissors, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Police investigating Portage Park shooting, crash with street sweeper that leads to 4 seriously injured

Chicago police are investigating a shooting and a crash between a car and a street sweeper in the Portage Park neighborhood Monday morning that caused both vehicles to catch fire and sent four people to the hospital with serious injuries. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Central Illinois rain to become northern Illinois snow and sleet, forecasters say: ‘It’s going to be kind of nasty out there’

What started as rain in central Illinois was expected to turn to wet snow and a sloppy, wintry mix in the Chicago area, making for a messy afternoon rush hour as a storm system moves northward Monday, forecasters said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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South Side mass shooting leaves 15 people shot, two of the fatally

A pop-up” party at South Side Think Tank, a business that operates as a tow company and apparent event space for pop-up parties on the South Side, left at least 15 people were shot, two of them fatally. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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At least 15 shot, 2 fatally, in South Side mass shooting at ‘pop-up party,’ top Chicago cop says

At least 15 people were shot, two fatally, during a party at a Park Manor business early Sunday, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Naperville police add extra patrols in Washington Street area after report of man attempting to lure child into van

Naperville police are adding extra patrols in the area of North Washington Street after receiving a report of a man trying to lure a child into a van. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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4 wounded in overnight city shootings, police say

Four men were wounded overnight in city shootings, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick’s Day weekend, prompting selfies and wooing: ‘It’s a little bit of normalcy’

The Chicago River glowed Kelly green downtown this St. Patrick’s Day weekend after all. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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CPS high school families have a lot of questions about reopening plans. Here are some of the answers.

Reopening high schools is more complex, with one official calling the plan “almost like an octopus.” Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago

As vaccinations ramp up, there is a glimmer of a new normal on the horizon. Here’s how to get a coronavirus vaccine in Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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How did life change during the last year of the pandemic? Here’s what readers told us, in 7 charts.

Readers share how their lives are different now versus the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they view the future Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Man charged with murder in woman’s 2020 killing in Englewood apartment

A West Englewood man faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a woman in an Englewood apartment in September, police said Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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How COVID-19 vaccine gets from the factory to your arm: Here is how the tricky, meticulous operation works

The process of getting doses from the factory to storage and then into arms is a daunting operation, hinging on meticulous handling and preparation protocols. The temperature has to be right. The timing must be exact. Even the method of preparing the injections must be precise, or the dose has to be discarded. Here is…

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Police fatally shoot central Indiana man after pursuit, standoff and shots fired at officers, officials say

Police fatally shot a central Indiana man after he allegedly fled from officers and fired at them, leading to an hours-long standoff that ended when he was shot as he took a rifle out of a box in the back of his truck. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Health experts say not to hold out for a certain vaccine. But Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson doses are available in Illinois. Can you choose?

The newly approved Johnson and & Johnson vaccine is now available in Illinois, and some people are actively seeking it out, while others are trying to avoid it. Here’s what health experts say. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Teachers on strike in Bourbonnais say they ‘stepped up’ during the pandemic and now are fighting higher health insurance costs

New employees would see higher health care costs under a district proposal. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Embattled Merrillville councilman apologizes for 2003 blackface costume; bid to censure fails

Merrillville Councilman Jeffrey Minchuk apologized Tuesday for dressing in blackface and posing with someone dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe in 2003 and resigned as the council’s vice president during a packed meeting. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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