Daily Illinois coronavirus graphs: 29 new deaths, 4,762 new confirmed and probable cases and 61,987 new test results

As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Wrigleyville bar The Dugout ordered closed until further notice after New Year’s Eve gathering

Chicago conducted 21 investigations of bars, restaurants, hotels and other locations related to New Year’s Eve parties, and issued notices to correct to seven establishments for minor violations.Four hotels were issued notices to correct because they “allowed slightly more than the maximum capacity in guest rooms or the lobby,” the statement said. Top Featured Tags:…

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Anonymous donor gives Central Illinois Foodbank $500,000 gift: ‘The timing is impeccable’

The Central Illinois Foodbank plans to use an anonymous donor’s $500,000 gift to expand its reach during a time of growing need. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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No injuries reported in roof collapse in South Chicago neighborhood

No one was injured when a roof of a building collapsed early Saturday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Speed camera tickets starting at 6 mph above the limit part of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2021 revenue packages

With 2021 upon us, Mayor Lori Lightfoot will soon end Chicago motorists’ carefree days of driving up to 9 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.The city will start issuing tickets in the new year to people automated speed cameras catch driving between 6 and 9 mph too fast. Lightfoot is counting on millions…

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Dec. 29 storm map: How much did it snow near you?

A fast-moving, rush-hour storm started to roll through northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon giving Chicago its first major winter snow of the season. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Great-grandmother on shooting death of 13-year-old boy: ‘This little guy was fine, they just took his life, just like that for no reason.’

Xavier Quiroz was shot by two people and killed Sunday morning in Vittum Park on the Southwest Side, according to police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Long-term care facilities in the state have more than half the vaccines needed for staff and residents

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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With COVID-19 vaccines for teachers possible by March, Chicago Teachers Union says reopening CPS schools now ‘doesn’t make any sense’

With teacher vaccines expected to start in February or March, CTU says school reopening should wait. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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An 82-year-old North Shore man lost his job during the pandemic. The community he’s served for generations helped him find a new one.

“He is a gentle soul and touched everybody,” said one resident who recalled how Levin tended to her mother when she was ill. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Achy backs. Sore necks. Working from home has created new demand for physical therapy. ‘Your body just can’t handle it.’

Across the country, aching backs, necks and shoulders brought on by COVID-19-related lifestyle changes have sent many people to physical therapists — a trend that’s likely to continue in 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Murder suspect who escaped at restaurant drive-thru caught in East Chicago: sheriff

A Hammond man charged with murder who escaped when a private driver who was extraditing him from Texas stopped at a Gary McDonald’s drive-thru Dec. 15 was captured Monday morning in East Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Temps to dip below freezing for days after Chicago’s first winter blast dropped 4 inches of snow and made evening commute ‘one of the worst we’ve had.’

A winter storm that lashed northern Illinois with sleet, freezing rain and more than 4 inches of snow was moving out Wednesday morning, with rain tapering off to a drizzle and temperatures dropping enough to leave roads ice. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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With ‘no hesitation,’ Chicago’s health commissioner gets Pfizer shot at new Malcolm X College mass vaccination site for non-hospital healthcare workers

Chicago’s public health commissioner received the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning at Malcolm X College as part of a wave of non-hospital healthcare workers now eligible for the shot. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Sunday was busiest day at U.S. airports since pandemic took hold in mid-March

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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Donnie Kirksey, Chicago basketball legend, dies at 57 of complications related to COVID-19

Kirksey was a mentor to hundreds of basketball students in the Chicago area, including former NBA players Juwan Howard and Eddy Curry. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Two men sought after exchange of gunfire with Chicago police on South Side. No injuries reported

Chicago police were searching for two men after gunfire was exchanged with officers in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side late Sunday, authorities said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago area will see an end to its mostly snowless winter this week. Snow and ice Tuesday through Wednesday, then another round on New Year’s Eve.

Winter weather may finally end Chicago’s historic lack of snow this year and throw a wrench in any New Year’s Eve plans, forecasters said Monday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Pot legalization was to bring expungements to many with records in Illinois. Numbers so far are low, but more are expected to be on the way.

Almost one year after recreational marijuana legalization took effect, few past criminal cases that qualify for expungement have been cleared. But officials say more expungements are on the way. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Red Cross, fellow residents step up to help 56 displaced by Christmas Day fire in Palos Hills apartment building

The Christmas day fire was reported at 2:50 a.m. at 9954 S. 84th Terrace, Palos Hills, in a 40-unit building. There were no injuries, but 56 residents were displaced. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Person fatally shot near Midway Airport

A person was fatally shot in the chest near the corner of Archer and Lawler Avenues Sunday morning, in Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rockford shooting: Military member from Florida charged in bowling alley shooting that killed 3 people, wounded 3 others

Duke Webb, a 37-year-old military member from Florida, was charged with three counts of murder in the shootings, Rockford prosecutors said Sunday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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