Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 6,943 new confirmed COVID-19 cases — a new daily high — and 36 additional deaths reported as state surpasses 400,000 total infections

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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Is a 96% attendance rate a bright spot in a pandemic stricken school year? Not exactly, as remote learning skews annual report card.

Illinois schools shifted to remote learning in the spring without standardized methods of recording remote attendance, making it difficult to compare data from previous years. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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East-central region that’s home to Champaign-Urbana and Decatur latest to be hit with tighter COVID-19 restrictions

A chunk of east-central Illinois that includes Urbana-Champaign and Decatur will become the 10th of 11 regions in the state to come under tighter restrictions, including a ban on indoor dining and bar service, as the coronavirus continues its resurgence across Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Friday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press…

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United Center to serve as polling place on Election Day

The Chicago Board of Elections plans to utilize the United Center on the Near West Side as a voting super site on Tuesday, giving all city voters another polling site option where they can cast their ballot in person. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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He was shot to death at a CTA station in Rogers Park, a neighborhood he loved and always came back to, even when it became dangerous for him

His mother, Cynthia Howard, arranged a memorial near a basketball court at the park where her son often spent time with friends. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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1 killed, 4 injured when driver runs red light in Chatham, Chicago police say

A 54-year-old man was killed when the 35-year-old driver of a vehicle ran a red light and hit another vehicle on a cross street, Chicago police said Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID numbers prompt stoppage of indoor restaurant and bar service in Lake, McHenry counties; ‘We simply need to stay in’

Those restrictions and others are part of mitigation imposed Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in those two counties comprising the state’s Region 9. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID numbers prompt stoppage of indoor restaurant and bar service in Lake, McHenry counties; ‘We simply need to stay in’

Those restrictions and others are part of mitigation imposed Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in those two counties comprising the state’s Region 9. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID numbers prompt stoppage of indoor restaurant and bar service in Lake, McHenry counties; ‘We simply need to stay in’

Those restrictions and others are part of mitigation imposed Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in those two counties comprising the state’s Region 9. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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EPA says it has finished cleanup at Superfund site near Gary/Chicago International Airport

The cleanup at Midco II, 5900 Industrial Highway, included consolidating and covering contaminated soil and sentiment on-site, addressing soil vapors and treating contaminated groundwater. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Biological mom, man held after 7-year-old taken from Chesterton facility: police

Witnesses told police an older juvenile ran into the building, grabbed the boy and fled, getting into a white van. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID numbers prompt stoppage of indoor restaurant and bar service in Lake, McHenry counties; ‘We simply need to stay in’

Those restrictions and others are part of mitigation imposed Wednesday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in those two counties comprising the state’s Region 9. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Antibody drug tested in Cook County may be helpful to some COVID-19 patients, results show

A new antibody-based drug shows promise in treating outpatients who have mild to severe COVID-19, according to initial results of research conducted in part at Cook County Health and Northwestern University. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘Giving condolences is not enough.’ Hadiya Pendleton’s mom urges people to turn in guns as Chicago police announce recovery of 9,000 weapons this year.

The mother of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old girl whose shooting death in 2013 sparked a national outcry, appeared with Chicago police brass Wednesday as they announced the recovery of 9,000 guns in the city so far this year. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Families remember loved ones lost to COVID-19 with ofrendas, homemade altars for Day of the Dead: ‘The love never dies, we celebrate their life’

Chicago-area Latino families dedicate Day of the Dead ofrendas to loved ones they lost to COVID-19 and hope to raise awareness of the deadly virus. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Waukegan police officer had body camera off during fatal shooting of Marcellis Stinnette; officials say that led to his firing

The videos also do not seem to support the initial account of the officer who fired at the couple — as reported in initial statements from Waukegan police — that he fired at the couple’s car as it went in reverse toward him, putting him in fear for his life. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois…

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As state halts indoor dining in Chicago, a Pilsen restaurant tests out sidewalk enclosure. Its designer wants to build more, but needs financial backing.

McKinley Park team takes winter outdoor dining into its own hands. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Waukegan police officer had body camera off during fatal shooting of Marcellis Stinnette; officials say that led to his firing

The videos also do not seem to support the initial account of the officer who fired at the couple — as reported in initial statements from Waukegan police — that he fired at the couple’s car as it went in reverse toward him, putting him in fear for his life. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois…

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The Spin: Lightfoot, Pritzker have ‘frank’ talk on COVID-19 restrictions | Kamala Harris makes robocalls for Kim Foxx | Trump points finger at local politicians after NYT piece on Chicago tower woes

Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune’s politics newsletter. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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The Spin: Lightfoot, Pritzker have ‘frank’ talk on COVID-19 restrictions | Kamala Harris makes robocalls for Kim Foxx | Trump points finger at local politicians after NYT piece on Chicago tower woes

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Dad charged after son, 13, confessed to accidentally shooting brother, 9

After first implicating his own grandmother and later his 5-year-old sister as being responsible for the accidental shooting of his 9-year-old brother earlier this month, authorities said a 13-year-old boy confessed to accidentally shooting his sibling while they played with their father’s legally owned firearms. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lightfoot drops opposition to Pritzker’s order for tighter restrictions in Chicago; Lake and McHenry counties added to list of regions where indoor bar and dining banned

Under pressure from Mayor Lightfoot and GOP state lawmakers, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he isn’t changing his mind about restrictions on indoor dining and bar service in Chicago. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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