Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,257 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 30 additional deaths reported

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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‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ hit with charges he abused horse, which may be put down after Dan Ryan protest ride

A Chicago man known as the Dreadhead Cowboy has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty after galloping down the Dan Ryan Expressway on Monday afternoon. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Historic Chicago dive bar Old Town Ale House reopens despite tavern restrictions — by selling frozen pizza

The longtime Chicago bar adds a food retail license so it can reopen under the city’s coronavirus rules. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Red Cross: COVID-19 antibody testing now done through standard blood donation, recovered patients can donate at any site

Those who have recovered from coronavirus can now give blood or platelets at any American Red Cross donation site to help save the lives of struggling COVID-19 patients, the Red Cross announced Wednesday. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gale Sayers, the Chicago Bears’ Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77: ‘He was poetry in motion. His like will never be seen again.’

Gale Sayers, the dazzling Chicago Bears running back and kick returner whose injury-shortened career made him the youngest player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, died after a years-long decline in health that included dementia. He was 77. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago fall bridge lifts start Wednesday; Lake Shore Drive lifts could take 45 minutes

Fall bridge lifts were scheduled to start Wednesday on the Chicago River’s main and south branches, starting with the Lake Shore Drive Bridge, which officials warn may take much longer than usual to raise and lower because of construction, according to the city. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 1,531 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 30 additional deaths reported Tuesday

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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Fall long-term forecast for Chicago area calls for warmer-than-usual temps

On the first day of fall, long-range forecasters suggest, the season won’t be quite as cold as usual in the Chicago area. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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With campus senate approval, the belted kingfisher continues hopeful dive toward becoming the University of Illinois’ new mascot

With campus senate approval, the belted kingfisher continues hopeful dive toward becoming the University of Illinois’ new mascot Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Valparaiso man charged in shooting of relative tells judge he’s hiring an attorney; bond set at $3,500

Scott faces charges of aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony; battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony; and criminal recklessness, also a Level 5 felony. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s announcement of ticketing relief during the pandemic, thousands received parking citations anyway: ‘It’s a betrayal, just absolutely ridiculous’

Mayor Lightfoot announced plans to stop ticketing cars during the pandemic. But the city issued thousands when the public was told they’d be getting a break. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Students are getting too much screen time while remote learning in Chicago Public Schools, but in-person services still pose COVID-19 risk, CTU says

Students sometimes struggle to stay focused, or even stay awake in class, one teacher said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Lawry’s among the latest Chicago restaurants and bars to close permanently due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll. Here’s our running list.

Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Joe Biden headed to Manitowoc Monday for second Wisconsin visit

Joe Biden’s campaign announced Sunday that the Democratic presidential nominee would be campaigning in Manitowoc, a city of about 32,000 about 80 miles north of Milwaukee. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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3 injured in South Austin shooting, police say

Three people were injured Saturday night in a drive-by shooting on the West Side, according to Chicago police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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2 dead, 12 wounded in separate shootings, including 3 injured overnight at a gathering on South Side

Two people were fatally wounded, and at least 12 others were injured in shootings since late Friday afternoon, Chicago police said. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rogers Park man charged with Magnificent Mile looting

Rogers Park man charged with Magnificent Mile looting Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chicago suburbs warn ComEd: It’s time to pay up on local utility taxes

More than 50 Chicago suburbs are demanding ComEd pay them local utility taxes they say they’re owed. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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Woman whose severed head found in luggage in Markham identified by coroner’s office

The identity of a 31-year-old woman whose remains were stuffed in duffel bags and brought to Chicago by the murder suspect aboard a Greyhound bus have been released. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID-19′s toll on Illinois’ health care field: A memorial to 44 of those who died

More than 100 lives of professionals working in the health care field have died in Illinois since COVID-19 began its deadly march through the state in March, according to public health officials, who said the exact figure is likely higher. They include nurses, doctors, medical assistants, technicians, therapists and other support staff who clean rooms,…

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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Bars and indoor dining to return in Will and Kankakee counties as COVID-19 positivity rate comes down

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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‘Serious injury’ crash involving motorcycle shuts outbound Kennedy Expressway at Addison

A crash involving a motorcycle resulted in serious injuries Thursday morning and shut down the outbound Kennedy Expressway south of the Irving Park neighborhood, according to state police. Top Featured Tags: – Illinois News Press Release Distribution Service

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