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Illinois hospitals were treating 1,229 COVID-19 patients Tuesday night.

Illinois | COVID-19 update: 2,013 new cases, 26 more deaths, 1,229 hospitalizations

New cases of COVID-19 reached 2,013 Wednesday with 26 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Illinois hospitals were treating 1,229 COVID-19 patients Tuesday night.
Wayne Village President Eileen Phipps

Crime | Authorities: Man harassed Wayne village president over Ludwig the dog shooting

A Schaumburg man is charged with threatening Wayne Village President Eileen Phipps over her husband's deadly shooting of his next-door-neighbor's dog, Ludwig.
Stan Bowman is out as Blackhawks general manager and president of hockey operations.

Columns | Bowman, MacIsaac step down from Chicago Blackhawks amid sexual assault investigation

Blackhawks general manager and president of hockey operations Stan Bowman and senior vice president of hockey operations Al MacIsaac were relieved of their duties Tuesday after an independent investigation involving former video coach Bradley Aldrich and sexual assault allegations.
Michael Dancz and 5-year-old daughter Erica play with one of the many toys available in the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s new Accessibility Support Collection, which launched Tuesday night.

News | 'Years of dreaming': New collection of therapeutic tools debuts at Arlington Heights library

What's the idea behind the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's new Accessibility Support Collection that formally launched Tuesday night? To give families and therapists the opportunity to try out some of the 350 specialized items before purchasing them.
DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek
DuPage County | 'At last': DuPage County to roll out new paper voting system in time for 2022 primary
DuPage County voters will cast their ballots entirely on paper starting with next year's primary, a shift long sought by election authorities.
News | Security guard critically injured after falling into trench near Aurora business
A security guard was rescued early Wednesday morning after falling into a deep hole in Aurora, according to police and media reports.
The Barrington Public Safety Building houses the fire and police departments, but its 911 dispatch service has been handled by Round Lake Beach-based CenCom. The village plans to switch to Northwest Central Dispatch, which is based in Arlington Heights.
News | Barrington 'excited' about planned switch of 911 provider
Barrington plans to join Northwest Central Dispatch System, which provides 911 services to its neighboring communities, a move that will be beneficial to the village, officials said.
DuPage County Health Department Executive Director Karen Ayala
DuPage County | DuPage to close mass vaccination clinic as focus shifts to inoculating kids
A DuPage County mass vaccination clinic that reopened earlier this month in an effort to administer COVID-19 boosters will shut down again as public health officials prepare to distribute pediatric shots once federal regulators give the go-ahead.
Crime | Two 15-year-olds charged in fatal Park City shooting
Two 15-year-old boys are in custody in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old North Chicago man shot to death Sunday in Park City, authorities said Wednesday.
Drink's Halloweekend costume parties start at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 29-30.
Dining | Halloween bar bashes, pub crawls return this year
Halloween weekend is upon us, and for all those who don't have plans yet to celebrate the spookiest weekend of the year, here are some Halloween happenings at entertainment venues in the suburbs and city.
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten talks in Wheaton earlier this year. He and fellow Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Newman of the 3rd District have been placed into the same proposed congressional district by Illinois legislators.
Politics | Plan to radically reshape 6th Congressional District is drawing criticism
A plan to radically reshape Illinois' suburban 6th Congressional District and potentially pit two incumbent representatives against each other for one seat is drawing criticism.
Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said the team was addressed by CEO Danny Wirtz Wednesday.
Columns | Wirtz addresses Hawks ahead of tonight's game vs. Toronto
A tumultuous week continued for the Chicago Blackhawks as players and coaches were forced to deal with the fallout of a sexual abuse scandal that cost Stan Bowman and Al MacIsaac their jobs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Fans go crazy at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
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On October 20, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) held a team-building/philanthropy day at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, where they hand-packed meals for hungry children in remote areas of the world. BCEN staff based in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan flew in to BCEN’s Oak Brook headquarters to participate in the very special day.
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Glenbrook North mascot Sparty greets fans as the school’s Homecoming kickoff parade wound through town Sunday, Oct. 17.
Spartan spirit! Glenbrook North student athletes, clubs spread cheer at Homecoming parade
Chicago Sky forward/center and former Naperville Central High School athlete Candace Parker celebrates at the 2021 WNBA Champion Chicago Sky Rally Tuesday October 19, 2021 in Chicago at the Pritzker Pavilion.
Rally for former Naperville Central athlete Candace Parker and the 2021 WNBA champions Chicago Sky
In this Feb. 15, 2001 file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell looks on as President Bush addresses State Department employees at the State Department in Washington. Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement on social media Monday, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. He was 84.
Colin Powell dies at age 84
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 54,164, Mike Seeling photo: Chicago Bears’ cornerback Virgil Livers participates in a pancake eating contest benefiting the Easter Seal Foundation in Buffalo Grove in March of 1980.
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