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954 New COVID-19 Cases as Illinois Tests Nearly 39K in Single Day
New statewide totals: 153,916 cases, 7,187 deaths
As Illinois nears the 2 million mark in total COVID-19 tests conducted since the start of the pandemic, health officials reported an additional 954 cases of the virus on Sunday — and a record number of specimens tested in a single day.
Celebrities, Artists Perform ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ to Raise Funds for Illinois Artists
More than 100 Chicago artists and stars who got their start in the Windy City perform the blues anthem, “Sweet Home Chicago.”
COVID-19 Across Chicago: Where We’ve Been, What We Learned
Chicago has 77 official community areas. Over the past three months, Paris Schutz and our news team have visited 42 of them, as well as suburbs, cities and towns in Illinois and four other states. Why we did it. And what we learned.
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Woman Charged With Murdering 7-Year-Old Girl Threatened to Stab Store Worker Minutes Earlier: Prosecutors
Chicago Spent $224.4M on Police Overtime in 9 Months, 12% More Than Its Annual Overtime Budget: Watchdog
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