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Illinois attorney general says Centers for Testing Control to be shut down for ‘foreseeable future’

The Illinois attorney general announced the Center for COVID Control, which operated testing sites in Lake and McHenry counties, will remain closed as an investigation is underway into the company. On Wednesday, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced he had filed a lawsuit against Illinois-based Center for COVID Control and their associated lab, Doctors Clinical […]

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State awards grant money to Lake County, Chicago area businesses hit by 2020 looting

Two Lake County businesses were awarded grants as part of a statewide economic recovery program for businesses to help rebuild after the 2020 riots. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced last Monday $976,000 to 26 small businesses and $7.45 million for businesses in commercial corridors. The grants are the final round […]

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‘We can’t stop COVID without you’ Advocate Aurora Health says in full-page newspaper ad urging vaccination

Advocate Aurora Health, which operates hospitals throughout the Chicago area, placed a full-page newspaper ad urging people to get vaccinated, saying that the majority of their patients are unvaccinated. “We can’t stop COVID without you,” the full-page newspaper ad read. “Beds are full. Wait times are long. And the strain on our health care, undeniable. […]

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NWS issues winter weather advisory as ‘steady snow’ expected in Lake, McHenry counties on Tuesday

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for northern Illinois, including Lake and McHenry counties, in anticipation of steady snow expected on Tuesday. The weather advisory was issued Monday afternoon and will go into effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. Counties included in the advisory are Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Lake, […]

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‘Please protect the troopers’: State police officials remind public to obey Scott’s Law

The Illinois State Police are reminding drivers to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles and any vehicle with flashing lights as today is Scott’s Law Day. “Today is Scott’s Law Day, please take a moment to reflect on why this law was created,” the Island Lake Police Department said on Thursday. The law […]

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NWS says smoke smell throughout Chicagoland area is from wildfires 600 miles away in Kansas

The National Weather Service said the smoke smelled Thursday morning throughout the Chicagoland area is from wildfires 600 miles away in Kansas. “Any early risers out there may smell smoke. Have no fear – there are no fires nearby,” the National Weather Service Chicago said in a tweet. “The smoke is actually from Kansas, traveling […]

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NWS warns of damaging wind threat to northern Illinois area that could bring widespread power outages

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the northern Illinois area in anticipation of damaging winds that could cause widespread power outages Wednesday evening. A “major weather system” is strengthening Wednesday as it tracks from western to central United States, the NWS said. Nearly every county in Illinois is under a […]