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Of the more than 20 Republicans running for Congress in the North, Northwest and Western suburbs, four agree with the Republican National Committee's description of last year's deadly siege of the U.S. Capitol as "ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse."
Despite a downstate judge's order lifting a statewide mask mandate, many suburban schools insisted students and employees wear face coverings Monday to prevent transmission of the COVID-19 virus, sparking conflict and protests in some schools.
This Daily Herald editorial urges the Biden administration to do more to secure the release of a Lombard man held hostage by the Taliban for two years.
After one full year of administering COVID-19 vaccines, 63.3% of Illinois residents are now considered fully vaccinated, the 18th highest rate among all 50 states, according to federal health figures. But "we have a lot of hard work still ahead of us."
Illinois Department of Public Health records show there are now 3,628 COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals throughout the state, including 743 of whom are in intensive care.