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The preseason rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
The preseason rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.
1. Warren (6) 78
2. Lincoln-Way East (2) 73
3. Marist 54
4. Maine South 50
5. Hinsdale Central 47
6. Neuqua Valley 30
7. Naperville Central 26
8. Edwardsville 25
9. Huntley 14
10. Glenbard West 9
(tie) Palatine 9
Others receiving votes: Barrington 8, O’Fallon 5, Homewood-Flossmoor 4, Bolingbrook 3, Evanston 2, New Trier 2, South Elgin 1.
1. St. Rita (6) 68
2. Loyola (1) 63
3. Brother Rice 58
4. Wheaton North 55
5. Mount Carmel (1) 42
6. St. Charles North 31
7. Batavia 27
8. Prospect 22
9. Willowbrook 17
10. Wheaton Warrenville South 15
Others receiving votes: Lincoln Way West 9, Hononegah 8, Normal 7, Hersey 7, Shepard 4, Bradley-Bourbonnais 1.
1. Cary-Grove (10) 10
2. Crete-Monee 65
3. Washington 50
4. Lake Forest 49
5. Rockford Boylan 47
6. Simeon 34
7. Antioch 31
8. Kankakee 30
9. Benet 28
10. Springfield 23
Others receiving votes: Rock Island 19, Harlem 14, Vernon Hills 11, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 9, Lemont 9, Crystal Lake Central 9, Chatham Glenwood 8, Niles Notre Dame 7, Kaneland 6, Wauconda 1.
1. East St. Louis (7) 80
2. Rochester (1) 75
3. Peoria 60
4. Sycamore 50
5. Providence 35
6. Sterling 34
7. Decatur MacArthur 23
(tie) Marion (1) 23
9. Morgan Park 20
10. Fenwick 19
Others receiving votes: Mascoutah 15, Highland 12, Hillcrest 12, Nazareth 8, St. Viator 8, Triad 7, Morris 6, LaSalle-Peru 5, Glenbard South 2, Metamora 1.
1. Joliet Catholic (5) 94
2. Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (5) 93
3. St. Francis 80
4. Richmond-Burton (1) 63
5. Quincy Notre Dame 43
6. Phillips 42
7. Genoa-Kingston 40
8. Coal City 39
9. Peoria Notre Dame 30
10. Mt. Zion 24
(tie) Effingham 24
Others receiving votes: Marengo 10, Johnsburg 10, Cahokia 6, Macomb 5, St. Laurence 5, Stillman Valley 4, Carterville 4, Manteno 3, Canton 1, Murphysboro 1.
1. Wilmington (3) 96
2. Williamsville (4) 95
3. Monticello 77
4. Princeton (1) 63
5. Tolono Unity 35
(tie) Farmington 35
7. Byron 34
8. Nashville (1) 29
9. Mt. Carmel, IL 27
10. Montini 26
Others receiving votes: Benton 17, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 12, Peotone 10, Newton 9, Carlinville 9, Fairfield 8, Fairbury Prairie Central 5, Rock Island Alleman 4, Eureka 3, DuQuoin 1.
1. Decatur St. Teresa 88
2. Rockridge (1) 74
3. Bishop McNamara (5) 73
4. Maroa-Forsyth (3) 70
5. Breese Mater Dei 46
6. Sterling Newman 42
(tie) IC Catholic (2) 42
(tie) Clifton Central 42
9. Downs Tri-Valley 37
10. North-Mac 29
Others receiving votes: Fieldcrest 20, Bismarck-Henning 14, Pana 10, Athens 9, Rushville-Industry 6, Althoff Catholic 2, St. Edward 1.
1. Moweaqua Central A&M (2) 93
2. Lena-Winslow (7) 90
3. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (1) 73
4. Mt. Sterling (Brown County) 46
5. Arcola 44
6. Kewanee (Wethersfield) 43
7. Fulton 36
8. Cumberland 33
9. Forreston (1) 21
(tie) Galena 21
Others receiving votes: Greenfield-Northwestern 20, St. Bede 14, Camp Point Central 14, Carrollton 14, Tuscola 13, Princeville 12, Dakota 8, Aurora Christian 4, Winchester West Central 3, Jacksonville Routt 2, East Dubuque 1.
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But Foxx accused the mayor of getting her facts wrong regarding prosecutors’ decision not to charge five suspects in a deadly Austin shootout last week, and said there was not enough evidence.
With Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on the hot seat at City Council budget hearings, council members complained about the rise in homicides, shootings and carjackings from last year’s already troubling levels.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) will launch a webinar series aimed at educating parents on the best practices to prevent child exploitation online. The series was unveiled amid a recent rise in reports of child victimization online.
After his first week on the job, Martinez sat for an interview with Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman.
Momentum has been a so-so indicator of postseason success. Overall season record has been better in the multiple-wild-card era.
It’s also important to stress that the majority of veterans who receive disability ratings are average income earners or retirees, not high income earners.

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BUREAU COUNTY, Ill. — Editor’s Note: The video above was taken by News 8 viewer Jason Ruff, near Wyanet, around 8 p.m. Monday, August 9
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Bureau County on Monday evening, August 9. 
One of the three was rated an EF-1, with winds that reached 105 mph.  The other two strengths remain unknown. 
Observations reported to the NWS show that the three tornadoes were reported between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., two by trained spotters and a third by the public. These were reported near Van Orin, Wyanet and Arlington.  However, the survey showed that the tornado’s touch down was closer to Zearing than Arlington. 
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has confirmed three tornadoes touched down in Bureau County Monday evening, one of which was rated an EF-1 with winds of 105 MPH. #WeTrackStorms pic.twitter.com/OAb0v8g0IN
This photo was shared by Crystal Ballard, outside Van Orin.
“While tornadoes were reported to have mainly touched down in rural and open fields, some damage was reported in and around the Arlington, IL area,” read the NWS event summary.
According to the National Weather Service, at least six tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois Monday. 
Meteorologist Rafal Ogorek says that based on video, photos and storm reports provided by storm spotters and storm chasers, the agency has confirmed that six tornadoes caused damage in Ogle, DeKalb, and Kane Counties and Lee counties.  
Shortly before 9 p.m., damage to power poles was reported near Kewanee, in Henry County. 
Below is a photo taken during the storm near Princeton, Illinois, courtesy of Lisa Nicole
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed newly-passed legislative district maps to govern elections in the Illinois General Assembly for the next decade despite opposition from Republicans and criticism from certain community groups who say they were ignored in the process.
“Illinois’ strength is in our diversity, and these maps help to ensure that communities that have been left out and left behind have fair representation in our government,” Pritzker said in a statement. “These district boundaries align with both the federal and state Voting Rights Acts, which help to ensure our diverse communities have electoral power and fair representation.”
Pritzker, who once promised to veto maps drawn by politicians, said earlier this week that he was reviewing the maps, but that “we have a constitutional requirement in the state of Illinois” to complete the maps this month.
His latest stance is a departure from comments he made as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2018 when he promised to reject a political product, opting for an independent, nonpartisan commission to create the districts. Pritzker this month backed away from that pledge, saying only that he would nix an “unfair” map.

The House voted 71-45 along party lines last week after 2 1/2 hours of debate to approve new district lines required after each decennial Census to reflect population shifts. It followed a similarly partisan Senate vote, 41-18, in favor of the maps drawn outside of the public eye but which Democrats contend were influenced by opinions voiced during 50 public hearings since April.
Republicans and grassroots activist groups have decried the process concluded without benefit of official U.S. Census numbers, which have been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrats contend they must be completed by June 25, which is simply the date on which they lose complete control of the work.
“The people deserve better than bad data, fake deadlines and sham hearings,” said Sen. Sue Rezin, a Morris Republican.
Pritzker criticized Republicans for not putting their own maps forward, saying they were “unwilling to participate.”
Political lines must be redrawn after each decennial Census to reflect changes in population and ensure protection of voters’ rights. They must be compact, contiguous, and of equal population, among other things.
Critics wonder why the map can’t wait for release of official U.S. Census numbers, which won’t be available until late summer. A consultant who’s on contract with House and Senate Democrats for $200,000 says the ACS numbers from before the 2010 Census varied only slightly from the official count.
The constitution requires the Legislature — currently controlled by Democratic super-majorities — to produce a map by June 30. After that, the project goes to a bipartisan commission. Each time that’s occurred since 1980, the panel has deadlocked and the name of the partisan tie-breaker is drawn from a hat.
During House debate, several Republicans called out Democrats for previously espousing independent map-making, reading from news articles and newspaper endorsement questionnaires their pledges to take politics out of the process. Democratic Rep. Will Guzzardi cried foul, contending it’s not “inconsistent to say, ‘I believe the system should be different and nonetheless, I’m participating under the rules as they are today.’”
Virtually nothing was said about the cartography before the first map popped out late May 21. A revision appeared late Thursday which Hernandez maintained was “absolutely influenced” by public input. GOP Rep. Tom Demmer of Dixon claimed there was an “intentional effort” to withhold details from taxpayers, adding, “It makes a mockery of this process.”
Republicans also criticized the surprise remap produced this week of state Supreme Court districts, the first revision in 60 years. The GOP claims it’s because Democrats fear losing their majority on the high court. The House approved that map last Friday afternoon.

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At least 26 people have been shot, six fatally, so far this weekend across the city of Chicago, according to police records.
In the most recent incident, a 26-year-old man died in a shooting Saturday evening in the Pilsen neighborhood on Chicago’s Lower West Side.
The shooting was reported at approximately 6:03 p.m. in the 1800 block of South Paulina Street. According to authorities, two men and one woman were on the sidewalk when all three were shot by an unknown offender.
The other male victim, a 22-year-old, suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder and was said to be in good condition at Stroger Hospital. The third victim, a 23-year-old woman, was shot in the right shoulder and also listed in good condition.

In a separate incident, at approximately 3 p.m., two men were fatally shot Saturday afternoon while outside an Englewood gas station.
The two victims were at a gas station in the 6100 block of South Ashland Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up, and an unknown person inside fired shots, striking both victims.
One victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot in the chest and transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police stated. The second man, who was 20 years old, died at the scene.
In the first fatal incident of the weekend, one man was killed and another suffered critical injuries in West Pullman. At approximately 5:19 p.m., a 47-year-old man and 34-year-old man were inside a residence in the 11800 block of South State when an unknown offender opened fire, striking both men, police stated. The 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The second victim suffered gunshot wounds to the left hand and right shoulder. He was listed in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
An hour later, a 39-year-old man was shot and killed in the Roseland neighborhood. At approximately 6:21 p.m. in the 1100 block of South Vernon, the victim was on a sidewalk when a light-colored vehicle pulled up. An unknown person inside the vehicle then produced a gun and fired shots, authorities said.
The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
In a separate incident, a man of unknown age died from injuries sustained in a shooting in Auburn Gresham. At approximately 7:31 p.m. in the 600 block of West 80th Street, the victim was on the sidewalk when he was shot in the head and neck, police said. He died at the scene.
No arrests have been made in either incident.
Here are the other shootings that have been reported:

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The men were attacked in the 300 block of West 95th Street, Chicago police said.
Two men were shot and seriously wounded Tuesday night while riding in a car in Princeton Park on the South Side.
The men, both 25, were attacked about 9:35 p.m. in the 300 block of West 95th Street, according to Chicago police.
Their car crashed into a tree in the 9300 block of South Harvard Avenue, where emergency crews responded, police said.
One man was struck in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The other man suffered gunshot wounds to the side of his body and both legs and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
Both men were listed in serious condition, police said.
No one was in custody.
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Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin said he personally saw “25 bullet shots in the glass window of the retail space” in the building he lives in, adding that someone “tried to carjack the security detail” that sits outside his house.
Aldermen are furious. And well they should be. One person was killed. Two were wounded. More than 70 shell casings were found.
One adult was found on the ground near the building and may have jumped from the unit, fire officials said.
What Republicans label as “socialist” would simply provide American families with the kind of basic shared security that is enjoyed by families in industrial nations across the world.
Plus, a look at the tight ends’ minimal production in the passing game and a penalty to which Matt Nagy believes he overreacted.
Trenton Cornell-Duranleau had a pierced spleen, stomach and lungs, a punctured liver and a foot-long wound on his neck that spanned nearly ear-to-ear, Dr. Ponni Arunkumar testified at Wyndham Lathem’s murder trial.

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Wendy Lambert is seemingly always on the move: semi-truck, motorcyle or hot air balloon.
Wendy Lambert on her 800 Suzuki Intruder.
Scenes from a previous Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
A Boy Scout prepares to go under the water to earn a scuba diving merit badge at a prior Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
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Danville Noon Rotary Sergeant-at-Arms Tonya Hill joins Darrin Fletcher after he spoke to the club July 26.
Michaela J. Eickhoff, left, with her adviser, Bonnie L. Bassler.
Board members are being sought for Urbana’s Station Theatre.
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One of the hobbies of Wendy Lambert, left, is hot air ballooning.

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Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette’s Our County section and former editor of the Rantoul Press. He can be reached at dhinton@news-gazette.com.
Wendy Lambert is seemingly always on the move: semi-truck, motorcyle or hot air balloon.
Wendy Lambert gets just as big of a kick out of helping others as she does hopping on her 800 Suzuki Intruder, driving a Freightliner semitrailer or soaring with friends in a hot-air balloon.
The Danville resident has used her hard road recovering from drug and alcohol abuse as an inspiration to help those who are in the same boat she was in years ago.
Lambert, 55, started Soul Recovery Center in 2014 and has since started STEP Recovery Center two years ago.
In just a few days — Aug. 14 — she will celebrate 30 years of continuous sobriety. Lambert never ceases to be thankful for that fact.
“That is a miracle,” she said, looking back on a life, that included being raised by a single mother.
“Somewhere along the line, I got in with the wrong crowd. That’s where drugs and alcohol came in. It was the beginning of a downward slide.”
Lambert ended up in Florida and later began treatment in Tennessee and Mississippi treatment centers.
“My foundation is Alcoholics Anonymous,” Lambert said.
Others have noticed her willingness to give back. Lambert was named the 2020 recipient of the annual First Citizen Award handed out by the Danville chapter of the AMBUCS. (The chapter will give two First Citizen awards this year due to last year’s stay-at-home order.)
“Wendy is a phenomenal woman, who outside of maintaining Lamberts Photography, she somehow finds time to make a difference in the lives of others,” said Natalya Bourn, First Citizen chair and AMBUCS past president. “Wendy has spent many years helping individuals who are struggling with addictions and providing them with the resources that can help them.”
Wendy Lambert on her 800 Suzuki Intruder.
Lambert’s goal in starting Soul and later STEP recovery centers was to help find people safe and sober homes to stay in that will help them to be held accountable and stay on the path to recovery.
She became a certified recovery life coach to pass on the knowledge she has gained to others in need.
Lambert has driven a semi-truck for Herzog Trucking out of Covington, Ind., since 2018. In 2019, she started Jesse Hatchett House of Hope, a safe house for sober men until they get back on their feet when they come out of treatment or incarceration. To those in need, she gives rides to and from treatment centers, food pantries, meetings and other locations.
Lambert attends Valley Vineyard Church in Danville, where she has been taught to try to love “others, no matter where they are in life, and bring them the gospel.”
She previously served as a volunteer firefighter for the Lynch Fire Department and is trained in search and rescue.
Lambert is a member of the Danville chapter of the Patriot Guard Riders supporting local veterans.
And what does she do in her spare time?
“I don’t stay still very long,” she admits. “Once in a while, I try to get some sleep.”
One of the hobbies of Wendy Lambert, left, is hot air ballooning.
Lambert called the award “quite an honor.
“It humbled me greatly,” she said.
She credits God and Narcotics Anonymous for being clean nearly three decades.
The second annual Ride for Recovery for the nonprofit STEP Recovery Center will be held Aug. 21 to raise money for a larger building. The 106-mile event is “for motorcycles, cars, anything with wheels.”
The ride will hit the back roads of Indiana and end at Catlin Community Center, where there will be two live bands “and a bunch of food,” Lambert said.
Donations are accepted through PayPal and may be sent to the recovery center’s post office Box 286 in Danville or through Facebook.
Scenes from a previous Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
A Boy Scout prepares to go under the water to earn a scuba diving merit badge at a prior Scout jamboree in Rantoul.
Boy Scouts return to RantoulSpace Jam, a jamboree for Boy Scouts, makes a return to Rantoul today.
This year’s event, to be held on the grounds of the Rantoul Aviation Center, has been shortened to a one-day event. Coordinator Denny Anderson said COVID-19 safety precautions will be observed. (No overnight camping, no evening films, for instance, face masks, social distancing.)
A Scoutmaster for 20 years, Anderson said Scout leaders “had no idea this would catch on as well as it has” as the jamboree hits its 15th year.
This year’s jamboree will be smaller than previous ones as the Scouts get back on their feet after last year’s state-at-home order.
“We call it ‘Space Exploration.’ That’s our core event,” Anderson said.
Boys and girls will be able to participate in a variety of activities from welding to underwater robotics to kayaking and a high-altitude balloon launch.
“There’s lot of computer technology staff — 3D printing, 3D programming for animation,” he said.
“We are trying to prepare them for the future, to see if they have an interest in … anything that has to do with” science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Sports aren’t the only activities going on at the new Rantoul Family Sports Complex, 744 S. Murray Road. A job and career fair sponsored by the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce will be held there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12.
The chamber is dubbing it “Rantoul’s first ever family-friendly job fair.”
It will be held near the center’s splash pad, and parents are encouraged to drop off their children at the splash pad or playground for up to an hour while they interview.
People are encouraged to “dress to impress” and can meet prospective employers, learn about companies that are hiring and apply for jobs. All skill levels are welcome.
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Blues artist to appear locallyAustralian-born blues artist Michael Charles and his band are getting ready to hit the road for the first of their North American tour dates since the pandemic hit, and Champaign will be one of the stops.
They will appear at One-T’s Cornerpocket at 123 S. Mattis Ave. in Champaign on Aug. 28.
Charles, a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist, is signed to the Moonlight Label and has released a two CD/DVD boxset to coincide with the start of the tour.
Charles came to the U.S. via invitation of blues legend Buddy Guy and management in 1990. He has shared stages with the likes of Buddy and Phil Guy, James Cotton and Junior Wells.
He and his band are on their 14th international tour and are performing original material from a repertoire of 37 releases.
Danville Noon Rotary Sergeant-at-Arms Tonya Hill joins Darrin Fletcher after he spoke to the club July 26.
Former Illini major leaguer swings away at RotaryFormer Major League all-star catcher Darrin Fletcher spoke at the July 26 meeting of Danville Noon Rotary
Fletcher told a few of his many stories about his baseball career.
Fletcher, of Oakwood, spent 14 years in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays.
He is a University of Illinois graduate and was named to the 1994 National League All-Star team.
Michaela J. Eickhoff, left, with her adviser, Bonnie L. Bassler.
Reunion scheduled for Class of 1975The Farmer City-Mansfield Class of 1975 will hold a one-year delayed 45th class reunion Aug. 28 at Woodlawn Country Club, Farmer City.
The reunion will begin with check-in and a cash bar available at 5 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6 p.m.
For reservations, contact Elaine (Botkin) Helm via email at eph0057@gmail.com, Joy Pilchard at gracieatjl@gmail.com or Bob Wells at npkbob@hotmail.com.
An optional icebreaker meet and greet will also be held Aug. 27 at Good Spirits Pub, Farmer City.
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Oakwood resident a high academic achieverMichaela Eickhoff of Oakwood has earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University.
The 2011 Oakwood High graduate received a bachelor of science degree in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Illinois in 2015 and a master of science from Princeton in 2017.
She is a daughter of Joe and Cindy Eickhoff of Oakwood.
Michaela has accepted a microbiology fellowship position as a research scientist at the New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health Environmental Laboratory.
She is a granddaughter of Bev Pigg of Oakwood, the late Walt Pigg, the late Carl “Ike” Eickhoff of Ridge Farm and the late Pat Eickhoff of Sidell.
Board members are being sought for Urbana’s Station Theatre.
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The Celebration Company at Urbana’s Station Theatre is seeking nominees to join its board of directors.
Needed are strong leaders to help guide the company in putting out live theater.
A theatrical background is not required. Candidates with other relevant skills and experiences are also sought — nonprofit expertise; grant writing, fundraising or marketing experience; accounting; design work; theoretical or organizational diversity; equity and inclusive experience
Nominations should be presented by Aug. 15. For details, visit stationtheatre.com.
Sarah Riskind has been appointed music director for Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana (BACH).
Riskind is the group’s third director, succeeding Joseph Baldwin, who served for four years. Before him, founding Director Chester Alwes served for 21 years.
Said Riskind: “In the last year, many of us felt more deeply than ever how vital group singing is to the human experience. I am overjoyed to begin a new chapter of music-making with the wonderful community of Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, an ensemble that celebrates the music of the past by connecting it to the present.”
Dave Hinton is editor of The News-Gazette’s ‘Our County’ section. He can be reached at dhinton@news-gazette.com or 217-249-2404.
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Health officials are expecting an increase in Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine in Illinois in the coming days, but where will you be able to find it?
Though the state hasn’t specified where the influx of doses will be delivered specifically, there are already some locations offering the option to receive the vaccine.
For a complete list of places where you can sign up for a COVID vaccine appointment in Illinois click here. To see a breakdown of who is eligible and where click here.
Jewel-Osco for example, is providing the option for customers to choose which vaccine they would like to book an appointment for, when they are available.

On the grocery chain’s vaccine scheduler, customers can select whether they would like to check for appointments with the Pfizer or Moderna two-shot vaccines, or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“Osco Drug Pharmacy offers customers a choice of vaccines based on the allocation receive,” a spokesperson for the company told NBC 5. “We are adding appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as supply becomes available.”
Meanwhile, Illinois announced Friday that it is sending “Rapid Response Vaccination Teams” to five counties where epidemiologists “have determined there is a need to administer doses quickly to blunt increasing trends,” IDPH said. Those teams will administer single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccinations to residents on top of what the counties are already allocated.
Those counties are: Carroll, Ogle, Boone, Lee and Whiteside. Details on doses and how to make an appointment can be found here.
For a comparison of the three vaccines, click here.
Residents can also watch for vaccine events or mass vaccination sites across the state.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker received his COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at the Illinois State Fairground, where he said he was given a Johnson & Johnson shot.
Earlier this month, Aurora held a one-day mass vaccination clinic in partnership with Walgreens where participants were given the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and Des Plaines launched a mass vaccination site that initially administered the single-shot vaccine.
According to Pritzker, doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are expected to increase heavily in the coming days.
“We expect to see a significant number, millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine coming beginning very shortly in the next few days,” the governor said during an unrelated press conference Friday. “And then hopefully a sustaining increase in Johnson & Johnson as well as we are continuing to see an increase in Pfizer and Moderna.”

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Francine Johnson, 60, was involved in a crash about 11:40 a.m. at 171st and Halsted streets, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
A 60-year-old woman died after a pickup truck crashed into her vehicle Wednesday in south suburban East Hazel Crest.
Francine Johnson was driving south about 11:40 a.m. near 71st and Halsted streets when a pickup truck crossed the center line and struck her vehicle, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office and East Hazel Crest police.
Johnson died about 20 minutes later at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, the medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy ruled her death an accident.
The South Suburban Major Accident Team is investigating the crash.

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With Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on the hot seat at City Council budget hearings, aldermen complained about the rise in homicides, shootings and carjackings from last year’s already troubling levels.
Carlos Rodon is a question mark, but a team depleted by injuries all season heads to postseason quite healthy.
Wallace is in his first season driving for 23X1 Racing, a team co-owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan.
This will be Biden’s second visit to the Chicago area as president. He boosted his “Build Back Better” agenda at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake on July 7.
DeBrincat has already proved himself one of the NHL’s elite goal-scorers, but he hopes what he worked on this summer will improving his playmaking.
The woman was shot in her head in an apartment Monday afternoon the 1200 block of South Kolin Avenue, police say.

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