Michael Romain
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Riverside fire chief, lieutenant among the first to receive vaccines

Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Ave. in Maywood, administered the first of its vaccine doses on Dec. 18, and a couple of Riverside first responders were among those inoculated against COVID-19.
Protesters on guard against sexual harassment

Around 40 people gathered outside of the Illinois National Guard's North Riverside Armory, 8660 Cermak Road in North Riverside, on July 17, chanting "Mu na mas! Not one more!" and holding signs demanding justice for Vanessa Guillén -- the 20-year-old soldier who was murdered after complaining to family members about sexual harassment by her superiors.
County commissioner joins push for COVID-19 reforms

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and fatalities increase in Illinois, the state's entrenched racial divide has been brought into stark relief.
COVID-19 case-tracking website abruptly pulled

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Suburban residents who depend on the Cook County Department of Public Health for more detailed information on the number of confirmed cases in their communities were left scratching their heads until news broke on March 26 that a website apparently created by the department shared exactly those details. The next day, the website was no longer available, leaving many people once again in the dark.
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County to debut new voting machines in Proviso Township
Brand new voting machines are coming to polling places in Brookfield and North Riverside within Proviso Township for the April 2 Consolidated Election.
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